Poecilotheria ornata — Fact Sheet

Poecilotheria ornata · Poecilotheria ornata

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

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

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• 5 cm of moisture-buffering substrate beneath a tall arboreal layout
• Large cork tube or vertical bark slab where the entire adult can disappear
• Stable branches and foliage forming private routes from floor to upper retreat
• Shallow water dish reachable without opening the door toward the spider
• Secure anchors and narrow gaps; avoid wide mesh, loose heavy decor, and a retreat aimed at the door

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or specialist basking lamp required; normal room light is sufficient
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient light; no night light
• Use indirect display lighting only and measure conditions near the upper retreat
• Avoid bright heat above the webbing, which dries it and prompts exposed movement

🌡️ Temperature

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

💧 Humidity & water

• Target 70-85% humidity as a ventilated gradient, with fresh water always available
• Keep a moisture reserve in the substrate while allowing bark and upper webbing to dry
• Keep spiderlings in small secure arboreal containers with controlled moisture and cross-ventilation
• During premolt, raise local moisture toward 80-90%, not the whole enclosure
• Increase airflow or reduce watering if condensation, mold, or a sour smell persists

🪳 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.