Oklahoma Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) – 4-5.5 in
Oklahoma Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) - one of the most common, most collected wild tarantulas in the US Great Plains: sturdy, docile, and famous for fall mating-season migrations when males wander roads by the hundreds. About as beginner-friendly as tarantulas get. Care basics: give a simple hide and 4-6 inches of substrate for a burrow start, keep mostly dry with a shallow water dish, feed appropriately sized roaches or crickets (adults can skip meals for weeks), avoid unnecessary handling. Keeper notes: kicks urticating hairs as a first line of defense, bite is not medically significant but hairs can irritate skin/eyes, extremely slow growing and long-lived (females 20-25+ years). Spice Level 2 - Beginner keeper level. Ships live with Big Z's live-arrival guarantee.
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