Hysterocrates gigas — Fact Sheet

Hysterocrates gigas · Hysterocrates gigas

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• Use the enclosure dimensions, heating, humidity, and safety values from the structured care profile and full care guide.

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• 25 cm of firmly packed, shape-holding substrate for a deep angled burrow
• Stable bark slab or starter hide that cannot be undermined and collapse
• Shallow water dish with open maintenance space beside the main tunnel
• Place any heavy decor on the enclosure floor before adding substrate
• Do not add an aquatic section or standing water; prepare a catch cup before service

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist lighting required; a consistent room day-night cycle is sufficient
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of subdued ambient light; no night light
• Keep display or plant lighting indirect and away from the burrow entrance
• Avoid direct hot lamps that rapidly dry the deep humid setup

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 24-27 °C
• Warm zone: 22-27 °C
• Cool zone: 20-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 75-85% humidity, with a shallow dish of clean water always available
• Keep the lower substrate moderately moist while allowing the surface to dry between water additions
• Keep spiderlings in smaller ventilated containers with an evenly moist lower layer and a drier surface
• During premolt, raise local burrow moisture toward 85-95%, not the entire enclosure
• Reduce watering or increase ventilation if condensation persists or the substrate smells and clumps

🪳 Feeding

• Feed according to the prey type and schedule in the structured care profile; remove uneaten prey promptly.

🩺 Health — warning signs

• Watch for appetite loss, abnormal posture, injury, breathing issues, failed shedding or molting, and sustained weight loss.