Spiders to breed at home

Trixopelma cyaneum

Trixopelma cyaneum, female specie. 8” (20cm) with legs.


Acanthoscurria brocklehursti

Acanthoscurria brocklehursti - large birdeater spider from Brazil. Watch out for your eyes - his tiny hairs are very poisonous and could damage your eyesight.

Aphonopelma anax

And this one - Aphonopelma anax - birdeater from the south of Texas and Mexico.

Brachypelma verdezi

Brachypelma verdezi - rare and pretty calm spider from the tropical rain forest of southern Mexico.

Pamphobeteus fortis

Columbian one - Pamphobeteus fortis.

What’s common among all of these “bird eating” eight inch spiders? The common is that you can breed these little species (well, not so little; I’d said - lethal) right in your home, in a small terrarium. Adult spiders eats less than one cockroach a day (or a baby mouse once in two weeks), sitting in their terrarium and terrifying your guests.

But if you’ll ever leave the cover open…

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