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[kyrga]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I may go for it. I'm going to an expo in July, so I've got 'til then to think about it, then I guess I'm just gonna go see what catches my eye.

 

[WhiskyTrekker]

Just curious when they became OBTs and not Pterinocilus sp. "Usambara"?

 

[Moltar]

Just curious when they became OBTs and not Pterinocilus sp. "Usambara"?

P. murinus is the scientific name. OBT is a nickname they've been affectionately given by us hobbyists standing for Orange Bitey Thing.

I don't know when they were officially described and changed from "Pterinichilus sp. usambara" to "Pteronichilus murinus" but it wasn't within the past couple years anyway.

 

[Venom]

They're also known as the "Pterror," in reference to their Latin name, as well as the flaming orange death, fireball of doom, etc.

 

[spartybassoon]

If you get a sling, you'll have a little while before they get feisty. They tend to grow faster than some tarantulas, and they are great eaters (mine anyway). I have a couple of slings now, but as long as I respect them and don't treat them like you see in all those youtube videos, they just hide in their tube webs while I do *quick* maintenance. I have more trouble with my versicolors trying to get away than these guys. They are really fun to watch!

 

[WhiskyTrekker]

Oh yeah...orange bitey things...i remember calling them that...
I ducked out back in 2000 or so and that's when everyone was just calling them "usambaras"...

 

[jeff1962]

I have one also.She stays in her little hide she spun in the log. I have never seen her eat, she must be nocturnal as I always have to put her crik in and leave it overnight. She is quite pretty though.What I do see of her.