diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index 47eae2bf4a8..7ab53431755 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -234,15 +234,18 @@ class TagRateLimitEntry(BaseModel):
         # defeats the entry; reject it at config load time instead.
         if math.isnan(self.limit):
             raise ValueError("limit must not be NaN")
-        # Positive infinity never rejects the checks that gate this limit; negative
-        # infinity always does. Both silently defeat the entry.
         if math.isinf(self.limit):
-            raise ValueError("limit must be finite")
-        # Zero or negative makes every check that gates this limit either always
-        # reject or never admit, silently blocking or admitting all matching traffic
-        # instead of the likely intended config.
+            raise ValueError(
+                "limit must be finite -- positive infinity makes admission never reject (current + increment "
+                "> limit is always false), negative infinity makes it always reject every tagged request"
+            )
         if self.limit <= 0:
-            raise ValueError("limit must be a positive number")
+            raise ValueError(
+                "limit must be a positive number -- zero or negative makes the atomic requests/concurrency "
+                "check (current + increment > limit) reject every admission and the read-only tokens/dollars "
+                "check (current < limit) never admit, silently blocking all matching traffic instead of the "
+                "likely intended config"
+            )
         return self
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
@@ -255,10 +258,11 @@ class TagRateLimitEntry(BaseModel):
     def _validate_key_ttl_seconds(self) -> "TagRateLimitEntry":
         if self.key_ttl_seconds is not None and self.key_ttl_seconds <= 0:
             raise ValueError("key_ttl_seconds must be a positive integer when set")
-        # A shorter TTL than period_seconds expires the counter before its period
-        # elapses, letting it reset early and exceed the limit.
         if self.key_ttl_seconds is not None and self.key_ttl_seconds < self.period_seconds:
-            raise ValueError("key_ttl_seconds must be at least period_seconds when set")
+            raise ValueError(
+                "key_ttl_seconds must be at least period_seconds when set -- a shorter TTL expires the "
+                "counter before its window rolls over, letting tagged traffic reset to zero and exceed the limit"
+            )
         return self
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")