Avicularia sp. Pucallpa
New World. Has urticating hairs it can flick as defence. Venom is medically insignificant to a healthy adult.
- Type
- Arboreal
- Origin
- South America
- Adult leg span
- 10.0–14.0 cm genus estimate
- Growth
- Medium
- Temperament
- Docile
- Experience
- Beginner
- Moisture
- Moderate
- Temperature
- 24.0–28.0°C
- Feeding interval
- Adult 8d · juvenile 8d · sling 5d
- Post-moult rest
- 7 days
Starting points, not a care sheet. Several are estimates for a whole genus. Your animal in your room beats any of these.
How Exuvia uses these numbers
The feeding intervals above are what Exuvia counts from when it decides an animal is due. The post-moult rest is stronger than that: for that many days after a recorded moult, this species is removed from feeding prompts entirely and cannot be offered prey through the app.
That is not a convenience feature. A freshly moulted tarantula has soft fangs and a soft abdomen, and live prey left in the enclosure can injure or kill it. It is the one rule Exuvia will not let a keeper talk it out of.
Track this species
Exuvia keeps the record for you: what was offered and whether it was eaten, how long since the last real meal, when each animal moulted and how much it grew, and which enclosures need water. It refuses to prompt you to feed an animal that is still resting.
Free for up to 5 animals, with every warning and every safety behaviour included.