Brachypelma Emilia
Mexican Redleg
Range: Mexico
Experience level: Beginner
Size: Fully grown 12 cm
Growth rate: Medium
Type: Terrestrial
Temperament: Quite docile but can be skittish
Housing:
Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate. Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide, this is a opportunistic burrower. When they reach about 7 cm they stay out in the open which make them a good display tarantula.
Water requirements:
A shallow water dish, or weekly water spray.
Diet:
Crickets, mealworms, superworms.
Comments:
This is a colourful, long lived species, that is easy to care for.
Experience level: Beginner
Size: Fully grown 12 cm
Growth rate: Medium
Type: Terrestrial
Temperament: Quite docile but can be skittish
Housing:
Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate. Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide, this is a opportunistic burrower. When they reach about 7 cm they stay out in the open which make them a good display tarantula.
Water requirements:
A shallow water dish, or weekly water spray.
Diet:
Crickets, mealworms, superworms.
Comments:
This is a colourful, long lived species, that is easy to care for.