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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Yellow Banded Pinktoe
Avicularia rufa
Also known asyellow banded pinktoe tarantulaavicularia
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
- Brazil
- Lifestyle
- Arboreal
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 18
- Temperament
- Generally calm
- Experience level
- Beginner+
- Visibility
- Often visible
- Burrowing
- Does not burrow
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Tarantula region
- New World
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Requires a tall, vertical arboreal enclosure with ample structure (such as vertical cork bark flats or tubes and fake/live plants) to anchor its web. Excellent cross-flow ventilation is vital; stagnant, overly stuffy conditions are harmful to Avicularia species. Maintain humidity via a reliable water dish and occasional light misting or dampening of substrate. Like other pinktoes, they can jump when startled and may defensively project waste if severely provoked.
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