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Pumpkin Patch Tarantula, Hapalopus formosus
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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Pumpkin Patch Tarantula for sale from Big Z's (Hapalopus formosus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

A carved-pumpkin abdomen on a dwarf with a huge appetite

Hapalopus formosus, the Pumpkin Patch, is a Colombian dwarf with one of the most charming paint jobs around: a black abdomen splashed with bright orange in a pattern that genuinely looks like a little carved pumpkin. Adults top out around a three-inch legspan, so the whole spider fits in a small enclosure.

It is a busy webber that turns its home into a silk fort, and the feeding response is a thing of beauty; these dwarves eat like they are three times the size. Mild New World venom, urticating hairs, not a handling animal, just a colorful, low-footprint, endlessly active display spider. A great pick if you want personality and a pop of orange without housing a giant.

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
Fossorial: a burrower. Deep, packable substrate.

Pumpkin Patch Tarantula (Hapalopus formosus)

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About this Fella Big Z's notes

Pumpkin Patch Tarantula for sale from Big Z's (Hapalopus formosus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

A carved-pumpkin abdomen on a dwarf with a huge appetite

Hapalopus formosus, the Pumpkin Patch, is a Colombian dwarf with one of the most charming paint jobs around: a black abdomen splashed with bright orange in a pattern that genuinely looks like a little carved pumpkin. Adults top out around a three-inch legspan, so the whole spider fits in a small enclosure.

It is a busy webber that turns its home into a silk fort, and the feeding response is a thing of beauty; these dwarves eat like they are three times the size. Mild New World venom, urticating hairs, not a handling animal, just a colorful, low-footprint, endlessly active display spider. A great pick if you want personality and a pop of orange without housing a giant.

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
Fossorial: a burrower. Deep, packable substrate.
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  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
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  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
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Pumpkin Patch Tarantula

Hapalopus formosus - Spice 2: Beginner. Baby Buddy: spiderlings only, with escape-proof vents; rehouse before it's cramped.; Burrow Buddy: a forever home from juvenile through adult at this size.

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