Orange Flame Rump

Preferred natural habitat

The Flame Rump prefers living in tropical and humid areas. The temperature of their ideal habitat ranges from 24 degree Celsius to 30 degree Celsius. When the temperature gets increasingly hot, these spiders protect themselves by hiding in the crevices of the trees or the hollows of the branches and leaves. So if you’re planning to keep them as a pet, do not over-heat their terrarium.

Preferred food in the wild

Flame Rumps are casual eaters and they usually thrive on a diet of baby crickets, earthworms, and other small insects. Since they are relatively calm in nature, they wouldn’t aggressively jump on their prey. They’d rather let their prey settle before suddenly grabbing and eating them.

Personality

Although they tend to be calm, these spiders can exhibit semi-aggressive behavior when disturbed. Depending on the intensity of the disturbance, they will point their abdomen upwards while sending a solid dose of urticating hairs to their potential agitators. That being said, their bite isn’t dangerous. Other than this annoying urticating hair, there is nothing much to be afraid of.

Feeding as a pet

If you’re planning to adopt a Flame Rump as your pet, start feeding pinhead crickets to your spiderlings. As you do this, make sure the head of the crickets are crushed, since their slings can otherwise hurt your baby spider. Once they start growing up, introduce bigger crickets and earthworms in their diet. Typically, the Flame Rump needs their meal of crickets and other insects at least five times a week.

Lifespan both male and female

While the male species tend to live for only 3-4 years, the females can survive up to 15 years in captivity.

Pet enclosure type

Since these spiders are semi-arboreal in nature, you’d ideally need an enclosure which is not just tall, but also equally wide. In most cases, an enclosure of 18 inches (height) and 12 inches (length) will suffice. Making the enclosure big and wide will allow the species to freely roam about without any possible obstruction. Since they tend to burrow a little, you can keep a small bark or a twig along with ample amounts of water.