How I Care For My Arizona Blonde Tarantulas - Aphonopelma chalcodes

In this video I cover care, husbandry, and feeding Aphonopelma chalcodes, also known as the Arizona Blonde Tarantula or the Desert Blonde Tarantula. This includes handling, temperature, humidity, set up, enclosure, substrate, lifespan, and size for spiderling, juvenile and adult tarantulas. I cover essentially everything you need to know about how to set up their enclosure, how to feed, and how best to care of your pet tarantula.

Scientific Name: Aphonopelma chalcodes
Common Name: Desert Blonde/Arizona Blond
Type: Terrestrial
Category: New World
Endemic Location: southern Arizona and northern Mexico
Body Length: 2.75” (7cm)
Diagonal Leg Span (DLS): 6” (15cm)
Urticating Hairs: Yes
Growth Rate: Slow...very sloooow
Life Expectancy: Females 25 years / Males 6-8 years
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner

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00:00 Intro
00:17 Location, Temperament & Type
00:50 Growth rate, Size, Lifespan
01:19 Spiderling Enclosure Setup
01:53 Juvenile Enclosure Setup
02:11 Adult Enclosure Setup
02:52 Temperatures
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04:21 Spiderling, Juvenile & Adult Feeding
05:27 Weird Behaviors
05:58 Handling Tarantulas / Venom Potency
06:43 Species Overview / Recommendations

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