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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 231651" data-attributes="member: 29323">The C versicolor is said to be harder to care for. They need lots of cross ventilation. I keep mine in an arboreal enclosure, that is, I use  a taller enclosure with a slightly smaller floor space. I keep the substrate largely dry. I mist the webbing on mine weekly & twice monthly I very gently overflow the water bowl. As I cannot get to the water bowl other than via a long syringe, to top it up & it wicks water due to the webbing. So rather than get the substrate too wet, I keep my enclosure dryer & do not keep the water bowl topped up.I have never found them to be a problem to keep despite what some say. I keep the substrate largely dry & I always add plenty of side & top ventilation to all of my arboreal enclosures. It is why I am not keen on glass arboreal enclosures. I cannot add ventilation to a glass enclosure.  I use taller kitchen storage containers & melt air holes in those, or acrylic commercial enclosures & add extra side ventilation holes to those. Cross ventilation to help keep the air fresh is important, for all arboreals, but especially so for versicolors.I find versicolors to be fast & skittish. If any species is going to make a panicked run, as you mist or if you move too fast as you are feeding. It's going to be a versicolor. I also find them to be the hardest to get back, as they constantly move on your hand & are harder to encourage in a direction.Be aware. Versicolors can & will jump. This makes them unpredicable to handle & very vulnerable to damage from falls, when on your hand. If any T is going to end up in the middle of your back as you are feeding, it's a versicolor.</blockquote>

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