Care Sheet – Pterinochilus murinus
Picture by nevertebrate.ro Common Name: Usambara Orange Baboon Tarantula, Tarantula, Mombasa Golden Starburst Tarantula, Tarantula, Mombasa Golden Sunburst Baboon and the True Starburst Range: Usambara region of Africa Habitat: Dry area near Kenya Class: Semi Arboreal Size: !"#!$cm Life Exectancy: Matures in under t%o years Males $ years females !" years & !emerament: Aggressi'e and Defensi'e "enom: Strong
Urticating (airs) *o Housing: +loor sace is more imortant than height- a dee substrate is not really re.uired as this secies %ill %eb its o%n retreat Minimum si/e !01 2 !01 #$cor: Uturned lant ot, half 3ocoa nut or similar Substrate: 4eat, 3oir, 'ermiculite !emerature: 0$ to 0563 Humi%ity About 7"#8"9
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Heating: heat lams, heat mats and thermostats &ee%ing: :nsects such as cric;ets, locust, butter %orms, meal %orms, suer%orms, houseflies and coc;roaches 'ater:
The Usambara Orange Baboon is semi#arboreal, meaning it is comfortable both on and off the ground They li;e to build %ebbed retreats r etreats off the ground They may also als o burro% Because this tarantula is so aggressi'e it is often not recommended for beginners :n cati'ity this tarantula feeds on cric;ets, roaches and King Meal%orms =hen feeding it is often recommended to feed through a sliding door at the to of the enclosure to re'ent bites and escaes About !> to !? centimetres in length, the Usambara Orange Baboon is an a'erage si/ed sider (o%e'er, its si/e is the only thing that@s a'erage about it They are a fiery, dee orange or red in colour, %ith dar; mar;s on the abdomen and cehalothora2 4aired %ith their e2tremely .uic; seeds, they often resemble a ball of fire Because of their nati'e habitat, they can ta;e hot temeratures of 5" degrees or more, but they are haiest in lo% humidity
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