Aka: Phormictopus sp. 'Dominican Purple', Dominican Purple Birdeater
 
Experience: Beginner, Mostly docile though each T possesses their own personality. They are more active at night often moving dirt around redecorating.
 
Growth Rate: Mid, about 5 years to reach full size.
 
Type: Terrestrial/Fossorial (Opportunistic Burrowers)
 
Venom: Low potency typically not harmful to humans. 
 
Urticating Hairs: Yes
 
Adult Size: DLS-7-8”
 
Expected Life Span: Females 10+ years - Males 5-6 years
 
Temperature: Between 65º and 78º.
 
Humidity: 65-70% with adequate ventilation.
 
Natural Origins: Dominican Republic
 
Habitat: A recommended adult Enclosure size of 20x20x20. A drainage layer of clay balls or small gravel is beneficial in getting the substrate saturated but not leaving it a watery mush, adding a layer of mesh screen keeps the substrate and drainage level separated, and finally a layer of a good substrate on top. It's recommended to have a water dish, multiple hides, and plenty of substrate for the T to burrow in if they desire to do so even though they are an arboreal species. You can also add in a few clumps of moist sphagnum moss to keep the humidity higher, wetting them down once a week. For a bioactive tank, you can add Springtails and even live plants that help keep the humidity up and add to the enclosure aesthetic.
 
Substrate: A Peat moss and coco fiber mixture with added clumps of sphagnum moss and some vermiculite help keep humidity stay up. 5-7" of Substrate should suffice but more wouldn't hurt.
 
Diet:
Sling (1/4"-1")
Sm. crickets, or Sm. Dubia 2x a week.
 
Sub-Adult(1-3")
3-4 medium crickets, Md. Dubia every 7-10 days
 
Adult(4"+)
3 or 4 large Dubia roaches every other week or about a dozen crickets every 2 to 3 weeks
 
As an Adult, you can mix up the diet with Red Runner Roaches, Superworms, and even Horned Worms as a rare treat as they are more fatty than nutritional.
 
Sexing:
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