Psalmopoeus pulcher — Fact Sheet

Psalmopoeus pulcher · Psalmopoeus pulcher

📋 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 hold a controlled moisture zone
• Vertical cork tube or bark slab with branches and leaves for web anchors
• Shallow water dish and removable waste area reachable with minimal opening
• Keep the door route clear and all decor stable; do not dismantle clean functional webbing

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Use indirect room light; strong display lamps can overheat and dry the retreat
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h ambient light; no night light

🌡️ Temperature

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

💧 Humidity & water

• Target range: 65-80%; keep moisture controlled around one side of the retreat
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• For spiderlings, use a safe tiny dish or add small amounts of water to one substrate patch
• Provide steady ventilation; walls and substrate should not remain constantly wet

🪳 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.