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Sparassidae

Pantropical huntsman spider

Heteropoda venatoriaแมงมุมบ้าน

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Photograph: Cheng-Tao Lin · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Temperature25–30 °C
Humidity65–80 %
Enclosure20×20×30
Diet7 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
25–30°Ambient

One ambient band, 25–30°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states25-30°C

Humidity

65–80%Target RH

The sheet states65-80%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m2–3 cm
1520100400 cm
2–3 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Araneae
IUCN / CITES
IUCN not assessed; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Beginner–Intermediate
Commonality
Very common Thai native (frequent house guest)
Adult size
Body 2-3 cm; leg-span 7-12 cm; flat and fast
Lifespan
1.5-2 years
Growth rate
Fast
Activity & niche
Nocturnal, flat on walls/bark; free-roaming ambush hunter (no web)
Temperament
Fast, skittish, defensive; bolts for cover
Venom / defense
Mild venom, not medically significant; a defensive bite is painful but harmless: very fast, so not a handling species

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

20 cm30 cm
warm hideclimbing branchwatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
20 × 20 × 30 cmWidth × depth × height
4dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states20x20x30 cm vertical for one adult

Temperature
25-30°C
Humidity
65-80%
Min. enclosure
20x20x30 cm vertical for one adult
Substrate
3-5 cm coco; vertical bark for resting
Hides / decor / water
Vertical cork bark, leaves, water dish; light misting

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs the sheet states
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesCrickets, roaches, moths · 1-2 items weekly

Staple food
Crickets, roaches, moths
Feeding frequency
1-2 items weekly
Supplements
Not required

Behaviour and handling

HandlingNot recommended: extremely fast, may bite; venom mild/not significant
CommunalNo: solitary
Defense / stress signsRapid darting, flattening, raised front legs, may bite if cornered

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
1.5–2 yrLifespan in care
1.5 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Oviparous: female carries a flat silk egg sac under her body and guards spiderlings

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration; injury from falls; bad molt if too dry
Red flags / quarantine
SignsEscape artist — secure lid; QT wild-caught; check for missing legs

Good to know

  • A famous natural pest-controller: eats cockroaches, so it is welcomed in many Thai homes
  • A famous natural pest-controller — eats cockroaches, so it is welcomed in many Thai homes

What it needs

Enclosure at least 20 × 20 × 30 cmbecause enclosure20x20x30 cm vertical for one adult
A thermometerbecause temp25-30°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity65-80%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

Others in this group

What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.