Pinktoe

GEO-LOCATION

Throughout the Amazon Basin. Tropical areas of Brazil, Guyana and French Guyana, Trinidad, Surinam as well as Venezuela.

HABITAT

Tropical.

CHARACTERISTICS

a) Common Name

Pinktoe.

b) Type

Arboreal.

c) Temperament

This is a relatively docile spider but can be quick. This tarantula can also be kept socially if the enclosure is large enough and well decorated.

d) Colouration

This tarantula presents colours in shades of dark blue/green and purple.

e) Growth

Medium - Fast.

f) Full Grown Size

12.5cm (5 inches).

g) Lifespan

Females live up to 9 years. Males live to 3 years. Males die shortly after maturing.

KEEPING THIS SPIDER IN CAPTIVITY

a) Cage setup

Spiderlings can live in a clear plastic container with air holes. Adults can live in a 2ft (20 gallon) tank. Height is more important that floor area. If you are planning to keep specimens communally then you might want to consider a 4ft (40 gallon) tank or bigger. If specimens are the same size cannibalism shouldn’t occur.

b) Substrate

At least 5 - 7.5cm (2 - 3 inches) of peat.

c) Decor

Provide lots of plastic plants (broad-leaved) to make webs between. Add lengths of hollow bark standing upright in the enclosure so that the spiders can make webs behind them.

d) Temperature

24 – 27°C (75 - 80°F)

e) Humidity

80 – 82%. Mist enclosure often. Ensure good ventilation.

f) Water source

Sub-adults – adults may drink from a shallow, wide water dish.

g) Feeding

Spiderlings can be fed on pinhead crickets and other small insects. Adults can be fed on large crickets and other large insects.