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Huntsman spider care

Gizalba

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Hi,

I have recently got a Heteropoda javana named Lorax. However I cannot find much information online on how to care for them, beyond the species info on the Spider Shop website.

In particular I wondered whether it is advisable to give true spiders of this size a water dish? Her leg-span is about 4-5cm. And is it recommended to mist them every day?

I have been feeding her small red runners every 3 days or so. Any extra info about this species would be appreciated! E.g. I am curious how big they are meant to get. The spider shop says 8cm leg span however she is already a sub-adult, so I wondered if she is nearly full size already.

Thanks if you can help!

Here is a picture of Lorax, I love how permanently grumpy he looks :p (He is a she biologically haha but I see him as male). Also attached is a picture of his enclosure. At the moment I have a water dish but am just keeping it so there is a trickle of water in it.

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WolfSpider

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Huntsman spiders are quite simple to care for. You almost can't kill them if you tried. This is true for all species. A tarantula terrestrial setup is fine with a water dish. They are active hunters, but they will adapt to many conditions, even spin webs and become ambush predators. They are also easy to mate. Just throw a male in with Lorax and they will live happily ever after and make flat egg sacks. Hope this helps!
 

Gizalba

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3 Year Member
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417
Location
England
Huntsman spiders are quite simple to care for. You almost can't kill them if you tried. This is true for all species. A tarantula terrestrial setup is fine with a water dish. They are active hunters, but they will adapt to many conditions, even spin webs and become ambush predators. They are also easy to mate. Just throw a male in with Lorax and they will live happily ever after and make flat egg sacks. Hope this helps!

Thank you for that info! :)
 

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