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Invertebrate

Tarantula, terrestrial

Theraphosidae

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

Build a tarantula, terrestrial setup See the gear
Photograph of a Tarantula, terrestrial
Photograph by Carlos Valenzuela Montuy, CC BY-SA 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, terrestrial 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 26°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Night air
19 to 24°C
Humidity
50 to 60%
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Terrestrial
Typical captive life
20 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, terrestrial

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