SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Madera Canyon Black
Aphonopelma madera
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
- Arizona
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 17cm
- Temperament
- Calm
- Experience level
- Beginner
- Visibility
- Medium to High (as adults)
- Burrowing
- Opportunistic burrower
- Growth rate
- Very Slow
- Tarantula region
- New World
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
The Aphonopelma madera, known as the “Madera Canyon Tarantula,” is a species native to the Madera Canyon area in Arizona. It has a dark brown to black coloration, which allows it to blend into the mountainous, rocky environments it inhabits. Keep a Madera Canyon tarantula in a shallow, horizontal enclosure with 3–4 inches of dry substrate and a hide. Maintain room temperatures (22°C–26°C) with low humidity, providing only a shallow water dish. Feed insects every 1–3 weeks depending on age, and expect very slow growth.
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