Avicularia braunshauseni (Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula) 2" MALE

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. We breed this new world tarantula for sale in captivity 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 enclosure below is sized ahead of where this animal is today, not just to fit it right now.
• Enclosure: At 2 inches, this arboreal tarantula cage runs 5x5x8 inches, with at least 1.5 inches of substrate and a real piece of cork bark or sterile wood to start webbing against right away. Sized a notch ahead of the animal on purpose, since a pink toe that grows into its space settles and webs faster than one that outgrows it and has to be moved again right away.
• 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, not something to add later.
• Rehousing: From here it moves up to a 10x10x14 inch enclosure, then finally a 14x14x24 inch enclosure as a full adult, with each move coming roughly 8 to 12 months apart at this genus's medium to fast growth rate, full size in about 2 to 4 years start to finish.
• Temperature: 75 to 85°F, which is typical room temperature in most homes. Most keepers do not need any extra heating for this genus.
• 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 sized around 1/2", the right size for a 2 inch animal, offered at least once a week. Feed on that schedule at every stage, spiderlings included, and remove anything left uneaten after a day or two.
• Temperament: Docile but fast, quicker to bolt for its retreat than to stand its ground, and capable of jumping when startled. It tends to stay high in the enclosure and may ignore prey sitting on the ground while young, so offering food up where it is sitting works better than dropping it below. 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. Get that airflow right and this species is straightforward to raise.

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.

Listing Notes

• This listing is for an Avicularia braunshauseni Goliath Pink Toe Tarantula male measuring around two inches (2 inches) in diagonal leg span, which is the size given in the title, a confirmed male. Please note male size may differ from the max size listed for this species, since in most spiders the females grow larger. Priced accordingly for this size. Nowhere near this species' adult size yet, so there's no maturity or coloration claim being made here, just an honest confirmed sex.
• Looking for a different size? Check out these other options: 0.5-0.75" Spiderling, 0.75-1" Spiderling, and 1-1.25" Spiderling.