Pelinobius muticus — Fact Sheet

Pelinobius muticus · Pelinobius muticus

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

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

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• 30 cm of firmly packed, shape-holding substrate for the main fossorial tunnel
• Starter burrow pressed against one side for limited observation
• Stable shallow water dish and a removable waste area reachable without opening the enclosure widely
• Cork bark or bark slab placed so the first movement from the burrow leads toward cover
• No heavy loose decor, collapse risks, or tall fall space; prepare a catch cup before service

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist lighting required; normal room light provides the day-night rhythm
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of subdued ambient light; no night light
• Keep display lighting indirect and away from the burrow entrance
• Avoid bright basking lamps that dry or overheat the deep enclosure

🌡️ Temperature

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

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 45-65% humidity, with a shallow stable dish of fresh water always available
• Keep the surface dry to slightly damp and maintain deeper moisture without turning the lower layers to mud
• Keep spiderlings in small ventilated containers with a managed damp patch or very small water dish
• During premolt, raise local lower-layer moisture toward 65-75%, not the whole enclosure
• Reduce watering and increase air exchange if sour odor, heavy mold, or persistent condensation develops

🪳 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.