Awesome Tarantula! RARE! This "showcase" species is seldom available in the hobby. It's color is absolutely stunning clad in halloween colors of black and red/orange. It grows to a 8" legspan.

SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE:
RANGE: Colombia
HABITAT: Rainforest
TYPE: Opportunistic burrower (but likes a deep burrow)
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Stocky, black carapace, reddish-orange legs and abdominal hairs.
MAXIMUM SIZE: 8" legspan
TEMPERATURE: 78F-85F day with drops no lower than 60F at night
HUMIDITY: 80%
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed in 10 or 20 gal. tanks with 6"-8" 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: Aggressive. Do not free handle. Will kick urticating hairs, go into threat display and bite if distrurbed.
VENOM EFFECTS: Unknown. Assumed to be medically insignificant though like most tarantulas.
GROWTH RATE: Fast. Males mature in 1.5 yrs. Females in 2.5-3 yrs.
LONGEVITY: 12 to 18 yrs. for the females, 3-4 yrs. for males
BREEDING REMARKS: Difficult. Matings are not too hard, but getting a female to lay a fertile sac and incubate it successfully is the challenge.
NUMBER OF EGGS: 120 to 220