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Invertebrate

Tarantula, arboreal

Theraphosidae

Kept the same way as the isopods and springtails and tarantula, terrestrial, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

Build a tarantula, arboreal setup See the gear
Photograph of a Tarantula, arboreal
Photograph by JR Ferrer-Paris, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Tarantula, arboreal is not one animal. A family (Theraphosidae) split by habit rather than by taxon. The figures below span the group, so ask us which one you have before you buy the heating.

Daytime air
21 to 27°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Humidity
60 to 70%
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Arboreal
Typical captive life
10 years

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that suits a tarantula, arboreal

Chosen for invertebrate. The setup builder puts the whole kit together, sized to the animal, with the reason for each piece.

Build the whole kit

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where the figures come from