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Beginner care and Species Guides
Plain-English beginner guidance and detailed species records for husbandry, temperament, habitat and mature size.
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Live animal shipping status
Live shipping paused
Live animal shipping is paused today. We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only, so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Next forecast window worth checking: Mon 27 Jul to Tue 28 Jul.
How we decide live shipping
We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Shipping is automatically paused on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Before dispatch, the card checks the configured shipping location and the forecast for both the dispatch day and the next-day arrival window. Shipping is paused if either day reaches 30.0°C or above. If conditions fall to 5.0°C or below, a heat pack warning may be shown instead.
This is a public guide, not an automatic guarantee. We still check live-animal shipments manually before dispatch, because animal welfare gets the final say.
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Phormingochilus hatihati
Phormingochilus hatihati is the definition of 'stunning but sassy'. Not only are they visually striking, with metallic sheens and elegant build, but they’re endlessly fascinating to observe—when they grace you with their presence. They’re not the easiest in the hobby, but their bold webbing, feeding…
Poecilotheria metallica
Spends most of its time lurking in high-rise silk tunnels, only to bolt up the nearest surface the moment it suspects you’ve come to tidy up its mess.
Psalmopeus irminia
Masters of acrobatics and dramatic redecorating, P. irminia disappears for days, only to reappear mid-moult or when a cricket dares cross the wrong bit of silk.
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Pterinochilus lugardi
Vanishes for days, then materialises at feeding time with Olympic sprinting form and a fondness for silk carpets over every possible entryway.
Pterinochilus murinus RCF
Likes to turn the enclosure into a construction site, then sulks behind silk walls whenever you need to check on it.
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Useful routes for keepers
Choose a spider, understand what it needs and keep the practical information somewhere you can find it again.
Natural context
Wild Climate and Breeding Centre
Representative native-range climate and cautious, species-specific breeding notes without pretending every data point is gospel.
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Market Intelligence and In Stock Now
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