Cyriocosmus elegans — Fact Sheet

Cyriocosmus elegans · Cyriocosmus elegans

📋 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 8 cm of compact fine substrate that can hold a shallow burrow
• Small cork chip, leaf fragment, or starter hole for a secure retreat
• Clear feeding area and a shallow water source appropriate to the spider’s size
• Keep decor light and simple; check every vent, lid seam, and feeding port for escape gaps

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Use indirect room light; keep plant or display lamps outside the small enclosure
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h ambient light; no night light

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 23-26 °C
• Warm zone: 22-26 °C
• Cool zone: 20-22 °C
• Night: 20-22 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target range: 65-80%; keep the lower substrate slightly moist while the surface breathes
• Provide a very shallow water source when safe for the spider’s size
• Add water in small amounts to one side rather than wetting the whole container
• Avoid flooding, persistent condensation, and stale air in the tiny enclosure

🪳 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.