Cyriopagopus minax

Cyriopagopus minax – The subterranean hunter in the terrarium

Cyriopagopus minax is an impressive tube tube tarantula from Southeast Asiawhich is primarily known for its strong burrowing behavior. In the wild, this species lives mainly underground, where it creates deep burrows in which it spends the majority of its life.

The spider has a dark brown to black basic colorationwhich gives it excellent camouflage in the substrate. Its strong physique and long legs give it a very imposing appearance.

With a leg span of about 12 to 15 cm belongs to Cyriopagopus minax to the medium-sized to larger tarantulas. At the same time, this species is known for its defensive behavior behavior and should therefore only be experienced owners be cared for.

Suitable for keeping is a Terrarium from about 30 × 30 × 30 cm. Particularly important is a deep substrateas the animals like to dig and create their own burrows.

A suitable substrate is burrowable substratefor example a mixture of forest humus or our tarantula substrate. The substrate layer should be at least 15 to 20 cm high so that the spider has enough space to burrow.

In addition, a cork bark or root are offered as an entrance for a living tube. The spider often starts building its underground tunnels from there.

The temperatures should be between 24 and 28 °C lie. At the same time, the species prefers a Relatively high humidity of around 70-80 %. The substrate should therefore be kept slightly moist, but without waterlogging.

Suitable food is Crickets, cockroaches or other suitable food insects. The spider usually lurks at the entrance to its tube and grabs prey at lightning speed as soon as it comes within reach.

Due to their exciting digging behaviortheir powerful appearance and their typical lurking hunting behavior belongs to Cyriopagopus minax is one of the most fascinating Asian tarantulas. For experienced keepers, this species is an impressive inhabitant in the terrarium.