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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Pantropical Huntsman Spider
Heteropoda venatoria
ENVIRONMENT
Core care conditions
Use these ranges as a starting point and adjust for life stage, enclosure ventilation and observed behaviour.
HUSBANDRY OVERVIEW
At a glance
- Origin
- Tropical regions worldwide
- Lifestyle
- Arboreal / wall-running hunter
- Adult size
- 8–12 cm leg span
- Temperament
- Very fast / skittish
- Experience level
- Intermediate
- Visibility
- Often visible on bark/glass at night
- Burrowing
- Does not burrow; uses vertical retreats and crevices
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Venom
- Mild to moderate spider venom; avoid handling
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Best-available conservative husbandry entry. Provide a taller enclosure with cork bark, vertical retreats, foliage and cross ventilation. Keep warm with a lightly humid retreat and avoid constant wet substrate. This species is also commonly called the Cane Spider in some regions. It is a speed-focused display spider, not a handling species.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the references
Care can vary by species, life stage and local conditions. Review multiple reputable sources before making husbandry decisions.
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