Description
- Common Name: Javan Fury
- Scientific Name: Selenocosmia javanensis
- Locality/Morph: Wild Type
- Sex: Mixed
- Age: Mixed
- Source: Wild Caught
- Native Range: Java, Indonesia
- Natural Habitat: Tropical rainforest; fossorial, inhabiting deep burrows in moist soil on the forest floor
- Diet: Carnivorous—large insects such as crickets, roaches, and other invertebrates
- Basking Temperature: Not needed
- Ambient Temperature: 22–26°C (night drop to 20–22°C)
- Average Adult Size: ~15cm leg span
The Javan Fury (Selenocosmia javanensis) is a large, robust, fossorial tarantula native to Indonesia. It is typically dark brown to black in coloration with a dense, velvety appearance. Like many Old World species, it is fast, defensive, and lacks urticating hairs, relying on speed and a potent bite for defense.
In captivity, a deep, substrate-heavy enclosure is essential to support natural burrowing behaviour. A thick layer of moisture-retentive substrate (such as soil or coco fibre) should be provided, allowing the spider to construct and maintain a stable burrow. Once established, disturbance should be kept to a minimum.
Humidity should be maintained at moderate to high levels (70–85%), with the substrate kept slightly moist but not saturated. Adequate ventilation is important to prevent stagnant conditions. A shallow water dish should always be available.
Temperature should remain stable within a warm range. This species does not require direct basking but benefits from consistent ambient warmth and a slight thermal gradient.
Feeding consists of appropriately sized live insects such as crickets and roaches. Feeding should occur once or twice weekly depending on size, with prey introduced near the burrow entrance. As a highly reclusive species, it will often capture prey and retreat underground to feed.
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
Livestock sales are for customers aged 18+, if under this age you must have prior parent permission. If we have any reason to suspect this is not the case we will contact you before the animal is released.
When purchasing an animal from us you automatically agree to these terms of sale.
