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Orphnaecus sp. "Quezon Blue"
Sold under its hobby name. This guide covers the group or trade name this fella is sold as, so the ranges fit the whole group. Start in the middle and watch how your animal settles in.
Quezon Blue Earth Tiger Tarantula: Advanced Care Guide
Keeper Snapshot: A compact blue earth tiger from the Philippines, sold under its hobby name. Purple-blue sheen, fast growth and a big feeding response. Keep it deep with a damp lower layer, give it a starter retreat and open water, and skip handling.
Group: TarantulasDifficulty: Spice 4: AdvancedSetup: Fossorial, deep substrate, 2+ coversHandling: No handling, catch cup only
Use This Guide Safely
- Confirm the exact animal. Match this guide to the species, locality, size, and life stage on your label. If the ID is uncertain, use the more conservative part of the range and ask before changing the setup.
- Change one thing at a time. Treat temperature and humidity as target zones, then watch posture, burrowing, drinking, feeding, and molt behavior before making another adjustment.
- Respect the handling boundary. If the guide says no handling, fast, defensive, or medically significant, plan transfers with catch cups, locked lids, and no bare hands. For serious bites, stings, or symptoms, seek emergency medical care.
Quick Snapshot
| Temperature | 73-81°F |
|---|---|
| Humidity | 70-80%: damp below, drier surface |
| Setup Type | Fossorial, deep substrate, 2+ covers |
| Substrate | Deep shape-holding mix, damp below, 2+ covers |
| Feeding | Adults weekly, prey smaller than abdomen; slings 2x weekly |
| Care Difficulty | Spice 4: Advanced |
| Handling | No handling, catch cup only |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Enclosure Format / Size Class
- Sling: small deep enclosure, 2-3 in of damp-below substrate, a cover piece, water
- Juvenile: fossorial setup, deeper substrate, a starter retreat, open water
- Adult: about 4-5 in leg span; 6+ in of packed substrate, 2+ covers, anchor points for silk, open water
Warnings First
- No handling. A fast Old World earth tiger with a potent bite: catch cup and secondary containment, never bare hands.
- Quick and reactive when disturbed. Stage the catch cup before the lid comes off.
- Keep dogs separated from this spider as a precaution.
Simple Care
- Sold under its hobby name; care follows its Orphnaecus relatives.
- House one spider per enclosure.
- Give deep, shape-holding substrate with a damp lower layer and drier surface.
- Add 2 or more stable cover objects: cork, bark, rock, or husk pieces.
- Keep strong cross-ventilation and a full open water dish, sized safely.
- Hold 73-81°F as a starting point.
- Feed weekly, prey smaller than the abdomen; adjust to appetite.
- No handling. Stage a catch cup and work in secondary containment.
Advanced Keeper Notes
Enclosure & Microclimate
- Wild relatives shelter under rocks, logs and coconut husk piles and dig shallow burrows beneath them; in captivity it burrows and webs the surface, so deep substrate plus stable covers fits both.
- 73-81°F, a damp lower layer, drier surface, and open water are a starting point; adjust to how your animal behaves.
- Use stable cover that can be checked without reaching into a hidden retreat; work inside secondary containment.
Feeding, Growth & Maintenance
- Weekly prey smaller than the abdomen; wait until hardened after a molt before feeding again.
- Slings may do better on 2x weekly feeding; adjust to appetite and body condition.
- Remove uneaten prey.
Possible Origin / Range
- Likely native range: Philippines. Orphnaecus is a Philippine genus; the exact locality behind the Quezon Blue trade name has not been published.
- Habitat translation: Relatives live in damp forest-floor cover (rocks, logs, coconut husk piles) with shallow burrows beneath. The build below copies that: deep moisture-holding substrate with a drier surface, multiple cover objects, cross-ventilation, and open water.
Advanced Keeper Details
- Orphnaecus has six described species; this trade form isn't matched to any of them yet.
- Not CITES-listed. Local wildlife-trade rules may still apply; check before buying or moving it.