Meet Oogie Boogie

Oogie is our Green Bottle Blue Tarantula.

So a back story of our tarantulas.

I have always had arachnophobia. Cory (months ago) really

wanted to get a jumping spider and I told him I was fine with that.

He did get one but then all the sudden the Tarantula’s

started coming into the home.

I am doing much better with my arachnophobia

but I still get scared from time to time. The other part about t

he backstory is since he was bringing home

creatures that scare me, I got to name them.

So far all of our tarantulas have Disney name, except for a few.

We have used up a lot of the Disney names already

so now we are getting ready to start a new

theme, maybe DreamWorks next.

Well you are here to learn about the Green Bottle Blue

so I guess I should educate you 🕸️

Chromatopelma (scientific name) is a monotypic genus

of South American tarantulas containing the single species,

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens.

Commonly known as greenbottle blue tarantulas

due to their metallic blue legs and blue-green carapace,

they are very active and fast-growing tarantulas that are particularly attractive to hobbyists.

They are native to the Paraguaná Peninsula.

They live in webbed burrows

(they are very heavy webbers) under bushes and

tree roots in desert areas of northern Venezuela.

The entrance is often extended with webbing, sometimes

resembling a funnel shape. These webs may protect the

entrance from the harsh desert climate and act as a trap for insects.

Their diet can consist of many things.

These include crickets, roaches and also worms.

In 2013, Venezuelan scientists announced that

Greenbottle blue tarantulas were threatened by

overgrazing that is destroying their habitat

GBB's are Terrestrial tarantulas

They are absolutely gorgeous as slings and juveniles

transforming into new colors as adults.

The one pictured is a sub adult.

As a defense mechanism they have urticating hairs

that they can throw at you which is like fiberglass

going into your skin. It can be very bad if the hairs

get into your eyes or mouth. Their venom is not

as significant as other tarantula's

Want your own GBB?

Here is some great info to get you started...

They should be in an enclosure 3 times their body

with natural earth substrate (we use Reptisoil,

Coconut fiber and Jungle Mix), a piece of cork bark hide or

something to give them to hide under.

They should have a water dish. You should moist their enclosure

every 3-4 days.

They should be fed (slings and juvies) every 3-4 days

and as adults every 7-10 days.

Tarantula are opportunistic feeders not hunters, they can

go several months without eating but

hydration is very important to a tarantula.

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