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Kukulcania Crevice Spider Care Essentials
Kukulcania use sheltered crevices and silk around their retreats. Protecting an established retreat is central to low-disturbance care.
Representative catalog photo; follow the notes for your animal.
Enclosure & shelter
Provide secured bark, narrow hiding spaces and attachment points for silk in a ventilated, escape-resistant enclosure. Keep maintenance access away from the main retreat where possible. House specimens individually.
Water, moisture & temperature
Make small drinking opportunities available without flooding the web or sealing the enclosure to hold moisture. The natural-history reference for K. hibernalis does not establish identical climate requirements for K. arizonica.
Feeding & molting
Offer suitably sized feeder insects within reach of the web and remove remains without destroying the entire silk structure. Sex and maturity can strongly affect appearance and activity.
Species & Stock-Specific Care Notes
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Kukulcania hibernalis – Southern Crevice Spider
Protect an established crevice retreat and silk. The reference for K. hibernalis is not independent proof of every requirement of K. arizonica.
Listing options
- Size: Wild Caught Mix Size
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Kukulcania arizonica – Black Hole Spider
Protect an established crevice retreat and silk. The reference for K. hibernalis is not independent proof of every requirement of K. arizonica.
Listing options
- Size: 1/8-1/4" · Wild Caught Mix Size
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Keeper FAQs
Is a southern house spider a brown recluse?
No. Kukulcania and Loxosceles are different genera. Do not identify either from a vague brown color alone.
Should I remove all the silk during cleaning?
Avoid unnecessary removal of a functioning retreat. Spot-clean accessible waste instead.
Why does the male look different?
K. hibernalis shows marked differences between mature males and females. Appearance alone does not mean the stock is a different species.
Why is it rarely out in the open?
A crevice-based retreat is part of this spider's way of living. Do not pull it out for display.
Everyday care checks
Check containment, drinking access and the animal's condition each day. Use captive-bred feeder insects appropriate to its size, remove leftovers and keep a record of feeding, molts and enclosure changes. Separate new arrivals from established animals and keep specimens individually as the default.
Keep pesticide sprays, scented cleaners and treated furnishings away from enclosures. Avoid direct sun and uncontrolled heat. A thermometer measures temperature; a humidity reading cannot tell you whether a burrow is dry, saturated or structurally stable.
Observe without handling. Do not force open sealed retreats or disturb a molting animal. Persistent weakness, injury or an unsuccessful molt needs experienced veterinary assessment rather than repeated improvised changes.
These guides explain care principles and important exceptions. A listing name does not independently identify a specimen, and related animals can need different conditions. For uncertain stock, ask Isopod King for its established care and provenance before choosing equipment.
Written for Isopod King. Updated November 5, 2026.