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Species information

English name: Common Rose Hair

Zone: Chili

Old World or New World: New World

Class: terrestrial

 

Basic information

Body size: 6 to 7 centimeter | 2,4 to 2,8 inch

Leg span: 11 to 13 centimeter | 4,3 to 5,1 inch

Different colors between genders: no

Growth rate: slow

Temperament: docile, with some exceptions

Urcating hair: yes

Venom potency: 1

Symptoms after a bite:   

 

Notes

- Grammostola porteri and Grammostola rosea are very similar to eachother but G. porteri got a darker (and browner) carapace

Caresheets

Grammostola porteri

Spiderling

Enclosure information

Minimal terrarium size: 30 x 30 x 30 centimeter | 11,8 x 11,8 x 11,8 inch

Soil thickness: 5 to 10 centimeter | 2,0 to 3,9 inch

Humidity: 55 to 65 %

Temperature: 20 to 25 degrees celcius

 

Breeding

Maximum age - male: 3 years

Maximum age - female: 15 to 20 years

Pubescency - male: 2 to 3 years

Pubescency – female: 5 to 6 years

 

Time until the egg sac made:

Time until the eggs hatch: approx. 2 months

Avarage size of the egg sac: up to 350

Possibility to a second egg sac:

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