Tarantula / New World / Beginner friendly
Chaco Golden Knee
Grammostola pulchripes- Origin
- Gran Chaco (Paraguay and Argentina)
- Adult size
- 18–22 cm leg span
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Humidity
- 50–65%
- Adults eat
- About every 10 days
The Chaco golden knee is a large, calm tarantula with golden leg stripes. It is one of the best beginner species and females live 20 years or more.
Keep the substrate mostly dry and always give a water dish. It does well at normal room temperature in most South African homes.
It grows slowly and can refuse food for weeks before a molt. This is normal.