Oklahoma Brown Tarantula Jumbo Female for sale from Big Z's (Aphonopelma hentzi). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Aphonopelma hentzi (Oklahoma Brown Tarantula / Texas Brown Tarantula)
The tarantula most of America grew up with, in the size everyone wants: a jumbo adult female at 4 to 6 inches of leg span. Calm, hardy, slow, and built to live for decades, this is the species a generation of keepers started on and the one we point first-timers toward every time. No slings, no waiting ten years for her to grow: she arrives full-size, settled and ready for a display enclosure. A big, chocolate-and-tan native with a copper carapace and a fuse so long most people never see it lit. Grab a jumbo Oklahoma Brown female today and keep a piece of the American Southwest on your shelf for the next twenty years.
Why do hobbyists keep Aphonopelma hentzi?
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The Classic Beginner Tarantula: docile, slow-moving and rarely defensive. The species the hobby recommends first, for good reason.
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Full-Size Female: 4 to 6 inch leg span now. The size, the weight and the presence of an adult, without the years of raising a sling.
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A Lifetime Animal: hentzi females live 20 to 30+ years. A female this size is a long-term companion, not a project.
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Bulletproof Husbandry: dry substrate, a hide, a water dish, room temperature. If you can keep a houseplant alive you can keep her.
How should Aphonopelma hentzi be kept?
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Adult Size: 4 to 5 inch leg span is typical; the jumbo females in this listing run 4 to 6 inches.
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Enclosure: a 5 to 10 gallon terrestrial setup (or an 8 inch cube and up) with 4 to 6 inches of substrate for digging, a hide and more floor than height.
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Temperature: 70 to 85 degrees F. No heat lamp.
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Humidity: 40 to 60 percent. Dry-leaning coco fiber or topsoil with a dry hide and a moist corner from overflowing the dish.
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Water: a full, shallow water dish at all times.
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Diet: crickets, dubia roaches or mealworms, one or two every week or two for an adult. A fast of a few weeks before a molt is normal: leave the water and wait.
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Temperament: docile and slow. She will usually tolerate gentle handling, but she can flick hairs off her abdomen when pushed, so keep it low, short and rare.
Are there any additional notes or considerations?
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Wild-Caught: field-collected adult female from the southern plains, settled and feeding. No breeding history is claimed.
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Opportunistic Burrower: give her the substrate depth and she may dig; give her a hide and she may just use that. Both are fine.
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Spice Level 2: Beginner. One animal, shipped live on FedEx Overnight. Live Arrival Guarantee on overnight orders.
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
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- WC: wild-collected.
