Aka: Torreya trap-door spider (Cyclocosmia torreya)
 
Experience: Beginner
 
Growth Rate: Medium
 
Type: Fossorial, Spending the majority of their time in a hidden burrow,
 
Venom: low potency typically not harmful to humans
 
Adult Size: DLS 1.5"
 
Expected Life Span: Females- 10+ Males- 5yrs
 
Temperature: 65ºF-75ºF
 
Humidity: Around 75%
 
Natural Origins: South East U.S.
 
Substrate: A Coco Fiber and sade mixture with added sphagnum moss clumps and vermiculite to help keep humidity up. about 5-7" of Substrate to allow them to burrow their den
 
Diet:
 
Sling (1/8")
D. Melanogaster Fruit Flies once to twice a week
 
Sub-Adult(1/4"-1/2")
D. Hydei Fruit Flies, pinhead crickets
 
Adult(1")
Small crickets 3/8"
 
As an Adult, you can mix the diet with Red Runner Roaches, Superworms, and even Horned Worms as a rare treat as they are more fatty than nutritional.
 
Sexing: Females are shiny, chestnut brown, and males are dark brown to black.
 
Extra Info. : humidity is vital, and it is best to keep the substrate damp to prevent any loss. As a mygalomorph, there will be times they will fast for weeks even they are not molting.