Psalmopoeus victori — Fact Sheet

Psalmopoeus victori · Psalmopoeus victori

📋 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 for humidity buffering and low retreats used by spiderlings
• Vertical cork tube or broad bark slab reaching near the lid, with the main retreat behind the opening
• Angled branches, foliage, and web anchors that lead toward cover
• Shallow water dish accessible through a clear service corridor; avoid clutter that forces the webbed hide apart

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient room light; no night light
• Avoid bright direct lamps that overheat the upper retreat or dry the webbing

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 22-26 °C
• Warm zone: 21-26 °C
• Cool zone: 20-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 60-75% with strong ventilation
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Dampen one side or the lower substrate periodically, then let exposed webbing and surfaces dry
• Give slings a tiny dish or controlled moisture patch; persistent condensation, sour smell, and heavy mold require less water and more airflow

🪳 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.