Brazilian Blue Dwarf (D diamantinensis)

The Dolichothele diamantinensis or Brazilian Blue Dwarf Beauty is sometimes described as a dwarf Green Bottle Blue with its much brighter and more vibrant colors. This tarantula is endemic to the rocky savannas of south east Brazil. These are prolific webbers and will fill any enclosure to the brim with a web tunnels, so it is beneficial to include plants, cork bark, and other decorations that are vertical in the enclosure for them to use as anchor points for their webbing. Being a dwarf species, they start off VERY tiny as slings, but they do grow very fast. Most males mature within a year or so and females mature shortly after that. With males reaching maturity at 12 months and females at 18 months, making them very fast growers. These tarantulas are also very quick, especially as spiderlings and will bolt so quickly it seems to almost teleport. This species is one of the few New World tarantulas that does not have urticating hairs.



TYPE
Terrestrial

SCIENTIFIC NAME
Dolichothele diamantinensis

ORIGIN
Brazil

HABITAT
Sling- Sling box or 8oz deli cup
Juvenile - 7x4x4 enclosure
Sub-Adult/Adult - 9x6x6 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 and mealworms is our recommended foods. However, superworms are also acceptable when they reach adulthood.

TEMPERATURE
68-78F, heating generally isn’t a concern with this species, and they do well at room temperature.

HUMIDITY
70%-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 4" diagonal leg span.

LIFESPAN
3-15 years (Males 3 years, with females drastically outliving them at 12-15 years)

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