Stromatopelma calceatum — Fact Sheet

Stromatopelma calceatum · Stromatopelma calceatum

📋 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 buffer moisture and cushion the enclosure floor
• Vertical cork tube or broad bark slab reaching near the lid
• Stable branches, leaf cover, and web anchors arranged so movement after opening leads toward cover
• Shallow water dish reachable with minimal opening; avoid loose heavy decor, wide mesh, and blocked service routes

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient room light; no night light
• Avoid bright heat lamps that dry the upper retreat and create a dangerously hot ceiling

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 25-27 °C
• Warm zone: 23-27 °C
• Cool zone: 21-23 °C
• Night: 20-23 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 65-80% with strong air exchange, never sealed and wet
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Overflow the dish lightly or dampen one lower corner, then allow exposed surfaces to dry
• Give slings a tiny dish or managed moisture patch; persistent condensation, sour substrate, and heavy mold indicate excessive 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.