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Ecuadorian purple

Avicularia purpurea

Type New World Arboreal
Diet Spiderlings:  Pinhead Crickets and Flightless Fruit Flies
Larger Specimens:  Crickets, Mealworms, Superworms, Flies, Moths or a Pinky Mouse or Anole Lizard thrown in for variety.
Full Grown Size 4 to 5 inches
Growth Medium
Temperature 75 to 85°F
Humidity Medium 75 to 80%
Temperament Docile but skittish
Housing Height is more important than floor space.
Substrate Potting Soil/Peat Moss, Vermiculite, Bed-A-Beast, Jungle Mix
Experience Level 5