Keeping the Desert Blonde Tarantula at Home: A Complete Guide to Care, Health, Feeding, Behavior, Housing for Your Pet Spider

By Martin Lucas

Keeping the Desert Blonde Tarantula at Home - Care Guide Overview

The Desert Blonde Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes) is a hardy, beginner-friendly species native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States. Known for its calm temperament and striking golden-tan coloration, it makes an excellent pet for both novice and experienced arachnid keepers. Successfully keeping this tarantula at home requires mimicking its natural desert habitat with a warm, dry enclosure, proper substrate for burrowing, and a secure hide for comfort. Feeding is simple-mostly consisting of crickets or roaches-and the species thrives on a slow, manageable care routine. With minimal handling and consistent environmental conditions, the Desert Blonde Tarantula can live over a decade in captivity, offering an intriguing and low-maintenance addition to any exotic pet collection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8LRCD6Z
• ISBN13: 9798283587349
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"