Omothymus violaceopes — Fact Sheet

Omothymus violaceopes · Omothymus violaceopes

📋 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 broad slab reaching near the lid while leaving a clear service corridor
• Stable branches, foliage, and bark-to-wall web anchors leading toward cover
• About 5 cm of firm substrate to hold moisture below the surface
• Shallow water dish accessible without dismantling the retreat; avoid clutter that blocks safe maintenance

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient room light; no night light
• Avoid bright direct lamps that overheat the upper retreat or dry it too quickly

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 25-27 °C
• Warm zone: 23-27 °C
• Cool zone: 21-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 65-80% with strong airflow, never a sealed wet enclosure
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Overflow the dish lightly or dampen one lower corner, then let exposed surfaces dry
• Give slings a tiny dish or controlled moisture patch; persistent condensation, sour smell, and heavy mold require less water and more ventilation

🪳 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.