Sold out - DM Big ZCarolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis)
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This fella is tiny enough that monitoring matters more than extra space, so the best checkout pair is the tiny square starter.
Hardy beginner pick with simple care. Pair with the matched habitat kit and the printable care guide.
Fresh drop: Tiny Mexican rose-grey sling batch for keepers who like raising classics from the small stage.
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 →
Tliltocatl spp. - Spice 2 โ Beginner. Baby Buddy โ spiderlings only (escape-proof ventilation; rehouse up before it's cramped); Burrow Buddy โ grow-out for juveniles; Larger custom terrestrial enclosure for the adult (a 5โ6 in curly hair or red rump outgrows a 48 inยฒ floor)
Tliltocatl spp.
Big Z's Quick Verdict: The genus the curly hair belongs to (split from Brachypelma in 2019) โ placid, hardy, dry-leaning New World terrestrials that grow noticeably faster than true Brachypelma. Adults reach about 5โ6.5 inches across; females are long-lived (15โ25 years).
| Temp | 72โ82ยฐF |
|---|---|
| Humidity | LowโModerate (40-70%) |
| Setup | Terrestrial / opportunistic burrower |
| Substrate | Coco/peat/topsoil, 4โ6 in; one half kept lightly moist for T. albopilosus & T. kahlenbergi, drier for T. vagans |
| Feeding | Slings and juveniles weekly; adults every 1โ2 weeks |
| Handling | Discouraged |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Current Big Z's catalog: Yes
Tliltocatl spp.
Keeper Snapshot: The genus the curly hair belongs to (split from Brachypelma in 2019) โ placid, hardy, dry-leaning New World terrestrials that grow noticeably faster than true Brachypelma. Adults reach about 5โ6.5 inches across; females are long-lived (15โ25 years).
| Temperature | 72โ82ยฐF |
|---|---|
| Humidity | LowโModerate (40-70%) |
| Setup Type | Terrestrial / opportunistic burrower |
| Substrate | Coco/peat/topsoil, 4โ6 in; one half kept lightly moist for T. albopilosus & T. kahlenbergi, drier for T. vagans |
| Feeding | Slings and juveniles weekly; adults every 1โ2 weeks |
| Care Difficulty | Spice 2 โ Beginner |
| Handling | Discouraged |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Fresh drop: Tiny Mexican rose-grey sling batch for keepers who like raising classics from the small stage.
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 →
Tliltocatl spp. - Spice 2 โ Beginner. Baby Buddy โ spiderlings only (escape-proof ventilation; rehouse up before it's cramped); Burrow Buddy โ grow-out for juveniles; Larger custom terrestrial enclosure for the adult (a 5โ6 in curly hair or red rump outgrows a 48 inยฒ floor)
Tliltocatl spp.
Big Z's Quick Verdict: The genus the curly hair belongs to (split from Brachypelma in 2019) โ placid, hardy, dry-leaning New World terrestrials that grow noticeably faster than true Brachypelma. Adults reach about 5โ6.5 inches across; females are long-lived (15โ25 years).
| Temp | 72โ82ยฐF |
|---|---|
| Humidity | LowโModerate (40-70%) |
| Setup | Terrestrial / opportunistic burrower |
| Substrate | Coco/peat/topsoil, 4โ6 in; one half kept lightly moist for T. albopilosus & T. kahlenbergi, drier for T. vagans |
| Feeding | Slings and juveniles weekly; adults every 1โ2 weeks |
| Handling | Discouraged |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Current Big Z's catalog: Yes
Tliltocatl spp.
Keeper Snapshot: The genus the curly hair belongs to (split from Brachypelma in 2019) โ placid, hardy, dry-leaning New World terrestrials that grow noticeably faster than true Brachypelma. Adults reach about 5โ6.5 inches across; females are long-lived (15โ25 years).
| Temperature | 72โ82ยฐF |
|---|---|
| Humidity | LowโModerate (40-70%) |
| Setup Type | Terrestrial / opportunistic burrower |
| Substrate | Coco/peat/topsoil, 4โ6 in; one half kept lightly moist for T. albopilosus & T. kahlenbergi, drier for T. vagans |
| Feeding | Slings and juveniles weekly; adults every 1โ2 weeks |
| Care Difficulty | Spice 2 โ Beginner |
| Handling | Discouraged |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
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