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Genus Loxosceles

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7 species

Recluses, and the genus this hobby argues about most.

The venom is cytotoxic and a minority of bites produce necrotic lesions requiring medical attention. The frequency of that outcome is genuinely disputed in the literature and the popular understanding overstates it, but overstated is not the same as false. They are also small, cryptic, fast, and capable of surviving in a house indefinitely if they get out.

Legally restricted in various places and ethically contested within the hobby itself. Prices are near zero because they breed readily and demand is limited. If you are considering this genus, the question is not cost, it is whether your enclosure discipline is genuinely good enough.

Species
7
Live Listings
8
Family Market Index
$25
median market price
Entry Price
$5
Loxosceles arizonica
Uncommon
Arizona Recluse
2 live listings · from $5 mkt $14
Loxosceles blanda
Rare
0 live listings · from $25 mkt $25
Loxosceles laeta
Common
Chilean Recluse
1 live listing · from $12 mkt $32
Loxosceles mahan
Rare
Mahan Recluse
0 live listings · from $32 mkt $32
Loxosceles reclusa
Common
Brown Recluse
1 live listing · from $15 mkt $15
Loxosceles rufescens
Uncommon
Mediterranean Recluse
1 live listing · from $18 mkt $40
Loxosceles simillima
Common
Namibian Recluse
3 live listings · from $15 mkt $25