Para Mongo Zebra (Acanthoscurria fracta) This spider died, probably from dehydration (me failing to provide adequate moisture for several days following a molt), on 07/21/2000. The information below has not been changed to reflect its demise. I bought this spider from Arachnocentric at the same time as the A. avicularia, P. cambridgei and P. formosa. Quick stats: Name: Para Mongo Zebra Species: Acanthoscurria Fracta Sex: ?? Size (approx): ¾" legspan Enclosure: 6 oz. Spice jar Substrate: ¾" deep bed-a-beast Furnishings: Dime Purchased from: Arachnocentric on 06/07/2000 The A. fracta's photo album Species Information: I have found out very little about this species. I believe it is native to Brazil. The only picture I've seen is on Rick West's web site. They look sorta like a giant A. seemani, and also share features with A. geniculata. I'm going on the assumption that they require pretty much the same care as A. genicualta, which is what a couple people have suggested is probably appropriate.

Microspider!

Feeding: It's getting little pinhead crix. Hopefully it should grow rapidly and I'll be able to feed it without having to dig through all my small crix to find one small enough. Usually it runs away from the crickets at first (they're about as big as it is), but it eventually eats all that are offered within a few hours.

The A. fracta picks on someone her own size.

Housing: This spider lives in a 6 oz. short spice jar. It has a lid with two halves, one that snaps open (designed for a spoon) and the other that just snaps open to reveal holes from which to sprinkle your spices. I just melted a bunch of small holes through the whole lid for ventilation. When I want to feed her, I just snap open the spoon side and drop the crix in. The substrate is about ¾" of bed-a-beast. There's a dime to get an idea of scale in the pictures. I've got some TP under the lid because I'm afraid that she's tiny enough to squeze through the holes I melted in the top. She's dug a burrow along the side of the cage, down to the bottom and an inch or so along the bottom of the cage. I am keeping her about the same as the A. geniculata. I try to keep the humidity between 60-75%. I can't measure it because the container is so small, but I'd imagine it's usually toward the higher end of that range because the TP cuts off a lot of circulation. The temp is 80-84°F.

Temperment: Can't say anything about it at her size. I'll assume similar to A. geniculata until I find out otherwise.

Molting:   Date   Old LS   New LS     06/25/2000   ¼"?   ½"?     07/16/2000   ½"?   ¾"?

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