Chilobrachys fimbriatus — Fact Sheet

Chilobrachys fimbriatus · Chilobrachys fimbriatus

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

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

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• About 25 cm of compact, shape-holding substrate for a stable burrow
• Cork bark or a firm root forming the entrance to a starter tunnel
• Cover and web anchors around the entrance, with the water dish kept accessible
• Keep decor stable and leave a maintenance area that is not directly over the burrow mouth

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Use indirect room light; direct lamps can overheat and dry the burrow too quickly
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h ambient light; no night light

🌡️ Temperature

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

💧 Humidity & water

• Target range: 65-80%; keep the lower burrow zone slightly moister than the surface
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Let the surface remain mostly dry to moderately moist
• Provide strong ventilation; avoid saturated substrate, wet walls, 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.