OBT tank move

[IrishPolishman]

I decided, yesterday, to move my OBT to a newer enclosure. It was in a plastic jar setup that made me nervous to open due to lack of viewing of the OBT. I moved him up to a large kritter keeper. This was truly my first interaction with the OBT since it was a little sling. It's probably 3+inches now. All I have to say...WOW...that thing is hellspawn with my ex-girlfriends personality. As soon as I disturbed it and scooted it into its new enclosure it was lying on its back and violently striking at the air. Definitely noticed some venom dripping off both those curved needles. So yeah...The OBT is nothing to be messed with and I have a whole new respect for it. That thing is straight up mean. Glad I moved it to its new enclosure so I can keep a better eye one it. Hope to never need to do that again.

Oh yeah...bathtub transfers work pretty well. Safe place for you and your T. (be sure to plug the drain)

 

[WARPIG]

LMAO, I have two OBT and I too have to move one of them soon, and I am putting it off till she molts once again. But at about 2.5" she has all the Tude you describe.

I've moved many tough and not so tough, big and small T's with no problem. This lil gal is the only one that gives me pause to think and re-think the move.

LOL, I know how you must have felt.

PIG-

 

[joshuai]

I got a mommy on a sack right now, im not looking forward to removing her!lol she is huge

 

[GartenSpinnen]

Aw cmon they are not that bad! I just moved 3 that size last week all within an hour. I made the grand mistake as a newb of ordering 40 of them as spiderlings and ending up not gettin rid of them and having to rehouse 40 OBT's several times up until they were adults so i think that is how i got good at it lol. I have always had my bad experiences with Haplopelma sp., and H. gigas specimens for the most part.

 

[IrishPolishman]

I'm just happy that the OBT is in a very nice sized enclosure now and I don't have to do anything to it for a long long time. Are all the Pterinochulis Ts like this? or are the others a little calmer?

 

[Rochelle]

We keep adult females of murinus, chordata and lugardi. Of the three species - the chordata and the murinus seem most defensive. The lugardi is mainly an unseen pet-hole; but when she's out, we don't give her any guff.

 

[dantediss]

When an aggressive t is in the satan stance its actually (in my limited experience ) to corral. Slowly slide a small tank in front of it ( fingers out of fangs reach haha )and gently nudge it in. They mostly dont move only strike in that stance so your safe .Just cap the tank and relocate

 

[dantediss]

Meant to say EASIER to corrall and by nudge it in i mean gently with tongs not fingers hahaha

 

[GartenSpinnen]

We keep adult females of murinus, chordata and lugardi. Of the three species - the chordata and the murinus seem most defensive. The lugardi is mainly an unseen pet-hole; but when she's out, we don't give her any guff.

Agreed, i think P. lugardi are more skittish. Less bitey, but much more prone to run around like they are on crack or something lol