Tapinauchenius cupreus — Fact Sheet

Tapinauchenius cupreus · Tapinauchenius cupreus

📋 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 substrate to buffer moisture and cushion the floor
• Upright cork bark or tube placed behind the door for an immediate vertical retreat
• Stable branches, foliage, and web anchors forming private routes through the upper enclosure
• Shallow water dish accessible without tearing the web; avoid wide mesh, door gaps, and loose heavy decor

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle indirect room light; no night light
• Avoid hot display lamps over the upper retreat because they dry webbing and can trigger frantic movement

🌡️ Temperature

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

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 70-85% with strong cross-ventilation
• Fresh shallow water dish always available for juveniles and adults
• Keep part of the substrate slightly moist while the webbed retreat remains dry enough to use
• Condensation film, sour smell, mold, or soaked webbing mean moisture is outpacing 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.