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Theraphosidae

Eduadorian Brown Velvet

Megaphobema velvetosoma

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. mikebasictarantula.com

Photograph: Matthew Billman · CC0

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/megaphobema-velvetosoma

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Temperature20–24.4 °C
Humidity70–85 %
Diet7 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
20–24.4°Cool side
Warm side: not in our data

The cool side, 20–24.4°C. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statescool 20-24.4 °C

Humidity

70–85%Target RH

The sheet statesThe Costa is generally hot and humid, with temperature of about 26°C (about 78°F).; Temp/humidity: 68 ° 76 °F (20 °- 24.4 ° c)/70-85% humidity Enclosure: Adults should be given a large terrarium.

Identity

Family / Order
Theraphosidae / Araneae
Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Temperature
cool 20–24.4 °C

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs an adult
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesFood Consumption: I fed the spiderlings 1/8 (.30mm) baby crickets.; dubia roaches or five (5) adult crickets weekly.

What it needs

A thermometerbecause temp — cool 20-24.4 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — The Costa is generally hot and humid, with temperature of about 26°C (about 78°F).; Temp/humidity: 68 ° 76 °F (20 °- 24.4 ° c)/70-85% humidity Enclosure: Adults should be given a large terrarium.
Not stated: The heat sourcethis sheet names only the cool side: « cool 20-24.4 °C »
Not stated: The size of the enclosurethis sheet states no size

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

mikebasictarantula.com — lu le 2026-08-09GBIF distribution (checklist range) — read 2026-08-09

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What this sheet states

62%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 4 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: enclosure size audit, day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.