Invertebrates
Nahrung
Insects, e.g., crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, rose chafer larvae. Water bowl
Haltung
Temperature:
Temperature during the day between 26-30 °C, at night lowered to 20-25 °C.
Humidity:
60% to 80%
Lighting: Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. Daylight Sun T5 ECO in combination with the Light Strip
Substrate:
Loose, diggable substrate such as terrarium humus or soil-sand mixture.
This species likes to burrow/dig, so the soil substrate used must be filled sufficiently high.
Furnishings:
Branches , cork, hiding places, plants (e.g. nest fern, ivy, bromeliads)
Terrarium size (permanent keeping):
Single animal!
30x30x20 cm (LxWxH)
Entwicklung & Zucht
Size:
up to 15 cm total length
Life expectancy: 8-10 years
Reproduction:
Like closely related species, H. longimanus probably gives birth to 30-45 young
Herkunft / Lebensraum
Spread:
Southeast Asia
Habitat:
Rainforest biotopes, ground-dwelling
Remark:
This species is very sociable, so several animals can be kept together. Heterometrus species are considered mildly poisonous.
