Avicularia juruensis — Fact Sheet

Avicularia juruensis · Avicularia juruensis

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

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

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• Vertical cork tube or bark slab reaching the upper enclosure for the main web retreat
• Stable twigs and foliage as web anchors, without inaccessible gaps behind the background
• About 5 cm of lightly moisture-buffering substrate and a shallow water dish
• Keep the door and water-service route clear so the web tube need not be torn open
• Secure every branch, vent, and opening for this fast arboreal escape risk

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist lighting required; normal room light is sufficient
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient light; no night light
• Keep plant or display lights indirect and measure temperature near the upper web retreat
• Avoid bright or heat-producing lamps above the enclosure

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 24-27 °C
• Warm zone: 22-27 °C
• Cool zone: 20-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 65-80% humidity with strong cross-ventilation and fresh water always available
• Lightly mist or dampen a lower corner when needed; keep the upper web retreat free of persistent condensation
• House spiderlings in small arboreal containers with controlled moisture and ventilation on more than one side
• During premolt or very dry weather, raise local humidity toward 80-90%, then allow surfaces to dry
• Never seal a wet enclosure; stale saturated air is more dangerous than a brief dry cycle

🪳 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.