Aphonopelma moderatum — Fact Sheet

Aphonopelma moderatum · Aphonopelma moderatum

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• Use the enclosure dimensions, heating, humidity, and safety values from the structured care profile and full care guide.

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• At least 12 cm of compacted coco fibre, unfertilised soil, or a shape-holding soil/clay mix
• Partly buried cork hide or starter burrow, with a slightly moister lower retreat
• Shallow water dish kept accessible at all times
• Sparse, stable decor; no tall branches, loose rocks, or mesh that can catch claws
• Keep the fall distance short to protect this heavy terrestrial spider

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist lighting required; normal room light is sufficient
• Use only indirect display or plant lighting that does not heat or dry the enclosure
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of ambient light; no night light
• Avoid bright basking lamps over the low terrestrial setup

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 22-26 °C
• Warm zone: 20-26 °C
• Cool zone: 18-21 °C
• Night: 16-21 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 45-65% humidity, with a shallow dish of fresh water always available
• Keep the surface mostly dry and occasionally moisten one corner or overflow the dish to buffer the lower layer
• Keep small spiderlings slightly more evenly hydrated, but with ventilation and a dry area available
• During premolt, raise only local retreat moisture toward 65-80%; do not soak the whole enclosure
• Avoid persistently wet substrate, condensation, mold, and stale air

🪳 Feeding

• Feed according to the prey type and schedule in the structured care profile; remove uneaten prey promptly.

🩺 Health — warning signs

• Watch for appetite loss, abnormal posture, injury, breathing issues, failed shedding or molting, and sustained weight loss.