One of the many reasons why this tarantula is so expensive is its brilliant appearance.
Gooty sapphire tarantula care sheet.
Even people who don t get why anyone would want to keep a tarantula as a pet have to admit that the gooty is a really beautiful spider.
Dubia roaches or five 5 adult crickets weekly.
The gooty ornamental gooty sapphire and peacock parachute spider to name just three.
The entire poecilotheria genus is visually stunning but p.
This species is a excellent eater.
Gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula poecilotheria metallica care sheet.
Yet it will descend to the ground in search of food if need be.
It is not recommended that you hold a gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula without knowing the risks and being familiar with fast moving species this is not a tarantula that is recommended for beginners.
It is amazing to see their hunting strategy.
Care husbandry video.
Reginald innes pocock initially discovered them in 1899 in gooty but then was never seen in that area after.
For variety i give my girl one 1 house gecko every six 6 months to stimulate the natural instinct of hunting.
Metallica is unique in the sense that it has a brilliant metallic blue hue.
This video shows you exactly how i keep and feed my gooty sapphire ornamental.
We wrote the below gooty sapphire tarantula care sheet to help arachnid hobbyists understand more about this visually stunning spider which also commonly goes by its scientific name.
Interestingly the gooty sapphire was originally.
Poecilotheria metallica goes by a variety of different common names.
Poecilotheria metallica also known as the gooty sapphire ornamental citation needed is an old world species of tarantula it is the only blue species of the genus poecilotheria like others in its genus it exhibits an intricate fractal like pattern on the abdomen.
Its entire body especially its legs have this coloration and its accented with hints of white yellow and black.
I also include some additional information on the poecilotheria.
Now i give my gooty sapphire ornamental two 2 one inch b.
Even people who don t get why anyone would want to keep a tarantula as a pet have to admit that the gooty is a really beautiful.
We wrote the below gooty sapphire tarantula care sheet to help arachnid hobbyists understand more about this visually stunning spider which also commonly goes by its scientific name.
It was only after their re appearance in andhra pradesh that it was confirmed that gooty was not their natural habitat and that the original sighting was an accidental discovery although gooty is still linked to their common name.