Rinsing out the water dish once a week is sufficient. If paper towel is used in the container, replace the towel periodically when it becomes soiled. Handling Spiders of most species are delicate. They should not be picked up with the fingers as they will often loose legs in the process. If dropped, the abdomen usually bursts and the spider dies.
Spiders can run rapidly.
Chilling them in a refrigerator prior to moving them may be helpful. Raising Young Sometimes female spiders will lay egg sacs in the container. In most species the egg sac is closely guarded by the female. Continue to care for the female as you have but take care not to feed her insects that will break up her web and endanger the egg sac. The spiderlings are very small and if the holes in the lid are too large they may find their way out.