If i have versamite and a bowl of water in my spiders tank is that fine?

Question

To keep my spider moist is that fine, the bowl is also just perfect so he can't drown its very shallow. Its my first spider i have had and i really love him and don't want him to get depressed.

Thanks Quite funny here but the versamite is instead of sand or gravel you tool.

Answer 1

The terrarium sounds fine, but he needs some fixtures, such as large rocks, or a dry branch..You can give him a good drinking solution of hummingbird nectar, pt in the shallow dish, and then put a cotton ball or two in the dish..allow all liquid to soak up, and then pour off the excess, so he is drinking from the cotton balls.(.must be pure cotton) this will take the crunch off having to feed continually, and they do well on this sucrose mixture..Until you get the hummingbird nectar mix, you can use a little sugar dissolved in water.
I used to have many tarantulas,

Answer 2

The versamite is healthy but is that all he is supposed to eat? That is so sad for the poor spider.. Can you vary it every now and then? I read about plant nectar. Maybe honey in water will be a substitute.
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Here is the website I read that from.

Spiders are valued for their predation of insect pests, and, evaluated as an “assemblage” of species that employ different predatory strategies, constitute a natural biological control, particularly in agricultural crops. Spiders are obligate carnivores, requiring prey for normal growth, development, and reproduction. Because biologists have worked under the assumption that spiders are exclusively carnivorous, studies of the ecology of spiders and their acquisition and allocation of energy have assumed that prey is the single object of any spider’s foraging. The discovery in 1984 that orb-weaving spiderlings benefited nutritionally from pollen grains incidentally trapped by their webs, which they eat and recycle, was noteworthy. Growing evidence indicates that a large group of spiders may routinely exploit another plant-based food source: plant nectar. Observations of nectar feeding have been reported among crab spiders (Thomisidae), jumping spiders (Salticidae), and running spiders (Anyphaenidae, Clubionidae, and Corinnidae), all non-webbuilding wanderers that occupy vegetation. Spiders have the capacity to detect and digest plant nectar, and spiders that wander in vegetation are able to encounter nectar. Lab experiments show that newly emerged prey-deprived spiders live longer if they are provided with sucrose, a nectar proxy.

Answer 3

NO, this site has a section bout spider keepers first time. PLEASE READ BEFORE HAND