Indian Violet (C Fimbriatus)

These are fossorial and will live in deep burrows but also very heavy webbers so if they are given a lot of structure in the enclosure, they can cast beautiful and elaborate webbed wonderlands that they will also spend quite a lot of time in and around. The keep can also drop feeders on the outskirts of this webbing which will bring your Indian Violet out in the open to grab it. Feeding them sparingly will also ensure they are always out and about hoping to grab an extra meal, making them more visible. They are claimed to have quite a long lifespan too, living over 20 years, which is quite a surprise when it comes to old an old world genus like Chilobrachys. It’s usually rare to find old world species living longer than 15 years at most.

Beautiful as they may be, being and old world species and on top of that in the Chilobrachys family, they are well known to be bold and defensive so extra care should be taken when working with this species, as with all old world species. They are voracious eaters and attack prey with plenty of vigor, making them entertaining to keep and watch, but again, feeding time is when keepers are most at risk because these guys will attack prey so quickly, they won’t be able to tell if they attacked a prey item… or your finger while cleaning out a water bowl.

Being old world and part of the Chilobrachys family, is must be assumed that it’s venom will be reasonably strong and cause intense pain and discomfort for the unlucky hobbyist.

TYPE
Terrestrial

SCIENTIFIC NAME
Chilobrachys fimbriatus

ORIGIN
Goa, India

HABITAT
Sling- Sling box or 8oz deli cup
Juvenile - 9x6x6 enclosure
Sub-Adult/Adult - 12x8x8 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 superworms is our recommended foods. However, mealworms, are also acceptable.

TEMPERATURE
78-82F, heating generally isn’t a concern with this species.

HUMIDITY
65%-75%, 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
5-25 Years (Males 5 years, with females drastically outliving them at 25 years)

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