Keeping Latrodectus spp

[brians]

Latrodectus variolus (Northern Black Widow)

Keeping any Latrodectus sp is relatively easy. They seem to thrive about anywhere therefore this wont be a long caresheet.
I always have kept them at room temp (about 70F). I prefer a small plasic container or jar. I always provide a stick for the widow to anchor its web to. Widows will get all the water they need from their prey so no misting is needed. Substrate is also optional since they dont burrow but prefer to make their own retreat out of webbing.
When makeing a widow enclosure, I like to drill a hole in the side and plug with a small cork. The purpose of this is so I can give the spider food through the hole and this wont damage the web like it would if you had to open the top of the container.

Feed them crickets or any other small insect. Their webbing is very strong and are quite capable of capturing large prey for their size.

[Elijah12214]

i wanted to add one thing there venom is very toxic and people have died from it not a good beginner species and dont hanlde at all leave this species to the experts

[Anubis]

Well I don't agree completely on this. I was a beginner to arachnids when I caught my first widow. They aren't very defensive and are very easy to keep. But you just need common sense to keep these.

[Elijah12214]

yah well you are older and more responsible i think but young kids might read that and go get them a black widow and then it will be like

kid i caught a black widow yipe
mom put that thing in a cage
kid a little while later mom it bit me i feel dizzy
mom are they poisenes
kid no they are harmles
a little while later
mom honey get ready for the funeral

[Anubis]

Like I said you need common sense. Parents know what black widows are. Heck even most kids probably know that they're venomous. Plus parents instill fear about spiders to kids which they usually don't have at a young age. As long as people know that they are venomous and take extreme caution around them they're fine. I never said they're harmless either. They're not even close harmless at all. A healthy adult could have a serious reaction to the bite so imagine what would happen to a kid.

[brians]

admin said:

i wanted to add one thing there venom is very toxic and people have died from it not a good beginner species and dont hanlde at all leave this species to the experts

Well yes they are pretty toxic but as far as an expert to keep.....well I was like 8 years old when I started keeping them

[Elijah12214]

bye the way great pic.

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