Togo starburst (Heteroscodra maculata) Quick stats: Type: Arboreal, may burrow to some extent Size (approx): 1¾"? unsexed Feeding: Medium crickets, small roaches Enclosure: 16 oz. Spice jar Substrate: 1½" deep potting soil Furnishings: Cork bark for climbing Temp/Humidity: 80-84°F, 70-75% humidity Temperment: Very speedy, very aggressive when grown Recieved from: Swift's Invertebrates on 10/26/2000 The H. maculata's photo album

The H. maculata

Species Information: This feisty beauty native to Togo is one of just a handful of African arboreals.

Feeding: Small crickets are the staple of this tiny T's diet.

Housing: This spider lives in 16 oz. tall 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 them, I just snap open the spoon side and drop the crix in. The substrate is about an inch and a half of potting soil. There's a piece of cork bark for climbing. I try to keep the humidity around 70-75%. It's usually about 80-84°F in my spider room, where they are kept. Because they're still really too small for a water dish, humidity is maintained by misting and moist substrate. It's done some webbing throughout the cage.

Temperment: It should be a fast, agressive little beast when it grows up, but for now it's just a widdle guy.

Molting:   Date   Old LS   New LS     11/18/2000   1½"?   1¾"?     12/21/2000   1¾"   2"     01/29/2001   2"?   2¼"?

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