AKA: Lasiodora parahybana, LP, Salmon Pink, Brazilian Pink Birdeater.
Experience: Beginner
Venom: not known to be poisonous to humans.
Urticating Hairs: Yes, meaning they can cause irritation in your skin and could result in blindness when they get into your eyes.
Temperature: 75°F - 80°F is ideal. Please avoid the use of heat pads as many Tarantulas burrow to get out of the heat.
Humidity: 65% - 75%
Natural Origins: Brazil
Habitat: Living on the forest floor in burrows or even under logs and leaf litter
Diet:
- Slings (1/4"-1/2")
Fruit flies, Pinhead crickets.
- Juveniles ( 1"-2")
Med. Crickets, 1/2" Dubia, Mealworms
- Sub Adult ( 3"-5")
Lg. Crickets, Lg. Dubia, Superworms, Mealworms
- Adult (5"- 10")
Lg. Crickets, Adult Dubia, Superworms, Mealworms, Pinky Mice
Sexing: Not all species of Tarantulas are dimorphic, Visual Differences in color and/or pattern between each sex. The best way to your tarantula is to examine its exuvia or molted exoskeleton.
Extra Info. : This particular species was discovered in 1917 by Brazilian zoologist, Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão.
Salmon Pink Bird Eater
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