Pink Toe Tarantula - Avicularia Avicularia

The mature pinktoe tarantula has a dark-colored body and pinkish colored feet, which is where it gets its name from. Juveniles differ and have dark colored feet and a pinkish legs and body. As they approach adulthood they go through a reversal of color. They are an ambush predator, and rely on silky webs to sense when there is food nearby.

TYPE
New World - Arboreal

SCIENTIFIC NAME
Avicularia Avicularia

ORIGIN
Central & South America

HABITAT
Sling- 50 Dram Vial
Juvenile - 4x7x7 enclosure
Sub-Adult/Adult - 8x8x12 enclosure, 2 ½ or 5 gallon tank
Provide them with a cork bark hide, water dish, a little sphagnum moss (optional) and straight coco fiber. However a substrate like jungle mix or creature soil which is mainly peat moss, a little soil and a small amount of sand. Coco fiber works very well and is the least expensive.

DIET
Roaches, crickets, mealworms and superworms is our recommended foods.

TEMPERATURE
60-80F, heating generally isn’t a concern with this species.

HUMIDITY
75%-85%, slings should stay on lightly moist substrate, adults should have a water dish and a corner of their enclosure that goes through a wet/dry cycle, moistening the substrate and then leaving it alone until it dries out.

ADULT SIZE
Adults can reach up to 5"+ diagonal leg span.

LIFESPAN
3-12 Years (Males 3-5 years, with females drastically outliving them at 12+ years)

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
We do not recommend keeping tarantulas as they will cannibalize each other. Its best to keep tarantulas in individual enclosures.