Avicularia braunshauseni (Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula)

Avicularia braunshauseni (Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula)

The Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula, or Avicularia braunshauseni, is an arboreal tarantula from South America, suspected to come from parts of Brazil. Adults have blue legs that shift toward purple under different lighting, a green carapace (head), and a reddish abdomen finished with white tipped hairs. This is one of the larger pink toes in the hobby, growing to about 7 inches in diagonal leg span. Females live about 10 to 12 years, with males maturing faster and typically living only 2 to 3 years. This species is also generally docile for an arboreal of its size, though still quick and capable of jumping when startled, and it suits a keeper who wants a pink toe with real presence. One of the larger new world tarantulas for sale in the pink toe group, great for dedicated hobbyists, offered here as a spiderling.

Why do hobbyists keep Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula?

• Large Arboreal Species: About 7 inches in diagonal leg span, which puts it among the largest pink toes in the hobby. A full grown pink toe tarantula of this species is a genuinely substantial animal on a wall of cork bark.
• Stunning Coloration: Blue legs that pull toward purple in different lighting, a green carapace, and a reddish abdomen with white tipped hairs. Three colors on one animal, at a size that shows all of them off.
• Rare in the Hobby: A newer species here and one of the rarest tarantulas we carry, still genuinely scarce as a rare tarantula in the hobby, and because so few have been grown all the way up the adult coloration is not something most keepers have seen in person yet.
• Heavy Webber: Builds thick silk tube retreats high in the enclosure, and at this size the structures get impressive.
• Docile Temperament: Calm for an arboreal carrying this much size, more likely to move away than to hold ground.

How should Avicularia braunshauseni be kept?

• Adult Size: Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula spiderlings hatch around 0.5 to 0.75 inch and grow to about 7 inches in diagonal leg span as full adults, so every size below is sized ahead of where that animal is today.
• Enclosure and Rehousing: Sized in three stages as this species grows toward its adult max, from a first enclosure through two rehouses. See the size you're considering below for the exact dimensions at that stage.
• Setup Tips: Real cork bark or a real piece of wood in the enclosure is not just decoration, it is one of the most important pieces of this setup. It gives the animal somewhere real to grip and start laying web right away, and with this genus in particular, that first piece of bark makes a drastic difference in how quickly a new arrival settles in and starts webbing. We have seen a real increase in early survival success tied directly to a bark based setup versus a bare enclosure, so this is one detail worth getting right from day one.
• Temperature: 75 to 85°F, the optimal range for most tropical species like this one. Cooler temperatures are survivable, but increase the odds of trouble molting and growing, so we recommend staying in this range for the best results. Most keepers do not need any extra heating to hit it.
• Humidity: Moderate to high, with the substrate kept lightly moist rather than wet, and strong cross ventilation. Airflow matters more here than maximizing humidity, so skip a fully screened top, which dries an enclosure out too fast.
• Water: A shallow water dish is enough, and placing it up on a piece of cork rather than on the floor is more natural for an arboreal and keeps crickets from drowning in it before they get eaten. Add a light misting of the enclosure once a week to help keep humidity in range.
• Diet: Prey size scales with the animal, from pinhead sized feeders on the smallest spiderlings up to larger prey as it grows. See the size you're considering below for the exact prey measurement at that stage.
• Temperament: Docile but fast, quicker to bolt for its retreat than to stand its ground, and capable of jumping when startled. This genus is genuinely easy once one thing is right: keep the air moving with real cross ventilation, keep the substrate lightly moist rather than wet, and give it real cork bark from the sling stage.

Which size should I choose?

• 0.5-0.75" Spiderling: the lowest cost way in, and the one that lets you watch its entire growth and color change happen under your own care from the very start.
• 0.75-1" Spiderling: one step up from the smallest option, already through the most delicate early weeks yet still priced like a spiderling.
• 1-1.25" Spiderling: our largest size still priced as a spiderling, for anyone who wants a bit more animal without stepping up to juvenile pricing.
• 2" MALE: a confirmed male at this size, for anyone who specifically wants a male rather than an unsexed juvenile.

Pick the size you want above. Each size still has its own care guidance suited to exactly where that animal is today, not a generic version stretched across every size.

Are there any additional notes or considerations?

• Pink Toe Spiders?: You will sometimes see these called pink toe spiders online. Tarantulas are arachnids, not spiders, and definitely not true spiders, the kind most people picture when they hear the word spider. This is one of the heavy bodied, hairy, long lived tarantulas that gets lumped in with that name anyway. If you searched for a pink toe spider and landed here, you are in exactly the right place.

Looking for similar species?

• Browse our Arboreal Tarantulas and New World Tarantulas collections to explore related care profiles.