Level aggressiveness 2 - suitable for novice newbies
Night Terricola, Tropical South American Environment
Very slow growth
Aggression level 5 - moderately aggressive if particularly stressed
Mainly widespread in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria
Easy management even for the neophyte, requiring no special care
Petrified tarantula, reaches 16 cm in size and can live up to 20 years!
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Hysterocrates hercules is a tarantula present in Ghana and Nigeria, easy to manage, can live up to 20 years and reaches about 16 cm in size. It is a petrified tarantula and requires a rather high substrate
SIZE: M-3 / 4cm; excluding legspan approx; it keeps on dimensions not exceeding 16 cm when adult.
ORIGIN: Nigeria, Ghana, Benin
AMBIENT VALUES: temperature 25 ° -29 ° C daytime, 20-23 ° C nighttime humidity 75-80%
FEEDING: small insects for spiderlings (they prefer drosophile) and, from size M, meal insects (crickets, cockroaches, worms, locusts) of adequate size are good. Medium sized isopods, quite voracious. In particular, crickets and locusts are indicated as they are highly protein. Requires weekly calcium supplements (in water or through the food offered), to encourage the formation of its exoskeleton during the moulting process
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: medium-sized terrarium or faunabox, 30x30x30; for spiderlings it is perfectly fine to insert them in the classic specific containers until they reach an adequate size to be then moved to a terrarium, always of small dimensions.
The substrate should be at least 10-15 cm high peat and / or vermiculite, together with tropical plants, a bowl with water or hydrogel always present and a natural or artificial refuge where it will burrow during the day or to consume prey. Very light daily sprays or every 2 days are necessary, as the substrate must still be dry but not excessively, creating different humidity areas
HABITS: purely fossor arachnid
AGGRESSIVITY: 5 - moderately aggressive if stressed therefore, recommended for beginners already more advanced in the management of tarantulas
RAPID GROWTH: average, compared to other varieties, with a life expectancy of about 20 years
STATUS CITES: no
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 7 - aggressive and unpredictable character
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Tarantola ditch, suitable for the most experienced
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
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Tarantola land, needs hiding/shelter
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Rather voracious, fossorial/terrestrial
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Aggressive level 4 - docile temperament, variable between specimens of the same species
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Tarantola dwarf ditch, also suitable for newbies
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Arboricola, typical of the forests of Malaysia and mangroves
Very fast and quite voracious growth
Aggressive level 5 - medium/high; very fast and nervous, not suitable for newbies
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Create beautiful tunnels and cobwebs inside the terrarium
Rather voracious, ditching/terricular
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Size S/M - about 0.5 to 2 cm and high growth
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RARITY - Locality from Nicaragua
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Terrestrial/opportunistic, tropical habitat
Fast growth and easy breeding
Level aggression 7 - very aggressive, voracious and fast
Terricola, tropical South American environment
Grows very quickly and very easy to feed
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