Psalmopoeus reduncus — Fact Sheet

Psalmopoeus reduncus · Psalmopoeus reduncus

📋 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 stabilize the retreat and buffer moisture
• Vertical cork slab or tube with angled branches for a webbed hide
• Shallow water dish positioned away from the main access path
• Keep service areas open and decor secure so the retreat need not be pulled apart

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Use indirect room light; bright lamps can overheat and dry the compact 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%; maintain moderate moisture 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
• Ensure strong airflow; webbing should not sit in stale condensation or a persistently wet enclosure

🪳 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.