Description of Species and Care Sheets
The descriptions of tarantula species below are based on personal experience, the experience of others, and our research. Some aspects of the descriptions are purely subjective and our opinion. We are always glad to answer questions, so please feel free to email us if you have any concerns or need clarification about something. Before deciding on a particular kind of tarantula, it is important that you do your own research regarding the risks involved with each species as well as the care involved in maintaining a healthy environment for your tarantula.
Some things to consider when choosing a species.
- Isopod caresheet
- Acanthoscurria geniculata (Giant White Knee Tarantula)
- Aphonopelma chalcodes (Desert Blonde Tarantula)
- Aphonopelma hentzi (Texas Brown Tarantula)
- Avucularia aviculaira (Guyan Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Avicularia diversipes (Amazon Sapphire Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Avicularia rufa (Yellow Banded Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Avicularia metallica (Metallic Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Avicularia purpurea (Purple Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Avicularia urticans (Peruvian Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Brachypelma auratum (Mexican Flame KneeTarantula)
- Brachypelma boehmei (Mexican Fireleg Tarantula)
- Brachypelma emilia (Mexican Redleg Tarantula)
- Brachypelma hamorii (formerly smithi) (Mexican Redknee Tarantula)
- Bumba horrida (Brazilian RedHead Tarantula)
- Caribena versicolor (Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula)
- Ceratogyrus darlingi (Rear Horned Baboon Tarantula)
- Ceratogyrus marshalli (Straight Horned Baboon Tarantula)
- Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue, GBB Tarantula)
- Cyriocosmus bertae (Peruvian Dwarf Beauty Tarantula)
- Davus pentaloris (Guatemalan Tiger Rump Tarantula)
- Dolichothele diamantinensis (Brazilian Blue Dwarf Beauty Tarantula )
- Ephebopus cyanognathus (Blue Fang Tarantula)
- Eupalastrus campestratus (Pink Zebra Beauty Tarantula)
- Grammostola iheringi (Entre Rios Tarantula)
- Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula)
- Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Tarantula)
- Hapalopus sp. Columbia (Pumpkin Patch)
- Heteroscodra maculata (Togo Starburst, Ornamental Baboon Tarantula)
- Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
- Heterothele gabonensis (Gabon Blue Dwarf Baboon Tarantula)
- Hysterocrates gigas (Cameroon Red Baboon Spider Tarantula)
- Iridopelma hirsutum / recife (Amazon Ribbed Tarantula)
- Lasiodora difficilis (Brazilian Fire Red Birdeater Tarantula)
- Lasiodora parahybana (Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula)
- Linothele megatheloides (Colombian Funnel Web Spider)
- Megaphobema robustum (Colombian Giant Redleg Tarantula)
- Monocentropus balfouri (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
- Neoholothele incei {formerly Holothele} (Trinidad Olive Tarantula)
- Neoholothele incei {formerly Holothele} – Gold Form (Trinidad Olive Tarantula)
- Neischnocolus (was Ami) sp. Panama (Gold Banded Sunburst Dwarf Tarantula)
- Omothymus violaceopes (Singapore Blue Tarantula)
- Orphnaecus philippinus (Philippine Tangerine Tarantula)
- Paraphysa scrofa (Chilean Copper Tarantula)
- Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula)
- Poecilotheria rufilata (Red Slate Ornamental Tarantula)
- Poecilotheria striata (Mysore Ornamental Tarantula)
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei (Trinidad Chevron Tarantula)
- Psalmopoeus irminia (Venezualan Sun Tiger Tarantula)
- Psalmopoeus pulcher (Panama Blonde Tarantula)
- Pterinochilus murinus (Orange Baboon Tarantula, OBT)
- Tliltocatl albopilosum (Curlyhair Tarantula)
- Tliltocatl vagans (Mexican Redrump Tarantula)
- Typhochlaena seladonia
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