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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Cobalt Blue Tarantula
Cyriopagopus lividus
Also known ascobalt bluehaplopelma lividum
ENVIRONMENT
Core care conditions
Use these ranges as a starting point and adjust for life stage, enclosure ventilation and observed behaviour.
HUSBANDRY OVERVIEW
At a glance
- Taxonomic group
- Arachnida
- Origin
- Thailand / Myanmar
- Lifestyle
- Fossorial
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 12–15 cm
- Temperament
- Defensive / secretive
- Experience level
- Advanced
- Visibility
- Mostly hidden
- Burrowing
- Deep fossorial setup with plenty of substrate is essential
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Potent
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
A beautiful but secretive Old World fossorial species. Keep with deep substrate, moisture gradient, good ventilation and minimal disturbance.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the references
Care can vary by species, life stage and local conditions. Review multiple reputable sources before making husbandry decisions.
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