Heteroscodra maculata
Heteroscodra • Theraphosidae

**Togo Starburst Baboon** — A beautiful but extremely defensive West African arboreal species with a distinctive starburst pattern on the carapace. Old World arboreal with no urticating hairs and no medically significant venom recorded, but will bite readily and is extremely fast. Not a beginner or even intermediate species — the combination of speed, defensiveness, and arboreal habit makes husbandry operations (rehousing, cleaning) genuinely risky. Requires a tall, cross-ventilated enclosure with cork bark for anchoring webbing. Keepers should have a solid containment protocol before acquiring this species.
Temperature
75-84°F
Humidity
65-75%
Prey size: Appropriately sized prey (up to 2/3 body length)
Type
arboreal
Adult Size
5-6 inches
Growth Rate
fast
Native Region
West Africa (Togo, Ghana, Nigeria)
Temperament
extremely defensive, fast
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