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Theraphosidae

Venezuelan Suntiger

Psalmopoeus irminia

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. thetarantulacollective.com

Photograph: eamonccorbett · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Drag the sun. Venezuelan Suntiger is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

Burrowing · temperate · humidFrom the sheet: 24–28°C, humidity 70–80%

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Temperature24–28 °C
Humidity70–80 %
Enclosure30×30×40
Diet7 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
24–28°Ambient

One ambient band, 24–28°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states24-28 °C

Humidity

70–80%Target RH

The sheet states70-80%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m13–15 cm
1520100400 cm
13–15 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Araneae
Origin
IUCN / CITES
Not evaluated; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Advanced
Commonality
Common in SEA/Thai trade
Adult size
13–15 cm legspan
Lifespan
F 10–12 yr / M 3–4 yr
Growth rate
Fast
Activity & niche
Nocturnal · Arboreal (semi-fossorial young)
Temperament
Fast, defensive, secretive
Venom / defense
No urticating hairs; stronger bite (still non-lethal)

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

30 cm40 cm
warm hideclimbing branchwatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
30 × 30 × 40 cmWidth × depth × height
9dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states30×30×40 cm vertical

Temperature
24–28 °C
Humidity
70–80%
Min. enclosure
30×30×40 cm vertical
Substrate
5–8 cm coco fibre, cork bark vertical
Hides / decor / water
Vertical cork bark, plants, water dish

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs an adult
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesCrickets, dubia roaches, flying prey · Adults 1×/wk; slings 2–3×/wk

Staple food
Crickets, dubia roaches, flying prey
Feeding frequency
Adults 1×/wk; slings 2–3×/wk
Supplements
None (whole prey)

Behaviour and handling

HandlingNot recommended
CommunalNo (cannibalistic)
Defense / stress signsBolting, threat posture, fang display, jumping

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
10–12 yrLifespan in care
10 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
M mature 1–1.5 yr; ventral sexing; 1 sac ~50–200 eggs

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration, fall injury; escapes via speed
Red flags / quarantine
SignsLethargy, curled legs, no feeding; secure lid (fast escape); quarantine 30–60 d

Good to know

  • Velvet-black with orange chevrons; lacks urticating hairs

What it needs

Enclosure at least 30 × 30 × 40 cmbecause enclosure30×30×40 cm vertical
A thermometerbecause temp24-28 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity70–80%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

Others in this group

What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.