Paraphysa scrofa (chilean copper) care

Harlock

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Hi, I recently got a chilean copper and can't find any actual caresheets for it. The closest things I get are all g. rosea sheets, and posts from various forums saying the care is the same, but that doesn't make much sense to me as they are not the same genus. Also, I'm not actually sure if the T in question is a chilean copper, as when I looked at others they were a solid copper all over and seemed fuzzy, were mine has a carapace that shimmers like copper under bright like, but otherwise is quite dark in colouration.
I attached a pic with the guy in question, and as a note it was under a bright flash.
The main thing I am wondering about is whether or not it is terrestrial or arboreal, as well as humidity.
Thanks for any help with this.

(Oh, side note, saw somewhere the mature size of coppers is 3", but mine is a bit over 4")
 
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LeilaNami

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I honestly kept mine the same as a rosie and he did just fine (I had the same problem with trying to figure out the care)
 

truthsdeceit

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Am I wrong in thinking that even though the rose hair and the chillean copper are different genus they both come from chile.... and therefore would warrant the same environment and the same care?

I mean if they're both terrestrials from chile... am I wrong?
 

Nokturnal1980

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Looks just like our female.. We keep 1 female and two slings the exact same way we keep our rosies. We just had a mature ale pass a few weeks ago, and we had him in the same set up. I know it is not much help, but it was the only info I could find as well.
 

Moltar

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Care is the same as for a G rosea. There are many other species with basically those same care requirements and they're not even all from South America, much less Chile.
 

DFox

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Isn't the reason P. scrofa is in the Paraphysa genus instead of the Grammostola genus because it is a dwarf species? Either way I keep my female P. scrofa the same way I keep my rosea with no problems. You can expect an adult size of 3" - 4". Yours is very good-looking.
 

rd_07

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yeah thay are smaller and takes too long to grow as well
i dont have p.scrofa but i have p.parvula
 
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