Dancing White Lady Spider (Leucorchestris arenicola) Tips?

hotguylover

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another update, she hasnt passed away yet. she was literally curled up on the ground and i thought she was dead, but she bounced back and ate a mealworm today. though she is just curled up in the top corner of her tank, she looks just miserable :( i really dont know what to do
 

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Add a water dish and try lightly misting one side of the enclosure. Very lightly.
 

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Those are not Leucorchestris arenicola. Those are Cerbalus sp. that are WC imported from Africa. As far as I am aware, Leucorchestris arenicola have yet to truly come into the hobby.
 

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Maybe you could create a Starter Burrow for Her to Hide in.
well i thought she would burrow with the hide i added for her, but i did just make a smaller starter burrow for her with a paper towel roll, so ill see how that works!
 

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Those are not Leucorchestris arenicola. Those are Cerbalus sp. that are WC imported from Africa. As far as I am aware, Leucorchestris arenicola have yet to truly come into the hobby.
iii thought she looked a little different! thank you so much!! very interesting
 

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Dang man good eye I barely noticed that. Same care still applies. Also, similar situation below!

https://www.reddit.com/r/spiderbro/comments/r4e0r0
I appreciate the link, but it's not that great. A lot of people just putting there 2-cents in and not a lot of proven or experienced care/owners first-hand experiences for the genus/species.

Just a heads up on care since a lot of them are not really good. Not all Cerbalus specimens will burrow or make a trapdoor or silk cover. Some or the majority of them in captivity will just wander like most typical wandering spiders. Please do some research on Cerbalus sp. as a lot of them that are imported are under one of the few labels: Cerbalus aravensis, Cerbalus negebensis, Cerbalus sp. Egypt, or somewhere along the lines of that.

I actually had some myself a couple years back when they just started to be imported again after about a decade. Here are some of my pictures when I still had them.


 

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looking at another board talking about the Cerbalus sp. people are suggesting heat. could this be my solution?
 

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I appreciate the link, but it's not that great. A lot of people just putting there 2-cents in and not a lot of proven or experienced care/owners first-hand experiences for the genus/species.

Just a heads up on care since a lot of them are not really good. Not all Cerbalus specimens will burrow or make a trapdoor or silk cover. Some or the majority of them in captivity will just wander like most typical wandering spiders. Please do some research on Cerbalus sp. as a lot of them that are imported are under one of the few labels: Cerbalus aravensis, Cerbalus negebensis, Cerbalus sp. Egypt, or somewhere along the lines of that.

I actually had some myself a couple years back when they just started to be imported again after about a decade. Here are some of my pictures when I still had them.


extremely helpful, thank you so much! i will do my research on the Cerbalus sp. ! those spiders are gorgeous also!!
 

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ok. so. i decided to grab a lamp for her as my room is kinda cold and florida is getting "cold" this time of year. it is a 40 watt bulb and is suspended high to not cook her. ill wait till im home tomorrow to turn it on so i can monitor it (after tonight, but im not planning on leaving it on long)
her neighbor is a dessert hairy scorpion, so the heat wont bother him
 

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