wolf spider care

[dakota]

need help! how do i care for a wolf spider?!

 

[PseudoDave]

Keep it in much the same way as a terrestrial tarantula and I expect you'll do fine. Plenty of stuff to hide under, food wise, just what you feed any mantis/spider, crickets etc, not too big being a good example.

Make sure it's escape proof, they're better climbers than they have you believe

An average room temperature would do fine, particularly if it is a native species in your area (there are many, many many many sp. )

Dave

 

[Samzo]

i was gunna get one of those.. the species i was getting can grow to a medium tarantula size :shock:

 

[dakota]

thanks

 

[Obie]

Wolf spiders are easy to care for. If they are spiderlings, just make sure they have access to small droplets of water (placed on a smooth horizontal surface) from which they can drink, and provide this once a day. They seem to get dehydrated very quickly...and they love to drink.

Here's a caresheet with more general info: http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/H-carolinensis.html

I have quite a few of them. They're some of my favorite spiders.