Caresheet: Green Bottle Blue
Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens
Green Bottle Blue
Range: Northen Venezuela
Experience level: Beginner/intermediate
Size: Fully grown about 12cm
Growth rate: Medium
Type: Terrestrial, burrower
Temperament: This is a docile species but somewhat skittish and can be very fast. Some like to flick hairs, Doesn't strike often, but can bite repeatedly if provoked
Housing: Use a terraium that will alow at least 10 centimeters of substrate.
Retreat/hide: Use 5 to 7 centimeters of peat moss, this is an extensive webber. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide, but most likely it will build its own retreat from webbing.
Water requirements: A shallow water dish. Humidity should be kept fairly low, with occasional misting.
Diet: Crikets, superworms, grasshoppers, small roaches.
Comments: This is a delightful and beautiful species to own. The legs on this spider are iridescent blue, with a green carapace. The abdomen is reddish orange. Remove any uneaten food immediately.
