Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue Tarantula) 2-2.5" MALE

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue Tarantula) 2-2.5" MALE

The Green Bottle Blue Tarantula (GBB), or Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, is a terrestrial and semi-arboreal tarantula native to Venezuela, known for climbing up into bushes, shrubs, and tall grasses rather than staying strictly ground bound. Adults display blue legs, a green carapace (head), and a bright orange abdomen, one of the most iconic color combinations in the hobby. Spiderlings start out black and orange, changing a little more with every molt until the blue, green and orange coloration comes in around two and a half inches and intensifies as it gets bigger. The GBB only grows to about 6 inches in diagonal leg span, while females live an impressive 10 to 15 years and males mature faster, typically living only 2 to 3 years. GBBs are also docile but skittish, and highly active, quicker to move and a little more easily startled than some of the calmer beginner picks like the Mexican Red Knee or Brazilian Black, though not an aggressive or mean spider by nature. This is one of the best and most popular new world tarantulas for sale, ideal for first time keepers and for anyone practicing toward more forgiving arboreal slings, offered here as a juvenile male.

Why do hobbyists keep Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens?

• Stunning Coloration: Adults display blue legs, a green carapace (head), and a bright orange abdomen, one of the most iconic color combinations in the hobby.
• Colorful Spiderlings: Spiderlings start out black and orange, and change a little with every molt until the blue, green and orange comes in around two and a half inches, intensifying as it gets bigger.
• Heavy Webber: GBBs are one of the most prolific webbers in the hobby, capable of building elaborate web structures that become part of the display rather than something tucked out of sight.
• Great Display Species: GBBs are highly active and stay out in the open rather than hiding, so keepers get to actually watch them rather than just knowing one is in there.
• Gateway To Arboreals: For keepers who have only kept terrestrial species like the Mexican Red Knee or Brazilian Black, the GBB is one of the best ways to work toward true arboreals like pink toes, since it climbs and webs heavily like an arboreal sling while being far more forgiving of small care mistakes than most arboreal species. This Green Bottle Blue Tarantula for sale is one of the best stepping stones before moving on to a pink toe.

How should the Green Bottle Blue Tarantula be kept?

• Adult Size: Spiderlings start out around half to three quarters of an inch (0.5 to 0.75 inch) in diagonal leg span, growing to an adult max of about 6 inches, plenty of size to show off that coloration without ever becoming unwieldy to house.
• Enclosure: At this size, house in roughly an 8 by 8 by 8 inches enclosure with a couple inches of substrate, cork bark and foliage for webbing anchor points, still shallow substrate since GBBs spend real time up off the ground.
• Rehousing: One rehouse ahead, up to the roughly 12 by 12 by 12 inch adult enclosure in about 8 months to a year from here. Many males mature around this size range without ever needing that last move.
• Temperature: GBBs run warmer than most, aim for about 75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit, with 80 to 85 as the sweet spot, given their semi-tropical native climate.
• Humidity: Keep humidity on the moderate side rather than constantly damp. GBBs experience real wet and dry seasons in the wild, so let the substrate dry out between light moisture cycles instead of running it tropical wet or bone dry.
• Water: A shallow textured water dish works well, something they can grip when climbing out.
• Diet: Feeding at least once a week keeps this species growing well at every stage. At this size, prey should run about half to five eighths of an inch (0.5 to 0.625 inch).
• Temperament: Docile but skittish, and highly active, quicker to move and a little more easily startled than some of the calmer beginner picks like the Mexican Red Knee or Brazilian Black. Not an aggressive or mean spider by nature, that skittish energy is just part of what makes it fun to watch.

Are there any additional notes or considerations for the Green Bottle Blue Tarantula?

• Spiderling Care: GBB spiderlings hatch during the wet season, so they may need a little more humidity than adults. Combined with being almost entirely arboreal as babies, that makes GBB slings a perfect species to practice with for anyone working toward keeping arboreal babies in general.

Listing Notes

• This listing is for a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Green Bottle Blue Tarantula juvenile male measuring around two to two and a half inches (2 to 2.5 inch) in diagonal leg span, confirmed male. Please note male size may differ from the max size listed for this species, since in most spiders the females grow larger.