Vietnamese Red Camel Spider (Sun Spider)

True Spiders / Huntsmans

MOQ 20 head

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3 – 4 cm body length

Non-venomous (a solifuge, not a true spider) — has no venom glands. Powerful chelicerae can deliver a painful nip, but there is no toxin; not medically significant.

Unusual tropical-forest solifuge of southern Vietnam and Indonesia (most camel spiders are desert animals). Lives in leaf litter and on the forest floor. Fast-moving ground predator.

Insects and other small arthropods, run down and crushed with the large chelicerae. Mainly nocturnal/crepuscular active hunter.

26 – 30 °C ambient — 24 °C cool end

70 – 80 %. Keep one area of substrate lightly moist with a drier surface; good ventilation.

None required (largely nocturnal).

Crickets, roach nymphs and other small insects. Every 3 – 5 days — a fast, voracious feeder.

Terrestrial with 4 – 6 cm of substrate, leaf litter and flat hides; secure lid (very fast). Min 25 × 25 cm. Keep singly — cannibalistic.

Extremely fast, nervous and aggressive toward prey; will nip if cornered. Strictly hands-off; experienced keepers only.