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
- Laos
- Lifestyle
- Arboreal / cave-associated hunter
- Adult size
- Up to 30 cm leg span
- Temperament
- Extremely fast / skittish
- Experience level
- Advanced
- Visibility
- Often hidden by day; active at night
- Burrowing
- Does not burrow; uses cork bark, crevices and vertical retreats
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Venom
- Mild to moderate spider venom; avoid handling
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Best-available conservative husbandry entry. Keep as a large, very fast huntsman spider in a secure, escape-proof vertical enclosure with cork bark slabs, bark crevices, foliage, anchor points and good ventilation. Provide a water source and a lightly humid retreat without keeping the enclosure swampy. Use long tools for feeding and maintenance.
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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