This is a specific care sheet for Greenbottle Blues (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), for more in this genus see Category:Chromatopelma.
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Known as the Greenbottle Blue Tarantula, this is one of my favorite tarantulas due to its amazing colours and temperament. They also are heavy webbers so can be sometimes hard to see.
| Tarantula Information (for a more detailed Tarantula care review see Tarantula Care Sheets | |
| Regions Found: | Scrub lands and deserts in Venezuela |
| Class: | Terrestrial. Likes to hide under tank furniture and sometimes burrow. |
| Longevity: | Grow fast. Females live much longer. |
| Adult Size: | 13 and15cm |
| Temperament: | Slightly docile and calm |
| Urticating Hairs: | Yes but rarely used |
| Venom Potency: | Unknown |
| Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Housing Requirements | |
| Tarantula Housing: | Floor space is more important than height, a deep substrateshould be provided for burrowing. A good retreat is required. |
| Temperature: | 21-30°C (69.8-86°F) |
| Humidity: | About 70% |
| Special Requirements: | No special requirements. |
| Breeding Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Tarantulas | |
| Breeding Difficulty: | Unknown |
| Egg sac size: | Unknown |
| Danger to Male: | Probable sexual cannibalism |
| Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Diet | |
| Livefood insects such as crickets, locust, butter worms, meal worms, superworms, houseflies and cockroaches. | |
| Recommended Pet Supplies for Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens | |
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Description
C. Cyaneopubescens have a fantastic colouration, starting off golden with a striped black and orange rump as spiderlings and slowly losing their stripes and turning blue-legged and green-carapaced. This stark colour makes them an extremely sought after species that many enthusiasts want for their collection if they haven’t already.
Housing
In the wild, C. Cyaneopubescens live under and around bushes and scrubs in Venezuala. Therefore, in captivity they need many branches and rocks sticking out of the ground to anchor their fantastic webs too. As always with Tarantulas, except with spiderlings, a waterbowl is needed as a permanent drinking source. Spiderlings obtain sufficient water from their prey, so be sure to have a strong feeding regimen as they count on it even more when they are so small.