RARITY - requested and sought after, as well as being a recently appeared tarantula on the market
Aggression level 3 - Not aggressive, it can still present the classic defensive posture
Widespread in Guyana and Brazil
Easy to manage, being less delicate than similar varieties such as Avicularia
The Tapinauchenius violaceus has a size of about 12 cm when adult, arboreal, slightly aggressive, has a beautiful purple color and feeds on meal insects
SIZE: S-2cm; when adult it reaches about 12 cm (legspan included)
ORIGIN: Guyana, Brazil
AMBIENT VALUES: temperature 24 ° -27 ° C daytime, 22-23 ° C nighttime humidity 70-80%
FEEDING: insects of small size for spiderlings, and, from size M, meal insects (crickets, cockroaches, worms, locusts) of adequate size are good. Medium-sized isopods; In particular, crickets and locusts are indicated as they are highly protein.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: small terrarium or faunabox, starting from 30x30x35 / 40 cm. The substrate should be at least 5 cm high peat and mixed coir, together with tropical plants, a natural or artificial refuge where it will burrow during the day or to consume prey. Mists are needed once a day to keep the humidity constant
HABITS: nocturnal and arboreal arachnid
AGGRESSIVITY: 3 - slightly aggressive, fast and voracious but, in any case, rather simple to breed
RAPID GROWTH: Medium, reaching about 5/6 cm in length already after the first year (legspan included)
STATUS CITES: no
CLINICAL / TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: WCH ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY; AUSTRALIA
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