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RARITY - Rarely offered on the market and available for enthusiasts
Aggressiveness level 4 - Suitable for beginners, of medium management
Widespread in various areas of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Slow-growing tarantula, with females living up to 25 years!
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Sandinista lanceolatum is a tarantula with great longevity (up to 25 years it can live), of medium size as an adult and medium management, even by the neophyte and is present in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
DIMENSIONS: L-4/5 cm (legpspan excluded); it can be kept on dimensions not exceeding 6/7 cm as an adult (legspan excluded)
ORIGIN: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
AMBIENT VALUES: temperature 24 ° -26 ° C daytime, 20-22 ° C nighttime humidity 50-65%
FEEDING: small sized insects for scorpling, and, from size M, feeding insects (crickets, cockroaches, worms, locusts) of adequate size are good. Medium-sized isopods; In particular, crickets and locusts are indicated as they are highly protein.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: small terrarium or faunabox, starting from 30x25x25 cm. The substrate should be at least 10 cm high peat and mixed coir, together with tropical plants, a natural or artificial refuge where it will burrow during the day or to consume prey. Daily nebulizations are necessary to keep the internal humidity constant, while maintaining adequate ventilation. Using dry leaves and roots further helps recreate the right set-up for this rare scorpion
HABITS: purely diurnal arachnid, terricolous
AGGRESSIVITY: 3 - suitable for beginners, with a calm temperament, however presenting stinging hairs like other South Americans
RAPID GROWTH: slow, it can live, according to the current scientific literature, up to 25 years (females) and 3-5 years
STATUS CITES: Annex B
CLINICAL / TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: WCH ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY; AUSTRALIA
Specific References
Level aggressiveness 2 - suitable for novice newbies
Night Terricola, Tropical South American Environment
Very slow growth
Aggressive level 2 - low; suitable for novices
Deserticola/opportunist
Very low, long-lived and static growth
Cites B Certificate
Mix of substrates and natural micro / macro elements, with grafts of bioactive crops
Used for creating an optimal substrate for tropical and substropical bioactive terrariums
Contains natural elements and spores, favoring the rapid maturation of the bioactive terrarium
Difficulty level 3 - low; suitable for beginners
Terrestrial/Opportunistic
Slow growing and easy to care for
Cites B Certificate
Aggression Level 2 - low; suitable for beginners and non-aggressive
Terrestrial/opportunistic, tropical habitat
Fast-growing and easy to care for
CITES B certified
Aggressiveness level 2 - unpredictable, fast but docile and suitable for beginners
Widespread in various of Trinidad and surrounding areas
Terricola fossoria, with medium growth and small size when adult
RARITY - Much sought after by breeders for its particular color
Aggressiveness level 5 - Medium, as it is slightly unpredictable in behavior
Widespread in the various tropical areas of the Peruvian tropical forest
Fast growing nocturnal terricolous tarantula lives up to 7-10 years (females) and 4-5 males
One of the most beautiful tarantulas ever !!
Aggressiveness level 2 - of docile temperament, however it requires a well structured terrarium
Particularly widespread in Brazil, in the Atlantic rainforest area
Arboreal tarantula that loves to create hatches inside the branches
Aggressiveness level 2 - unpredictable, fast but docile and suitable for beginners
Widespread in various of Trinidad and Venezuela
Terricola fossoria, with medium growth and small size when adult
Level aggressiveness 2 - suitable for novice newbies
Deserticola/Opportunist, Mexico and arid plains
Fast and very voracious growth at any size
Aggressive level 2 - quite low
Widespread in the US and Australia
Arboreal spider with features similar to other jumpicides (e.g. phidippus)
Easy breeding in rather small terraces
Level aggression 8 - very fast and nervous, with defensive temperament
Widespread on the island of Java and neighboring areas of Indonesia
Rather voracious, it reaches 14/15 cm as an adult
Migale arboreal that requires optimal humidity and ventilation
Aggressive level 6 - voracious and a little nervous species
Size L - about 5/6 cm and high growth
Tropical Terricular
Rare variety of Poecilotheria, present in a narrow area of West India
Aggression level 8 - quite aggressive and defensive
Arboreal, reaches about 22/25 cm of legspan!
Rare variety of Pterinochilus, on the market for a short time
Aggression level 5 - moderately aggressive if particularly stressed
Widespread mainly in Zimbabwe, Namibia
It has a gray body with a dotted abdomen
RARITA ' - Recently present on the hobby market
Aggressive level 1 - low
Widespread especially in Brazil
Docile temper, easy to breed even for newbies
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