Got an OBT...

[ArachnoAddict]

AWRIGHT Got this little fella he / she is around an inch [legs spread]
he / she run pretty fast "bolts out of enclo when opened"
eats like a pig
he / she runs does not do a threat display
he / she is a red color form :laugh:
he / she is a cutie :cute:
He / she does the arboreal style when he / she's just sitting in a corner
Can't wait for him / her to do a threat display

I'm a first timer in keeping baboons
Dunno what to do but I treat him / her just like how I treat my other Ts
I keep him / her in a 3x3x3 Container, the container is filled with 1/4 coco peat
a dried bark beside a fake vegitation



EDIT : Is there anything else missing? if there is please speak up xD

 

[Wildenthusiast]

All that sounds good to me. Think it will do great for you. Good luck, and respect it when it gets a molt or two larger. The ones i have kept didn't show threat displays until 2"+. Then it was every time I laid hands on the cage.

 

[Poec54]

OBT's need fairly dry substrate and plenty of ventilation. Moist, stuffy cages will kill them. They should have something to hide under, like a piece of cork.

At that size, T's run instead of using threat displays. By 2" though, OBT's will stand and extend their fangs at the slightest provocation. In the wild, they can be snatched and eaten without warning by mongeese, baboons, and honey badgers, and have to be instantly ready to fight for their lives. Do not expect it to treat you any differently. Bites are very painful, even at that size.

 

[ArachnoAddict]

Do not expect it to treat you any differently. Bites are very painful, even at that size.

>>Poec54 WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY

 

[David VB]

One thing missing indeed : a picture

 

[loganhopeless]

Good luck! First OW?


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[BobGrill]

>>Poec54 WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY

Well that's just how it is.

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[ReclusiveDemon]

Keep your fingers away lest you suffer the burning pain of a thousand suns.

 

[awiec]

Once you get a feel for your T's routine, then you can pick the "best" time to feed it/do maintenance. When mine is in the burrow or only has a few legs sitting out is when I usually do what I need to do, gives me a better chance of not being bit. Even with 5 legs mine moves like lightning (bad molt due to a narrow burrow so I made her one).

 

[jthorntonwillis]

+!!!!!! These guys HURT!! (Do not ask me how I know...) I have two,a MF And a juvie I got when She was almost big enough to see with the naked eye... Every time they moult it's like Christmas! They are SO pretty in their new skins.But they are serious attitude junkies,and will nail you in a heartbeat(or less)

Keep your fingers away lest you suffer the burning pain of a thousand suns.

 

[ArachnoAddict]

>> Loganhopeless Yep first OW
>> reclusivedemon and jthorntonwillis ok... ok... "using hand as a chew toy" crushed out from the list
>> awiec I'm trying to power feed him / her right now like 4 / 5 grasshoppers a week
BTW he / she's a good OBT [I think] because he / she just leaves the decapitated hopper out of her burrow
[easy enough for me to reach in and grab it[please take note of my reply to reclusivedemon and jthorntonwillis]I AM NOT
USING MY HAND AS A CHEW TOY]

 

[BobGrill]

>> Loganhopeless Yep first OW
>> reclusivedemon and jthorntonwillis ok... ok... "using hand as a chew toy" crushed out from the list
>> awiec I'm trying to power feed him / her right now like 4 / 5 grasshoppers a week
BTW he / she's a good OBT [I think] because he / she just leaves the decapitated hopper out of her burrow
[easy enough for me to reach in and grab it[please take note of my reply to reclusivedemon and jthorntonwillis]I AM NOT
USING MY HAND AS A CHEW TOY]

I hope you're using tongs to remove the stuff. As said before, they will not stay nice for long. Once they hit between 2 and 3 inches they become super defensive.

 

[pyro fiend]

I hope you're using tongs to remove the stuff. As said before, they will not stay nice for long. Once they hit between 2 and 3 inches they become super defensive.

i think the propper term is a bitey ninja just kidding ofcourse!

 

[BobGrill]

i think the propper term is a bitey ninja just kidding ofcourse!

I like that comparison. Although if I really wanted to get specific I'd say that pokies and some of the faster species of Avics remind me more of ninjas, where as the baboons just appear psychotic and move in a rather spazmatic fashion.

 

[pyro fiend]

I like that comparison. Although if I really wanted to get specific I'd say that pokies and some of the faster species of Avics remind me more of ninjas, where as the baboons just appear psychotic and move in a rather spazmatic fashion.

haha thats very true! cant top that description thats for sure. lol still pretty quick but i suppose if you compare it to them hes kind of slow XD

 

[BobGrill]

haha thats very true! cant top that description thats for sure. lol still pretty quick but i suppose if you compare it to them hes kind of slow XD

Perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge on some of the faster Ts will chime in, but I cannot quite grasp how the OBTs are able to move so fast. With Pokies it makes sense because they have very long legs, but looking at a lot of terrestrial OWs, they seem to have rather short legs. I'm really just curious about the mechanics of how they move and everything. It's really quite fascinating.

 

[Wildenthusiast]

I like that comparison. Although if I really wanted to get specific I'd say that pokies and some of the faster species of Avics remind me more of ninjas, where as the baboons just appear psychotic and move in a rather spazmatic fashion.

Haha... so true. Running in circles, doing backflips in and out of threat posture. Tarsal slapping anything and everything in a 12 inch radius... Psychotic (anthropomorphic as it may be) is a great adjective for these guys.

---------- Post added 03-12-2014 at 07:39 AM ----------

Perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge on some of the faster Ts will chime in, but I cannot quite grasp how the OBTs are able to move so fast. With Pokies it makes sense because they have very long legs, but looking at a lot of terrestrial OWs, they seem to have rather short legs. I'm really just curious about the mechanics of how they move and everything. It's really quite fascinating.

I'm theorizing here, but I'll post anyway...

I think with T's its sometimes less about mechanics and more about instinctual temperament. It would seem that all T's have the necessary equipment to be fast, but some resort to other defensive methods for the sake of energy conservation. Poec54 pointed out how many extremely tenacious predators are in the home territory of P. murinus (honey badger, what a beast lol), so its almost completely necessary for such a snack sized critter to give them all a serious run for their money. I've seen many species that are typically slow movers bolt a bit, the difference being the OW terrestrials just keep going until the perceived threat has passed.

Again, a THEORY. If there is a mechanical explanation, I'm equally as excited to hear about it in depth.

 

[ArachnoAddict]

Bad News

:cry: huhuhu he / she lost a leg
God I feel so dumb right now... :unhappy:
It went like this
He was walking around his enclo sooooo I decided to feed him
once I opened he / she tried to bolt out so...
I instantly closed the lid and instantly his back leg 4th leg to the abdomen on the left side
got stuck and he struggled sooooo fast and left his / her leg stuck

 

[Oreo]

You could provide a hide so it has somewhere to bolt when startled. Or use a larger enclosure that allows for feeding without taking the entire lid off. Or avoid disturbing it when it's out in the open. Luckily it's alive and at least with a sling, the leg will regenerate quickly through molts. As you gain experience with the speed, you'll know not to panic and have more confidence with how you interact with it to avoid these mishaps. Maybe start off with another sp of OW.

 

[MarkmD]

Just as much as i love mine, she is definitely hell spawn lol, she completely covered her KK with webbed tunnels making her hard to see, then when doing maintenance water etc, she runs up the top with the "hay im going to bite" threat pose, wait till its 2"+ you'll see the behaviour difference from slings to Juvies.