Eupalaestrus campestratus — Fact Sheet

Eupalaestrus campestratus · Eupalaestrus campestratus

📋 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 10 cm of firm, shape-holding substrate and a stable cork-bark hide
• Shallow water dish and a small open feeding area
• Keep climbing height low; avoid tall branches, unstable rocks, and other hard fall hazards

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient room light; no night light
• Keep plant or display lights weak and indirect so the retreat does not overheat or dry out

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 22-26 °C
• Warm zone: 20-26 °C
• Cool zone: 18-22 °C
• Night: 17-21 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 55-70% with a dry to moderately moist surface
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Keep one area near the hide slightly moist when needed and let the rest of the surface dry
• Avoid keeping the whole enclosure wet or allowing stale damp 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.