New big baboon

[MooSmoo]

Just got this wonderful orange baboon, tried uploading the pic into tarantula ID but couldnt get it to work, anyone have any idea what ive got myself here?

Thanks!

 

[HcUnderoath]

an OBT, P. murinus

 

[Moltar]

That is a Pterinochilus murinus aka the O.B.T. which stands for Orange Baboon Tarantula or my preferred acronym: Orange Bitey Thing.

FYI that is one of the less friendly species available and has a pretty nasty bite so treat it accordingly. Enjoy, they have fascinating webbing behavior. Keep it on totally dry substrate and give it a water dish.

 

[MooSmoo]

yeah we already have a smaller one, just this one came into where i work (reptile shop) and no one had a specific i.d..

just out of interest how much would a baboon of this size be worth?

 

[the nature boy]

That is a Pterinochilus murinus aka the O.B.T. which stands for Orange Baboon Tarantula or my preferred acronym: Orange Bitey Thing.

FYI that is one of the less friendly species available and has a pretty nasty bite so treat it accordingly. Enjoy, they have fascinating webbing behavior. Keep it on totally dry substrate and give it a water dish.

Yes, trust me, you do not want to get bit (check out the bite reports). You also should be aware that they are inhumanly quick--picture the fastest you can imagine an animal moving then picture that on fast forward. This being said, they are one of my very favorite species, hands down. They are defensive little buggers and seeing something 1/100 my size flipping me a threat display is always good for a chuckle. They're easy to take care of ("impossible to kill"). As long as you don't antagonize them or do something stupid like I did (trying to use my forceps to pull something out of one's webbing) you'll be fine. They're not going to go out of their way to bite you, chase you, or anything along those lines. Enjoy!!!

--the nature boy

 

[the nature boy]

just out of interest how much would a baboon of this size be worth?

Check out the for sale (or whatever it's called) part of this website. They're not incredibly expensive because the species is one of (if not the) easiest to breed.

--the nature boy

 

[Travis K]

yeah we already have a smaller one, just this one came into where i work (reptile shop) and no one had a specific i.d..

just out of interest how much would a baboon of this size be worth?

in the US, I would guess between $50-$80. You better wait for some European opinions though.

 

[Bennett]

That is really pretty. About how do big do OBTs grow?

 

[the nature boy]

in the US, I would guess between $50-$80. You better wait for some European opinions though.

You're an idiot. I've seen big females at reptile shows for $25. Check out the for sale/trades.

 

[the nature boy]

That is really pretty. About how do big do OBTs grow?

Perhaps 3".

 

[Paulie B]

They fetch about 30 Euro here in Dublin.

 

[Shagrath666]

lucky!! i used to do the ordering on our invert section at my old pet store and we never saw an OBT, even when i would go to the distribution center to see what wasnt listed. ik they arent hard to find but i bet you got a nice employee discount. best i ever had was an infinate supply of G. rosea males

 

[Travis K]

You're an idiot. I've seen big females at reptile shows for $25. Check out the for sale/trades.

but not at pet shops. Up here a big colorful T like that would sell for 50-80 US. I have never seen an OBT for sale at a LPS, but I think they would list it for the above price looking at what they have listed other species at.

 

[the nature boy]

lucky!! i used to do the ordering on our invert section at my old pet store and we never saw an OBT, even when i would go to the distribution center to see what wasnt listed. ik they arent hard to find but i bet you got a nice employee discount. best i ever had was an infinate supply of G. rosea males

I find that surprising (I'm not questioning you, though). You can't look at a single wholesaler's stock lists and not see OBTs being sold (and cheaply). Moreover, every hobbyist who breeds typically has P. murinus. Again, they're supposed to be sooooo easy to breed...

 

[MooSmoo]

lucky!! i used to do the ordering on our invert section at my old pet store and we never saw an OBT, even when i would go to the distribution center to see what wasnt listed. ik they arent hard to find but i bet you got a nice employee discount. best i ever had was an infinate supply of G. rosea males

we got her free


tho my boss told me that her previous owner tried to breed her and the male was dead within seconds, so maybe we'll leave that for a while

 

[IdahoBiteyThing]

price

LPS around here usually have them for under $40. Love 'em.

 

[Shagrath666]

we got her free

You lucky lucky *shakes fist* the only thing i ever got free was a dwarf caiman (like a small 4' crocodile) and i gave her to a friend who had a permit and a male, they make happy babies now (not the friend, but the caimans). what i wouldnt give for a free OBT (i guess it woudnt be free if i gave somthing for it though lol)

 

[the nature boy]

You lucky lucky *shakes fist* the only thing i ever got free was a dwarf caiman (like a small 4' crocodile) and i gave her to a friend who had a permit and a male, they make happy babies now (not the friend, but the caimans). what i wouldnt give for a free OBT (i guess it woudnt be free if i gave somthing for it though lol)

You can buy slings for like $8 and have an adult within a year. How cheap are you? lol.

--the nature boy

 

[clam1991]

yup slings are extremely cheap

i got 4 .5 inch slings for like 4 buck (a buck a pop)
and their nearing the 1 inch mark

and i only got em like 1-2 months ago

 

[reverendsterlin]

we got her free
tho my boss told me that her previous owner tried to breed her and the male was dead within seconds, so maybe we'll leave that for a while

previous owner tried to breed her? You may get a sac soon lol, they seem to get preggers if a male looks at them . Bullet proof, feed her good and find another male, then have tons of fun rehousing nearly indestructible irate slings from a nearly indestructible irate baboon with wicked personality and looks.
Rev