Photo courtesy of Robert Lamb
Antilles (Martinique) Pinktoe Tarantula
Avicularia versicolor (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Photo courtesy of Robert Lamb
The Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula is another arboreal tarantula from South America. This colorful spider, which is native to Martinique and the Antilles, is similar to A. avicularia. The spiderlings are blue with brilliant markings, and dramatically change colors as they mature.
Captive Requirements
| Housing: | Upright cage, taller than wide |
| Communal: | Somewhat |
| Diet: | Crickets, cockroaches, or flying insects |
| Substrate: | Soil, peat moss, or vermiculite |
| Decor: | Cork bark upright against side of cage, water dish |
| Temperature: | 23.9 to 29.4° C (75 to 85° F) |
| Humidity: | High |
| Temperament: | Docile and fast, jumps |
| Considerations: | Good for beginners |
***Елисея***
(Eliseya)
I received Eliseya ("yeh-lees-say-ah") from another arachnophile in August 2003 as a trade for some millipedes. She is currently housed in a jar with some peat moss and corkbark. I started out feeding her fruit flies, but she is large enough now to take small crickets and even roaches. More pictures to come!
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| Sept. 18, 2003 | December 2003 | ||
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| December 2003 | She lives in a jar (now a larger one) | ||
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| Jan. 19, 2004 | Apr. 25, 2005: Getting more color | June 29, 2005 | |
Copyright © 2003-2006 By Emily Tenczar
LINKS:
Pink-Toed
Tarantula caresheet (Arachnophiliac)
(A. avicularia is similar to A. versicolor.)