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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Electric Blue Earth Tiger
Chilobrachys sp. electric blue
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
- Origin
- Thailand
- Lifestyle
- Fossorial / heavy webber
- Adult size
- 12–15 cm
- Temperament
- Fast / defensive
- Experience level
- Advanced
- Visibility
- Often hidden in webbed burrows
- Burrowing
- Deep substrate and webbing anchor points are essential
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Potent
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
A striking Old World species best kept by experienced keepers. It is quick, secretive and defensive. Provide secure housing with deep substrate 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.
KEEP EXPLORING
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Other catalogue species from the same scientific genus.
