A hobby “classic”. This large-growing arboreal is khaki, olive green with nice orange markings on the legs and chevron pattern on its abdomen. Grows to 7 3/4” !

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SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE: Pocock, 1895
RANGE: Trinidad
HABITAT: Rainforest
TYPE: Arboreal
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Khaki overall with orange leg and chevron abdominal markings and olive leg hairs. Slender build. Mature males lose the orange markings and are more slender and muted in color.
MAXIMUM SIZE: 7 3/4"
TEMPERATURE: 78F-85F day, no lower than 60F at night
HUMIDITY: 80%
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed in 10 gal. tanks with 4"-6" deep "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss, shallow and wide water dish. Provide 45 degree angled pieces of cork bark and/or large tubular cork bark for a shelter.
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS: Babies/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. Also, try tree frogs and anolis lizards.
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: Very aggressive. Do not free handle. They will go into threat display and bite if disturbed.
VENOM EFFECTS: Unknown. Assumed to be medically insignificant though like most tarantulas.
GROWTH RATE: Very fast. Males mature in 9 months. Females in 2 yrs.
LONGEVITY: 1.5 to 2 years for males. Females may live 8 to 10 yrs.
BREEDING REMARKS: Pretty straight-forward. If the timing is right and they are of breeding size, this species is easy to breed and get fertile sacs from.
NUMBER OF EGGS: 120 to 220