Tliltocatl schroederi — Fact Sheet

Tliltocatl schroederi · Tliltocatl schroederi

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• Secure indoor enclosure only; no routine handling
• Keep singly; these tarantulas are not communal
• Low terrestrial enclosure with compact substrate and minimal fall height
• 35 x 30 x 25 cm; substrate depth 10-15 cm
• Open only in a closed room with a catch cup ready

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• Partly buried cork-bark hide and starter burrow
• Leaf litter; no unstable rocks or hard fall hazards
• Shallow water dish within easy reach

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or basking lamp; indirect room light is sufficient
• Photoperiod: about 10-12 h; no night light
• Keep out of direct sun and away from vibration

🌡️ Temperature

• Heat focus: 22-26 °C

• Day: 20-26 °C

• Cooler area: 18-22 °C

• Night: 18-22 °C

• Measure near the retreat with a digital thermometer

• Warm the room or one external side through a thermostat; never heat beneath substrate

• Avoid heat rocks and hot bulbs over small enclosures

💧 Humidity & water

• Keep surface mostly dry with one slightly moist lower corner
• Fresh shallow water always available
• Cross-ventilation; avoid persistent condensation and whole-enclosure misting

🪳 Feeding

Feed regularly:

• Captive-reared crickets
• Roaches
• Locusts where legal

In moderation:

• Mealworms or superworms as occasional variety
• Slings every 3-5 days; juveniles every 5-10 days

Avoid:

• Wild-caught insects, vertebrate prey, or oversized feeders
• Live prey during premolt, molt, or before fangs harden
• Remove uneaten prey within 24 h

Supplements:

• No calcium or vitamin powders; use healthy whole feeders

🩺 Health — warning signs

• Persistent climbing → poor cover, unsuitable substrate, excess moisture, or stress
• Bald abdomen and hair kicking → defensive stress; protect eyes
• Very swollen abdomen → overfeeding and rupture risk
• Hemolymph leak, eye exposure, or severe failed molt → urgent specialist help

Seek an exotic-animal vet or experienced arachnid professional for severe injury, failed molt, or progressive decline.