Pterinochilus lugardi

DnKslr · Jul 3, 2004

I'm thinking of purchasing one of these I found at a pet store. It's just labeled as "baboon" for $20 and about 3-4". I haven't been able to find much info on these guys so are they fairly rare or unavailable? I found some info on how to care for it and that it's more active than the murinus but I just need some opinions and/or advice about them from those who own them already.

G_Wright · Jul 3, 2004

Well there are about as defensive as murinus. Except these one's like to burrow I hardly see mine but did see her out of her burrow last night as I stoped up late.

I keep her in a dry enclosure with a big water bowl. She is in a bout 6 inches of dirt for burrowing.

I plan to mate her as soon as a male becomes available

I beleve the common name is Fort hall baboon

I don't know about them being rare but. Actually come to think I havent seen any for sale for a while.

To be honest I think murinus are more active as I said I never see the P lugardi.

But it's a nice T to have in your collection I say go for it.

I Will say that there isn't much info out there that I have seen but here is a like to my care sheet i put this togetehr out of my own experiences and oinfo from a few other breeders who ere king enough to shower me with wisdom

Click Here ---------- P lugardi care sheet

The Red Queen · Jul 3, 2004

I have had my P.lugardi for about 4 years now. I love her but she is always hiding, and when she does come out for a visit she is mean as hell, lol!

The Juice · Jul 3, 2004

Are you talking about the baboon at Dave's?

DnKslr · Jul 3, 2004

Are you talking about the baboon at Dave's?

Yup that's the one. I'm very sure that's what it is, a P lugardi. One of the guys there went to look up exactly what kind it was but came back saying it was a Poec. of some sort. I don't think so! Definitely not an arboreal. Dave said it's been there since he opened his store, a little over a year.

It sounds like I'd have another pet that I can never see unless I dig it up so maybe I won't get it after all. I already have one that never come's out all the way except after midnight and even then it's just the legs

I don't know, maybe I'll trade him a few feeder roaches for it

The Juice · Jul 3, 2004

I thought it was a P. lugardi too, but I seen a pic of a P.murinus( gray) morph, and it looked alot like it. The pics I have seen of the P. lugardi seem to have yellowish color to them and the baboon at daves looks plain old gray with black specs and black tiger stripes on the abdomen........ but it's kind of dark at daves so maybe with better lighting it would look more like a P. lugardi?

G_Wright · Jul 3, 2004

P lugardi isn't yellow it's more of a light fleshy colour with the same markings of P murinus here are some of my pics

DnKslr · Jul 3, 2004

It's definitely a P. lugardi. I'm sure of it. The P.murinus is fuzzier and the one at Dave's isn't very hairy on the legs. It looks just like the photos above from G_Wright(thanks for posting those BTW

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G_Wright · Jul 3, 2004

Diane S said:
It's definitely a P. lugardi. I'm sure of it. The P.murinus is fuzzier and the one at Dave's isn't very hairy on the legs. It looks just like the photos above from G_Wright(thanks for posting those BTW )

Your welcome

The Juice · Jul 3, 2004

Well goodluck with it ( if you get it). It needs alot of love and affection, so give it hugs and kisses. I checked him/her out back when dave first opened his store, and it was always puckered up to give me a kiss

You might want to talk him down because it used to be $15, but after dave switched the T's to new deli cups he raised the price to $20. I wanted to get it about 2weeks ago but It looks like it is an adult, so I got one of the Usambara's. Ask him to see the King Baboon Sling, and tell him to WATER my Suntiger behind the counter too!!!

mouse · Jul 3, 2004

where in kansa is that shop? i'll be going to kansas in about a week and i'm trying to make it to botarby8 fair/show and grab up a few tarantulas ( ittybitty ones that are in pillbottles so i can have them in my shirtpocket on my fleight back ( airline told me i could not bring any tarantulas on the plane... but cats and dogs can go...so unfair)
the petshops where i live mostly got rosehairs... if any tarantulas.
i'm lkinda looking for a hissing tarantula... i heard the king baboon hisses
also looking for a kicking and spinning one...
and my hubby wants a huge monster he seen online... i think its the t blondi
but i got to get ittybitty ones to smuggle onboard of the plane on my person...
if i can manage to get to botars fair.
wish me luck

Mike H. · Jul 3, 2004

Mouse...if you are looking at a king baboon dont expect to see it....they dig very deep burrows and tend not to come out very often...( and yes they do hiss ) they are a great looking spider but are very very very slow growers and are very reclusive...

Regards, Mike

The Juice · Jul 3, 2004

The petshop is called " DAVE'S HERP SHACK" and the address is

1111 Moro, Manhattan Ks, 66502 ............ Also try.

Pets 'N' Stuff
1119 Westloop

These 2 places have pretty good selections, Dave has ...
1 Costarican Tigerrump
1 Emerald Skeleton
1 chaco golden knee

He has alot more just named afew to show he carries more than rose hairs and usambaras.

DnKslr · Jul 4, 2004

I'm pretty sure that one he's got listed as Emerald skeleton is not an Emerald skeleton. I tried to get a better look at it but it won't stretch out enough to see it.
Hey, I didn't know he has your suntiger behind the counter. What is it doing there instead of on sale? Is he keeping it for his own collection?

The Juice · Jul 6, 2004

So When are you going to get it????? I saw it monday, and it looked so lonely. I am surprised that it is still alive, with the way dave takes care of the T's in his store. The only thing that kept it alive is that it isn't moisture dependent. Why don't I get it??? well I considerd it but I want to get another usambara in the near future to breed with the one I already have, and if that doesn't go through I will get another GBB. So go get it but talk dave down, he will do it because If he doesn't sell it to you, he knows it will sit in his store for another 6 months.

The Juice · Jul 6, 2004

I traded my 4" suntiger for one of his Hypo leopard gecko Babies, He said he wasn't going to sell it, because he liked it and wanted to keep it for hisself???

DnKslr · Jul 7, 2004

I don't know if I want to get that Baboon anyway, I plan on going to the show in KC this Sunday if I'm not scheduled to work but I don't know yet. I'd much rather get a couple of Ts there so I'll know exactly what I'm getting. Plus, I'll know it's from a breeder and not a WC T.

Citharischius · Jul 7, 2004

I bought one just a month ago . First we were think'n it was a Harpactira trigina. But we were wrong . She is a really nice lugardi.
G_Wright , your pictures show me even more confidence that I'm having a lugardi instead of a H.trigina.
thanks for your pix's . they're really worth a compliment !

Greets
Jamy

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