Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli — Fact Sheet

Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli · Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli

📋 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 firm substrate to support cork and buffer moisture
• Vertical cork tube or bark slab with branches and foliage forming private routes
• Water dish placed where it remains accessible with minimal door opening
• Avoid wide mesh, loose heavy decor, and gaps along the door or background

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Use indirect room light; bright lamps above the retreat can dry upper webbing
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h ambient light; no night light

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 24-27 °C
• Warm zone: 23-27 °C
• Cool zone: 21-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Target range: 65-80%; maintain a moisture reserve without keeping the enclosure wet
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Let part of the substrate and elevated retreat dry between waterings
• Provide strong cross-ventilation; persistent condensation, mold, or sour odor indicates excess moisture

🪳 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.