Acanthoscurria Geniculata
Brazilian Whiteknee
Range: Brazil
Experience level: Beginner
Size: Fully grown about 17 cm
Growth rate: Fast
Type: Terrestrial
Temperament: Semi-aggressive and nervous
Housing: Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate. Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide.
Water requirements: A shallow water dish or weekly water spray.
Diet: Crickets, mealworms, superworms. Pinky mice can also be offered once every few months for added variety.
Comments: This is a aggressive eating tarantula. They have never refused a meal unless near a molt. It is black with broad white bands on the legs joints along with thin stripes on the legs. Beauty coupled with size, makes this tarantula one of the better display species.
Experience level: Beginner
Size: Fully grown about 17 cm
Growth rate: Fast
Type: Terrestrial
Temperament: Semi-aggressive and nervous
Housing: Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate. Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide.
Water requirements: A shallow water dish or weekly water spray.
Diet: Crickets, mealworms, superworms. Pinky mice can also be offered once every few months for added variety.
Comments: This is a aggressive eating tarantula. They have never refused a meal unless near a molt. It is black with broad white bands on the legs joints along with thin stripes on the legs. Beauty coupled with size, makes this tarantula one of the better display species.