Birupes simoroxigorum — Fact Sheet

Birupes simoroxigorum · Birupes simoroxigorum

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

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

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• 18 cm of firmly packed, shape-holding substrate for a stable fossorial tunnel
• Cork tunnel or bark starter burrow, ideally against one side for limited observation
• Shallow water dish kept accessible after heavy webbing
• Secure lid or doors, cross-ventilation, and no gaps that admit feeder insects
• Minimal stable decor and low fall distance; prepare a catch cup before maintenance

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist lighting required; a normal room day-night rhythm is enough
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of subdued ambient light; no night light
• Keep any plant or display light indirect and away from the burrow entrance
• Avoid bright, hot lamps that overheat or dry the humid deep setup

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 24-27 °C
• Warm zone: 23-27 °C
• Cool zone: 21-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 70-85% humidity, with a shallow dish of fresh water always available
• Keep the lower substrate moist but let the surface and burrow entrance breathe
• Pour water down one side or around the dish rather than heavily misting the web and retreat
• Keep spiderlings in secure ventilated containers with a moist lower layer and a drier surface
• During premolt, raise local retreat moisture toward 80-90%; avoid condensation, saturated tunnels, 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.