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Pterinochilus murinus- Orange Baboon Tarantula on Wed May 11, 2011 6:26 pm
Justin
Redneck VendorPterinochilus murinus- Orange Baboon Tarantula
Natural history:
This is a very fast and defensive species that comes from Kenya and Mombasa Africa. Where they live in there silk tunnels under ground. That grows to about 4-5 inches as an adult.
Housing:
I keep mine in a old plastic pretzel container with a screw on lid. But a 5 gallon aquarium would work great for this species also. I have also heard that this species can be kept communally if you would like to goes this route. Just remember with more specimens means you will need more space. And make sure you have a tight fitting lid.
Substrate:
I keep this species on about 5 inches of coconut husk fiber and mix in a little peat moss to help with humidity a bit.
Temperature and Humidity:
You will want to keep this species in around the 70-85 degree mark as far a temps go. This species is really good at adapting to different humidity levels so humidity should be kept between 40% - 70% they seem to enjoy it more on the drier side. A open water dish filled with water will add to your humidity quite well and you shouldn't need much more than that. You can mist them every once and a while if you wish.
Feeding:
This tarantula will take all of the normal feeder insect fair with no problem.
Cage décor:
Cage décor is pretty much up to the keeper. I use a piece of cork bark and it has webbed everything as well as dug itself a little burrow to retreat to when it wants to. But just remember any décor you use will most likely be webbed like crazy.
Growth:
This species grows at a medium rate of growth and gets to be around 5-6 inches as an adult.
Natural history:
This is a very fast and defensive species that comes from Kenya and Mombasa Africa. Where they live in there silk tunnels under ground. That grows to about 4-5 inches as an adult.
Housing:
I keep mine in a old plastic pretzel container with a screw on lid. But a 5 gallon aquarium would work great for this species also. I have also heard that this species can be kept communally if you would like to goes this route. Just remember with more specimens means you will need more space. And make sure you have a tight fitting lid.
Substrate:
I keep this species on about 5 inches of coconut husk fiber and mix in a little peat moss to help with humidity a bit.
Temperature and Humidity:
You will want to keep this species in around the 70-85 degree mark as far a temps go. This species is really good at adapting to different humidity levels so humidity should be kept between 40% - 70% they seem to enjoy it more on the drier side. A open water dish filled with water will add to your humidity quite well and you shouldn't need much more than that. You can mist them every once and a while if you wish.
Feeding:
This tarantula will take all of the normal feeder insect fair with no problem.
Cage décor:
Cage décor is pretty much up to the keeper. I use a piece of cork bark and it has webbed everything as well as dug itself a little burrow to retreat to when it wants to. But just remember any décor you use will most likely be webbed like crazy.
Growth:
This species grows at a medium rate of growth and gets to be around 5-6 inches as an adult.
