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Brachypelma albiceps

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Brachypelma albiceps, or "Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula", is a medium-sized tarantula native to the western mountain ranges of Mexico, celebrated for its golden-beige carapace, black legs with reddish setae, and distinctive red-orange urticating hair patch on the abdomen that gives it its common name.

This is a terrestrial species that inhabits highland scrubland and semi-arid mountainous regions of western Mexico, particularly in states such as Michoacán and Guerrero, where it creates burrows in well-draining soil or modifies existing retreats under rocks and logs.

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Brachypelma albiceps, or "Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula", is a medium-sized tarantula native to the western mountain ranges of Mexico, celebrated for its golden-beige carapace, black legs with reddish setae, and distinctive red-orange urticating hair patch on the abdomen that gives it its common name.

This is a terrestrial species that inhabits highland scrubland and semi-arid mountainous regions of western Mexico, particularly in states such as Michoacán and Guerrero, where it creates burrows in well-draining soil or modifies existing retreats under rocks and logs.

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What's the ideal diet for a Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula?

All Tarantulas can eat a variety of feeders. Stick to crickets, dubia roaches, silkworms, horned worms occasionally, and a superworm or mealworm as the occasional treat!

How should I keep a Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula?

For this particular creature, you can start with the Terrestrial Terrain small enclosure if under a ¼" - 1.2" Spiderling (sling). When they get to be about 1" in size, you will want to either go to the Terrestrial Terrain Medium or Terrestrial Terrain Large enclosure. Feed them as slings once a week, twice if their opisthosoma (abdomen) looks small, but if the opisthosoma is wider than their prosoma (pneumothorax) then wait a couple of days to feed. For juveniles or adults, stick to feeding once a week, nothing larger than their opisthosoma. Make sure to keep a water dish at all times full; wider and deeper is preferred.

How long could a Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula live?

Females are believed to live upwards of 25+ years, and males not exceeding around 6 years of age. All estimates are based on multiple sources.

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