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Madera Canyon Tarantula (Aphonopelma madera) Sling (CB, size TBD)
CB: Captive bred Hatched in captivity, not collected from the wild. It has only ever known enclosure life, so it's used to the kind of setup it's heading to.
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Madera Canyon Tarantula for sale from Big Z's (Aphonopelma madera). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

An Arizona sky-island tarantula, captive bred.

Aphonopelma madera, the Madera Canyon Tarantula, is one of the Arizona Aphonopelma the trade sells under its canyon name. These are captive-bred slings; we measure each one when it lands, so ask if you need a number before you order. Like the rest of the genus it is a slow-growing, long-lived ground dweller that spends most of its time in or near a retreat.

Spice Level 2: Beginner. Give it a small terrestrial setup with a few inches of packed, mostly dry substrate, a starter hide and a bottle-cap water dish. It is not a handling animal; New World tarantulas carry urticating hairs and this one will use them if pushed. A Baby Buddy fits it at this size.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

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Spice 2 — Beginner
Source
CB: captive-bred.
Lifestyle
Terrestrial: a ground dweller. Floor space and a hide.
Origin
Native US species.

Madera Canyon Tarantula (Aphonopelma madera)

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Madera Canyon Tarantula for sale from Big Z's (Aphonopelma madera). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

An Arizona sky-island tarantula, captive bred.

Aphonopelma madera, the Madera Canyon Tarantula, is one of the Arizona Aphonopelma the trade sells under its canyon name. These are captive-bred slings; we measure each one when it lands, so ask if you need a number before you order. Like the rest of the genus it is a slow-growing, long-lived ground dweller that spends most of its time in or near a retreat.

Spice Level 2: Beginner. Give it a small terrestrial setup with a few inches of packed, mostly dry substrate, a starter hide and a bottle-cap water dish. It is not a handling animal; New World tarantulas carry urticating hairs and this one will use them if pushed. A Baby Buddy fits it at this size.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

Lane
Spice 2 — Beginner
Source
CB: captive-bred.
Lifestyle
Terrestrial: a ground dweller. Floor space and a hide.
Origin
Native US species.
What ships with this order Care + shipping
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  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
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North American Desert Tarantulas

Aphonopelma spp. - Spice 2: Beginner. Baby Buddy: spiderlings only, escape-proof ventilation; rehouse up before it gets cramped.; Burrow Buddy: forever home for dwarf species; a grow-out stage for full-size ones like A. chalcodes.; Larger custom terrestrial enclosure for adults of the full-size species.

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