SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Green Bottle Blue Tarantula
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
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
- Venezuela
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial / heavy webber
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 11–15 cm
- Temperament
- Skittish but usually not aggressive
- Experience level
- Beginner+
- Visibility
- Very visible; creates extensive webbing
- Burrowing
- No; heavy webbing species that anchors retreats to decor
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Urticating hairs
- Yes, but not usually heavy flickers
- Venom
- Mild
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
A conspicuous terrestrial tarantula endemic to the arid Paraguaná region of Venezuela. It constructs extensive silk retreats around low plants, bark and other anchor points, so furnish a well-ventilated enclosure with dry, well-draining substrate, a starter hide and plenty of stable web anchors. Keep a clean water dish available and avoid using a permanently wet substrate to chase a humidity number. This species grows relatively quickly and often has a strong feeding response; remove uneaten prey around premoult and treat it as a fast animal even when it is visible and settled.
PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY
Day-to-day care
Diet & prey
Captive-bred crickets, roaches, locusts and mealworms of an appropriate size; avoid wild-caught prey.
Feeding
Offer suitable prey once or twice weekly according to age and body condition. Remove uneaten prey after 24 hours and stop feeding during premoult and until the fangs harden after moulting.
Enclosure
Secure terrestrial enclosure around 1.5 times the leg span in length, with low fall height, a water dish, cork bark and plenty of anchor points for extensive webbing.
Substrate
Provide 5–8 cm of mostly dry coco fibre or soil-based substrate. Add cork, foliage or other safe structures for web attachment.
Ventilation
Strong cross-ventilation is important. Avoid stagnant air and continuously damp substrate.
Hydration & misting
Keep a clean, shallow water dish available. If extra moisture is needed, lightly moisten one corner and let it dry; do not mist the tarantula or soak its web.
Handling
Best kept as an observation animal. Handling risks a sudden fall and exposure to irritating urticating hairs; use a catch cup for transfers.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
Keeper notes
Fast and skittish despite usually being non-aggressive. It may kick urticating hairs; avoid handling, keep the enclosure secure, and never disturb it during a moult.
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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