| Special Notices |
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Build the enclosure for digging. Give this terrestrial Mexican species generous compactable substrate and a starter retreat so it can establish a secure burrow rather than relying on a shallow display setup.
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| Care Details |
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🌡️ Temperature: A conservative captive range is about 70–78°F (21–26°C). Keep temperatures stable, avoid prolonged overheating, and allow normal modest nighttime cooling rather than trying to maintain excessive warmth.
💧 Humidity: Favor good ventilation and a mostly dry surface while retaining some moisture deeper in the substrate, particularly for slings and juveniles. Avoid saturated or stagnant conditions, and provide clean drinking water as enclosure size permits.
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| 🏠 Housing |
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Babies / Slings: Use a secure ventilated container with generous diggable substrate and a small starter retreat. Maintain some moisture below the surface without saturation, offer tiny prey, and keep excess vertical space to a minimum.
Juveniles: Increase usable floor space while retaining deep, compactable substrate for excavation. Provide a snug hide, water dish when practical, good ventilation, and low clearance above the substrate to reduce fall risk.
Adults: House terrestrially with ample floor area, several inches of diggable substrate, a secure retreat, good ventilation, and constant access to a water dish. Keep vertical clearance modest for this ground-dwelling species.
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| 🍽️ General Diet |
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Offer appropriately sized crickets and suitable roaches such as Dubia, Red Runner, or Lobster roaches. Small slings can take tiny live prey or portions of pre-killed prey when necessary, while juveniles and adults can accept proportionally larger invertebrates.
Adjust portions and feeding frequency according to life stage, abdomen condition, and feeding response rather than following a rigid schedule. Remove uneaten prey and boluses, and stop offering live feeders when a molt appears imminent.
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| In-depth Facts |
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Scientific Name |
Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012
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An exact species entry could not be verified.
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| 📛 Common Names |
No widely established common name verified; sometimes sold simply as a Mexican Bonnetina species. |
| 🌡️ Temperature |
About 70–78°F (21–26°C) as a conservative captive range. |
| 💧 Humidity |
Mostly dry surface with some lower-substrate moisture, good ventilation, and access to clean water. |
| 📍 Locale |
Mexico. |
| 🏷️ Category |
Terrestrial and burrowing; provide deep substrate and a secure retreat. |
| 📏 Adult Size |
Females: Reliable species-specific female DLS range is not well established in readily available references.
Males: Reliable species-specific male DLS range is not well established in readily available references.
DLS means diagonal leg span. These
are general species notes, not the size of the specimen offered.
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| 🪶 Urticating Hairs |
Urticating hairs are present in Bonnetina; avoid direct hair contact and assume they may be used defensively when disturbed. |
| ⏳ Growth Rate |
Species-specific captive growth data are limited; generally reported as slow to medium within the genus. |
| 🧭 Lifespan |
Females: Reliable species-specific captive lifespan estimates are not well established.
Males: Reliable species-specific captive lifespan estimates are not well established.
Captive keeper estimates of total
lifespan, not years remaining after purchase.
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| 🍽️ Feeding |
Appropriately sized crickets and suitable roaches; adjust portions by life stage and body condition and withhold live prey around molts. |
| 🎯 Recommended Level |
For keepers interested in lesser-seen Mexican terrestrials and natural burrowing behavior, with straightforward care when provided a secure, appropriately deep setup. |
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| Safety Disclaimer |
| Tarantulas
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