Anymore to add to my Care Guide

[Spidernoob2003]

I'm doing research the Caribena versicolor, but a lot of the sources either say very similar info or seem a bit outdated. So if there is anything I should add to my care guide please let me know.

Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula Care
Scientific Name: Caribena versicolor
Lifespan: Females: 12 years Males: 2-3 years
Size: Females: 5-6 inches Males: 1-2 inches smaller
Enclosure Type: Arboreal*
Enclosure Size: Adult: 3.5-10-gallon tanks* Juvie-Sling: 4x’s the length of spider in vertical space*
Enclosure Setup: 1. Couple inches to 1/3 full of substrate 2. Cork bark in the corners along with decor (moss, plants either real or fake)* 3. Water dish
Substrate Options: Coco fiber, topsoil, peat moss, vermiculite, potting soil, AGB mix, premade substrate
Temp: 72-76 or room temp
Humidity: Just keep water bowl full/drip water down one corner, so they can drink off the webs
Food
Sling: 1 small cricket or roach, any prey pre killed/ no bigger than 2/3 of the sling’s size
Juvie: 2 medium crickets
Adult: 2-3 large crickets, some meal/waxworms for variety
Feeding Schedule*
Sling: Every 5-7 days or 2x a week
Juvie: Once every week
Adult: Every 1-2 weeks or Every 7-10 days
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey after 24 hours, be careful as the urticating hairs can get stuck in the enclosure so wear gloves,
Notes: The 4x’s the length of the spider applies to adults as well, Enclosure must be VERY well ventilated, Slings spend more time on the ground so place sphagnum moss and dried leaves on the ground for camo for webbing, Feeding depends on the size of the abdomen

 

[fcat]

I feed to achieve abdomen size, and then I wait for a molt.

Ventilation ventilation ventilation. Avicularia /Caribena are ventilation dependent

Feeders can hide in moss, it's not that necessary, with my smallest slings I will throw a nub of sphagnum moss to wet if the sling takes to the ground

A happy avic is usually not on the ground. It's usually a bad sign. I've only produced one sac of them but since I separated them they took to the skies. If I see them down low I assume they are looking for moisture or food, or something is wrong.

Real plants have different husbandry requirements than Avicularia and can poison your T if not sourced properly

Fake plants...look for non-porous/non-fabric...if you must use those, boil them...if they bleed dye toss them. Not worth it when you can get plastic at the dollar stores.

Look up @viper69 ... In his signature line is a link "clicky" that is the best source you'll find.

 

[viper69]

Avics are not on ground

Humidity- just use a dish, no misting etc
I never worry about humidity

 

[Nitroxide]

Most of the info seems decent - for feeding I would go so based off a schedule but more depending on your T, generally try not to overfeed if he looks like he's going to burst and be sure he stays a good weight and isn't underfed.

A lot of the old info on them says high humidity but good ventilation is important (as you mentioned) and generally not misting. As well lots of hiding areas, usually cork are good hides for them, not too open so they can feel safe inside. They prefer to usually stay in the top corners off the ground so be sure they can feel safe there and not in the open.

 

[Spidernoob2003]

Anymore to add (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Care
Scientific name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Lifespan: Males: 3-4 years Females: 14 years
Size: 4.5-6 though males tend to be smaller
Enclosure Type: Semi-Arboreal
Enclosure Size*: Adult: As big as 10 gallons Juvie: 3x’s it’s length horizontally and vertically Sling: Typical Sling enclosure
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill up to 50% of the enclosure with substrate 2. Hide 3. Decor like long wood/bark pieces, vines, plants (real or plastic), leaf litter* 4. A water dish in the corner
Substrate Options: Cocofiber, vermiculite, peat moss, potting soil, Topsoil
Temp: 70*-76* F or Room temp
Humidity: Low-Medium*
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies, confused flour beetles, pre killed crickets
Juvie: 1-2 medium crickets
Adult: 5-7 large crickets, a couple of dubias, Worms (larvae only),
Feeding Schedule
Sling: Every 5-7 days/As needed or 1-2x's a week
Juvie: Once a week
Adult: Every 1-3 weeks
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey and spot clean, Every 6-12 month remove everything and clean thoroughly
Notes: When picking enclosures make sure they are at least 3x’s the spider’s length in horizontal space, Make sure there is plenty of decor for the spider to use as anchor points any prey about 2/3 the size of the spider is good or have the prey be about the size of it’s abdomen, if abdomen is smaller than head feed more if bigger feed less, Substrate must be dry, a water dish should do just fine for humidity

 

[A guy]

One look and I knew this is a caresheet from somewhere. Ignore everything, use this forum's search bar Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens care.

 

[Hardus nameous]

Don't feed by schedule, read the cautions about flightless fruit flies, don't worry about humidity and there are a few other errors.

Also it's a spider, not a plant; don't use potting soil.

 

[Brewser]

Gotta Luv GBB
If Keeping C. Cyaneopubescens, post a picture of specimen and setup.
Best Regards and Thanks for the info

 

[viper69]

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Care
Scientific name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Lifespan: Males: 3-4 years Females: 14 years
Size: 4.5-6 though males tend to be smaller
Enclosure Type: Semi-Arboreal
Enclosure Size*: Adult: As big as 10 gallons Juvie: 3x’s it’s length horizontally and vertically Sling: Typical Sling enclosure
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill up to 50% of the enclosure with substrate 2. Hide 3. Decor like long wood/bark pieces, vines, plants (real or plastic), leaf litter* 4. A water dish in the corner
Substrate Options: Cocofiber, vermiculite, peat moss, potting soil, Topsoil
Temp: 70*-76* F or Room temp
Humidity: Low-Medium*
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies, confused flour beetles, pre killed crickets
Juvie: 1-2 medium crickets
Adult: 5-7 large crickets, a couple of dubias, Worms (larvae only),
Feeding Schedule
Sling: Every 5-7 days/As needed or 1-2x's a week
Juvie: Once a week
Adult: Every 1-3 weeks
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey and spot clean, Every 6-12 month remove everything and clean thoroughly
Notes: When picking enclosures make sure they are at least 3x’s the spider’s length in horizontal space, Make sure there is plenty of decor for the spider to use as anchor points any prey about 2/3 the size of the spider is good or have the prey be about the size of it’s abdomen, if abdomen is smaller than head feed more if bigger feed less, Substrate must be dry, a water dish should do just fine for humidity

You think we are mind readers? Anymore to add for whom, what audience, for what purpose?

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Care
Scientific name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Lifespan: Males: 3-4 years Females: 14 years
Size: 4.5-6 though males tend to be smaller
Enclosure Type: Semi-Arboreal
Enclosure Size*: Adult: As big as 10 gallons Juvie: 3x’s it’s length horizontally and vertically Sling: Typical Sling enclosure
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill up to 50% of the enclosure with substrate 2. Hide 3. Decor like long wood/bark pieces, vines, plants (real or plastic), leaf litter* 4. A water dish in the corner
Substrate Options: Cocofiber, vermiculite, peat moss, potting soil, Topsoil
Temp: 70*-76* F or Room temp
Humidity: Low-Medium*
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies, confused flour beetles, pre killed crickets
Juvie: 1-2 medium crickets
Adult: 5-7 large crickets, a couple of dubias, Worms (larvae only),
Feeding Schedule
Sling: Every 5-7 days/As needed or 1-2x's a week
Juvie: Once a week
Adult: Every 1-3 weeks
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey and spot clean, Every 6-12 month remove everything and clean thoroughly
Notes: When picking enclosures make sure they are at least 3x’s the spider’s length in horizontal space, Make sure there is plenty of decor for the spider to use as anchor points any prey about 2/3 the size of the spider is good or have the prey be about the size of it’s abdomen, if abdomen is smaller than head feed more if bigger feed less, Substrate must be dry, a water dish should do just fine for humidity

It's good you made a little effort to find some kind of care for tarantulas. Research begins before you ever get any animal.

Delete that care sheet it's worthless and start here instead:

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Whatever animal I'm interested in keeping I do thorough research first even if it's on a particular dog breed.

Never get an animal first then wing it on actual care for any animal. The Humane Society is full of examples.

 

[Mustafa67]

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Care
Scientific name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Lifespan: Males: 3-4 years Females: 14 years
Size: 4.5-6 though males tend to be smaller
Enclosure Type: Semi-Arboreal
Enclosure Size*: Adult: As big as 10 gallons Juvie: 3x’s it’s length horizontally and vertically Sling: Typical Sling enclosure
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill up to 50% of the enclosure with substrate 2. Hide 3. Decor like long wood/bark pieces, vines, plants (real or plastic), leaf litter* 4. A water dish in the corner
Substrate Options: Cocofiber, vermiculite, peat moss, potting soil, Topsoil
Temp: 70*-76* F or Room temp
Humidity: Low-Medium*
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies, confused flour beetles, pre killed crickets
Juvie: 1-2 medium crickets
Adult: 5-7 large crickets, a couple of dubias, Worms (larvae only),
Feeding Schedule
Sling: Every 5-7 days/As needed or 1-2x's a week
Juvie: Once a week
Adult: Every 1-3 weeks
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey and spot clean, Every 6-12 month remove everything and clean thoroughly
Notes: When picking enclosures make sure they are at least 3x’s the spider’s length in horizontal space, Make sure there is plenty of decor for the spider to use as anchor points any prey about 2/3 the size of the spider is good or have the prey be about the size of it’s abdomen, if abdomen is smaller than head feed more if bigger feed less, Substrate must be dry, a water dish should do just fine for humidity

What’s the question?

 

[Gevo]

Welcome! Is this a care sheet that you are putting together, or is it something that you found and want some help vetting?

Here's the value of a species summary sheet: Reference sources (like dictionaries and encyclopedias) are very useful for finding a quick rundown of factual information to give yourself an overview of a topic or a starting point for further research. A quick reference guide about a tarantula species can be really helpful to someone who wants to know where a species is from; if it's arboreal, terrestrial, or fossorial; what size it's likely to grow to; its expected lifespan, etc. If I come across mention of a species I've never heard of before, this kind of reference source is a really great way for me to get an idea of what kind of spider it is.

The problem with many care sheets is that they use the format of a reference source to provide more information than a reference source can or should. An encyclopedia entry about a Siberian husky can give you a description of the dog's physical characteristics and common behaviours, and likely some brief information about its history and importance to Northern communities, but it can't possibly give you enough information to know how to train them, how to maintain a pack order if you have many of them, how to provide enough structure and stimulation so they don't get destructive in your home, how to optimize their nutrition, etc. That's not because the reference source isn't a good one; it's because that's not the function of a reference source.

Now, raising a tarantula is of course much less complicated than raising a husky, but the point is that the reason care sheets get a bad reputation and the reason you're seeing some of the feedback that you are is because they make generalizations about tarantula care that are actually contextual and that are best learned by doing more thorough research, by gaining first-hand experience, and by asking others who have experience. For example, saying that the enclosure should be filled up 50% with dirt is dependent on the height of the enclosure.

If this is something you are putting together, I would recommend calling it a Species Information Sheet instead of a care sheet, and I would stick just to the basic facts about the animal without providing information about the more context-dependent parts of its care.

 

[Spidernoob2003]

Welcome! Is this a care sheet that you are putting together, or is it something that you found and want some help vetting?

Here's the value of a species summary sheet: Reference sources (like dictionaries and encyclopedias) are very useful for finding a quick rundown of factual information to give yourself an overview of a topic or a starting point for further research. A quick reference guide about a tarantula species can be really helpful to someone who wants to know where a species is from; if it's arboreal, terrestrial, or fossorial; what size it's likely to grow to; its expected lifespan, etc. If I come across mention of a species I've never heard of before, this kind of reference source is a really great way for me to get an idea of what kind of spider it is.

The problem with many care sheets is that they use the format of a reference source to provide more information than a reference source can or should. An encyclopedia entry about a Siberian husky can give you a description of the dog's physical characteristics and common behaviours, and likely some brief information about its history and importance to Northern communities, but it can't possibly give you enough information to know how to train them, how to maintain a pack order if you have many of them, how to provide enough structure and stimulation so they don't get destructive in your home, how to optimize their nutrition, etc. That's not because the reference source isn't a good one; it's because that's not the function of a reference source.

Now, raising a tarantula is of course much less complicated than raising a husky, but the point is that the reason care sheets get a bad reputation and the reason you're seeing some of the feedback that you are is because they make generalizations about tarantula care that are actually contextual and that are best learned by doing more thorough research, by gaining first-hand experience, and by asking others who have experience. For example, saying that the enclosure should be filled up 50% with dirt is dependent on the height of the enclosure.

If this is something you are putting together, I would recommend calling it a Species Information Sheet instead of a care sheet, and I would stick just to the basic facts about the animal without providing information about the more context-dependent parts of its care.

Yes this is something I'm putting together for me.

While researching other sources

 

[Gevo]

While researching other sources

If it's just for you, I think you have a good start. As I said, some things are going to be contextual and will come with experience. I don't have this species, but for example, sometimes I feed my juveniles once a week, and sometimes I feed them once a month or not at all for long stretches, depending on how big their abdomens are. Generally, spot cleaning is enough, and enclosures don't ever need to be completely cleaned and refilled unless there's a problem with mold or pests.

The notes you have are good.

If you want more feedback about your care, it's best to post pictures of your setup, and search the forums if you have specific questions. This is a much-loved species, and lots of people have them, so there's lots of info to help you with the parts that might not be so clear-cut.

 

[Spidernoob2003]

What’s the question?

Apologies I should've been clear when I asked, I'm doing research for animals I plan on keeping in the future and so I wanted some input on what could be added, removed, or reworked, if you need clarification on what I'm saying then please let me. Again apologies for the confusion.

One look and I knew this is a caresheet from somewhere. Ignore everything, use this forum's search bar Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens care.

This is something I'm putting together from doing research, I want to make sure I know as much as I can. I apologize if this doesn't look good I am a beginner and what to care for the animal as best as possible. If you need clarification on what I'm saying please let me know. Also let me know what needs to be added, removed, or reworked.

It's good you made a little effort to find some kind of care for tarantulas. Research begins before you ever get any animal.

Delete that care sheet it's worthless and start here instead:

Admin Announcement - Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

arachnoboards.com

Whatever animal I'm interested in keeping I do thorough research first even if it's on a particular dog breed.

Never get an animal first then wing it on actual care for any animal. The Humane Society is full of examples.

I am putting this together myself to make sure I know as much I can to care for this species. Please let me know what could be done better and if what I'm saying is confusing please let me know so I can clarify as best as I can.

Don't feed by schedule, read the cautions about flightless fruit flies, don't worry about humidity and there are a few other errors.

Also it's a spider, not a plant; don't use potting soil.

Thank you for the info, though could you clarify on what the errors are please?

You think we are mind readers? Anymore to add for whom, what audience, for what purpose?

I'm putting this together for me to make sure I have as much knowledge as possible to care for this species, so if there is anything that needs to be added, removed, or reworked please let know, and apologies for the confusion.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I am putting this together myself to make sure I know as much I can to care for this species. Please let me know what could be done better and if what I'm saying is confusing please let me know so I can clarify as best as I can.

Start with the beginner guide I provided a link to. That's the best starting point

 

[Ratmosphere]

Try to stick to coco as the substrate.

 

[viper69]

I'm putting this together for me to make sure I have as much knowledge as possible to care for this species, so if there is anything that needs to be added, removed, or reworked please let know, and apologies for the confusion.

This species is a terrestrial species. While it has been found in trees in the wild, this was due to selective environmental pressures. They are not arboreal, nor semi.

Temps could be higher if wants to do that.
Humidity- species is from a very xeric climate!!!!
Your feeding for all life stages is way off. I feed mine live at all times, and I NEVER feed Ts on a schedule, that's not what happens in the wild. Nor do you need remove sub every 6-12 months. You mention nothing about how tall a tank should be for terrestrial-CRITICAL.

 

[WolfieKate]

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Care
Scientific name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Lifespan: Males: 3-4 years Females: 14 years
Size: 4.5-6 though males tend to be smaller
Enclosure Type: Semi-Arboreal
Enclosure Size*: Adult: As big as 10 gallons Juvie: 3x’s it’s length horizontally and vertically Sling: Typical Sling enclosure
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill up to 50% of the enclosure with substrate 2. Hide 3. Decor like long wood/bark pieces, vines, plants (real or plastic), leaf litter* 4. A water dish in the corner
Substrate Options: Cocofiber, vermiculite, peat moss, potting soil, Topsoil
Temp: 70*-76* F or Room temp
Humidity: Low-Medium*
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies, confused flour beetles, pre killed crickets
Juvie: 1-2 medium crickets
Adult: 5-7 large crickets, a couple of dubias, Worms (larvae only),
Feeding Schedule
Sling: Every 5-7 days/As needed or 1-2x's a week
Juvie: Once a week
Adult: Every 1-3 weeks
Cleaning: Remove uneaten prey and spot clean, Every 6-12 month remove everything and clean thoroughly
Notes: When picking enclosures make sure they are at least 3x’s the spider’s length in horizontal space, Make sure there is plenty of decor for the spider to use as anchor points any prey about 2/3 the size of the spider is good or have the prey be about the size of it’s abdomen, if abdomen is smaller than head feed more if bigger feed less, Substrate must be dry, a water dish should do just fine for humidity

My very first Tarantula was a young female GBB. I tried to learn everything. I was lucky that I seem to have got most of it right and she is happy but the main thing I learned that 90% of spider husbandry and understanding comes from having one and observing it. She/s an individual with her own likes and dislikes food included. Some of mine won’t touch a cricket and only eat worms. The best thing is when you’re ready bite the bullet but if you can get an older specimen so you’re not freaking out about sling size. I did find it useful to do a 30 question Tarantula dos and don’t quiz for the family (kids) so they understood her care a bit better.

 

[cold blood]

Terrestrial, not "semi" arboreal.

Care sheets are useless, as are individual species reports....reason is that there are only a handful of ways to keep tarantulas....no t has requirements specific to that species....no t has specific temperature or humidity requirements, and feeding schedules are simply not how tarantulas should be fed....they aren't like other animals that have constant or consistent food needs