Meet Hurley! 💕
 
Hurley is a Sub-Adult Yellowhead Velvet spider still waiting for his big burst of color to arrive, so you might find his current look a bit...dark! Hurley is very calm, adorable, and full of charm, the perfect long-term companion for someone who appreciates quieter, shy spiders.
 
Note that Velvet spiders are completely different from Regals and other jumpers in terms of care, so please read on for specific care considerations before adopting! 
 
Velvet Spider Care:
Velvet spiders do not require any water, receive all nutrients and moisture through their meals, and they have a much longer lifespan. Hurley recently entered the sub-adult stage, giving him a long life ahead of about 4-5 years.
 
Velvets are super sweet, gentle little goobers with the cutest and goofiest way of walking. While you can hold a velvet spider, they’re not like jumping spiders who want to come hang out with you. Velvets prefer to hide in their nest, and they are opportunistic hunters. Because of this, they rarely leave the messy web nest built up around themselves in case prey comes by.
 
Velvet spiders need a home with cross-ventilation, and most critically, LOW HUMIDITY. You cannot mist or water velvet spiders at all, they absorb all moisture through their meals. The medium 3x3x5.75 enclosure is an ideal size for velvets until they gets bigger. Because they wait for prey to come to them, bigger setups can make it extra hard to find food.
 
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