Very RARE! This species was first exported from Chile under the name Grammostola sp. "Red Concepcion" in 2006. Only a handful of adults arrived in the U.S. hobby during 2006-2007. It is expected that we will see more of these exported in 2008. It is a beautiful species found in southern Chile in the Concepcion III region. It looks similar to the G. rosea "Red Rose Hair" of central Chile, but the lower legs have lots of white hairs. It is a hardy, docile and long-lived species. It grows to a 6" legspan, but old adult females can be quite robust in overall girth. This species might prove to be the real G. cala.


SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE: Not described as of May 2008
RANGE: Central Chile
HABITAT: scrub and forest edge (?)
TYPE: Opportunistic burrower
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Brown overall with red leg and abdominal hairs. Inside of the lower legs have white hairs. Looks like a G. rosea "Red Rose Hair", but with nice white hairs on the lower legs.
MAXIMUM SIZE: 6"
TEMPERATURE: 75F-85F day with drops to 50F at night
HUMIDITY: 50%-60%
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed in 10 gal. tanks with 4"-6" deep "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss, shallow and wide water dish. Cork bark or resin plastic shelter.
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS: Spiderlings/juvs twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week medium to large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2) or pinkie mouse or rat pup.
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Mist tank 1-2 times a week with fine water mist to keep humidity around 80%. Change water dish whenever fouled or at least 1-2 times a week.
DISPOSITION: Fairly docile. It can kick urticating hairs and go into threat display and bite if distrurbed though, but generally, it is a calm species
VENOM EFFECTS: Unknown. Assumed to be medically insignificant though like most tarantulas.
GROWTH RATE: Fast. Males mature in 3-5 yrs.. Females in 5-8 yrs.
LONGEVITY: Males: 5-7 yrs. Females: 18-25+ yrs.
BREEDING REMARKS: This species as never been produced as CB spiderlings in the U.S. hobby as of May 2008. It is assumed that breeding is not to hard, but when the pair break off, you need to protect the male. Timing is everything as this is a temperate climate/seasonal-producing species. You can breed them, but if the timing isn't right, the female will not lay a sac.
NUMBER OF EGGS: 600-800