Tips for keeping Sicarius thomisoides(Six eyed sand spider)?

[T fan]

Just saying I love this specie but I won’t get them anytime soon for obvious reason. But still I kinda want to know the care for these guys, don’t judge I’m weird

 

[basin79]

Just saying I love this specie but I won’t get them anytime soon for obvious reason. But still I kinda want to know the care for these guys, don’t judge I’m weird

One of the easiest spiders to keep. Sand and a piece of cork bark in their enclosure and done. They can't climb smooth surfaces. It's the African Hexophthalma hahni (ex Sicarius hahni) that has the really potent venom. Not that you'd want a bite off them anyway. But they're probably the least defensive spider there is so you'd have to literally pick one up and hurt one to get a bite.

Fantastic spiders. Love mine.

 

[T fan]

One of the easiest spiders to keep. Sand and a piece of cork bark in their enclosure and done. They can't climb smooth surfaces. It's the African Hexophthalma hahni (ex Sicarius hahni) that has the really potent venom. Not that you'd want a bite off them anyway. But they're probably the least defensive spider there is so you'd have to literally pick one up and hurt one to get a bite.

Fantastic spiders. Love mine.

Thanks! Also I never had any experience with desert sp so how often and how much do I water them

 

[basin79]

Thanks! Also I never had any experience with desert sp so how often and how much do I water them

You don't. Just feed them.

 

[T fan]

You don't. Just feed them.

Thanks a lot! I will get one of this someday, but just not now

 

[basin79]

Thanks a lot! I will get one of this someday, but just not now

There's no rush. Something to look forward too.

 

[T fan]

There's no rush. Something to look forward too.

Just another thing, does the male and the female looks almost identical or are they sexually dimorph like tarantulas?

 

[basin79]

Just another thing, does the male and the female looks almost identical or are they sexually dimorph like tarantulas?

They're very similar unless adult.

 

[T fan]

They're very similar unless adult.

After they reach adulthood, is it just the pedipalps or are there other differences?

 

[FrDoc]

Everything that @basin79 posted is absolute truth. I would add however, this is one of those species that you MUST seek the green light from the authorities in your home. As stated, they are probably one of the easiest, and least defensive spiders to keep. However, you don’t want to get one on the “down low”, then when asked what it is, have to surprise the powers that be.

 

[StampFan]

Thanks a lot! I will get one of this someday, but just not now

I say this all the time, but watch @basin79 YouTube vids, I'm sure he has a few on these species, and you'll see them in all their glory with his excellent camera(s).

 

[NYAN]

After they reach adulthood, is it just the pedipalps or are there other differences?

Males are a bit darker, more leggy and a bit larger than females. The best way to sex them is by examining the pedipalps as always.

 

[T fan]

Thanks guys for letting me know more about this wonderful specie. I will take great care at them after I get them in the future

 

[MoranDisciple]

Thanks guys for letting me know more about this wonderful specie. I will take great care at them after I get them in the future

From my relatively short time keeping them, I would recommend mixing some soil in with the sand to better mimic their natural habitat. My individual kept this way instead of in the traditional pure sand setup has been more active than my others and has molted already.

 

[Trancenath]

One of the easiest spiders to keep. Sand and a piece of cork bark in their enclosure and done. They can't climb smooth surfaces. It's the African Hexophthalma hahni (ex Sicarius hahni) that has the really potent venom. Not that you'd want a bite off them anyway. But they're probably the least defensive spider there is so you'd have to literally pick one up and hurt one to get a bite.

Fantastic spiders. Love mine.

I was thinking of getting one, did you ever mist them in case they molt or nah?