Avicularia juruensis sp. 'Peru Purple' (Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula) 1.25-1.5"

Avicularia juruensis sp. 'Peru Purple' (Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula)

The Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula, or Avicularia juruensis sp. 'Peru Purple', is an arboreal tarantula from Peru. Adults have an iridescent purple coloration across the legs and carapace (head), finished with white tipped hairs and pink toes, and a pink coloration across the front of the abdomen. Spiderlings start out in a pink and black coloration and begin changing into that adult purple around 2.5 inches. The species grows to about 6 to 7 inches in diagonal leg span, larger than most pink toes, while females live about 10 to 12 years and males mature faster, typically living only 2 to 3 years. This Peruvian purple pink toe also stays visible near the entrance of its retreat far more than it hides, and it is an active, docile and manageable species for an arboreal. An active, visible new world tarantula for sale that rarely stays hidden, great for dedicated hobbyists, offered here as a spiderling.

Why do hobbyists keep Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula?

• Stunning Coloration: An iridescent purple across the legs and carapace with white tipped hairs, pink toes, and a pink coloration across the front of the abdomen.
• Colorful Spiderlings: Slings start out in a pink and black coloration and begin changing into that adult purple around 2.5 inches.
• Great Display Species: Sits out near the mouth of its retreat far more than it hides, so you actually see the animal you bought instead of a web with something behind it.
• Heavy Webber: A bark dweller that tubes off heavily against cork and keeps extending the structure as it grows.
• Active and Manageable: An active species that stays easy to work around, docile for an arboreal even when it is on the move.
• Popular in the Hobby: The peru purple pinktoe is fairly common and genuinely popular, a keeper favorite for that iridescent purple without having to chase something rare.

How should Avicularia juruensis sp. 'Peru Purple' be kept?

• Adult Size: Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula spiderlings hatch around 0.5 to 0.75 inch and grow to about 6 to 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 1.25 to 1.5 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, 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: In the wild, arboreal tarantulas get most of their water from rainfall, drinking droplets off leaves, webbing, and enclosure walls rather than standing water. Misting the enclosure once a week is required, not optional, since it's this species' primary water source. A shallow water dish placed up on a piece of cork rather than on the floor is still worth keeping as a backup, and keeps crickets from drowning before they get eaten, but it should never replace regular misting.
• Diet: Prey sized around 5/16", the right size for a 1.25 to 1.5 inches 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.
• Not Eating? If this tarantula ever skips a meal, try prekilling the prey item and placing it up high in the enclosure rather than leaving live prey to wander. Dehydration is one of the most common reasons any tarantula, arboreal species especially, will refuse food, so keeping up with misting and a full water dish is usually the fastest way to get it back on track.

Looking for similar species?

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

Frequently asked questions about Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula?

• What do I do when I first get my tarantula? As soon as it arrives, mist the enclosure so there is clear moisture on the webbing, substrate, or enclosure wall, and keep an eye on it until you actually see it take a drink. Shipping is dehydrating, and an arboreal especially will not settle in or start eating until it has rehydrated properly, so this is the one step worth not skipping on day one. Once you have seen it drink, let it settle in undisturbed for a few days before offering its first meal.

Listing Notes

• This listing is for an Avicularia juruensis sp. 'Peru Purple' Peru Purple Pink Toe Tarantula spiderling measuring around one-and-a-quarter to one-and-a-half inches (1.25 to 1.5 inches) in diagonal leg span, which is the size given in the title, unsexed, with roughly a 50/50 chance of male or female. Our largest unsexed spiderling size, closing in on the 2.5 inch mark where this species' iridescent purple starts coming through.
• Looking for a different size? Check out these other options: 0.75-1", Spiderling, 1-1.25", Spiderling, 1.75-2" MALE, and 1.75-2" FEMALE, Juvenile Female.