Usambara Orange Baboon

[gramps]

hello boys and girls after getting my p.regalis the other day ive got tarantula fever and id like a Usambara Orange Baboon but carnt finf much out about them and wonderd wheather you lot kinow?


cheers sam


also wah the venom like?

 

[Ariel]

You'd probably have better luck searching P. murinus or OBT. They're a very hardy species coming from Africa, so they like it really dry. I consider them semi-arboreal-can't-make-up-their-mind, from what I've seen they just go with whatever you give them, I've got mine in an arboreal set up. They're fairly defensive and will readily bite if you provoke it. They're out right gorgeous (which you like already know) they get about 5" or so. Their venom is similar to a pokie. If you go to the bite reports I'm sure you'll be able to read up on all the symptoms.

Edit: and from my own personal observations they're pretty reclusive. I hardly every see mine, and whe I do, this is usually all I see:

 

[7mary3]

I would reccomend that you run a search for "OBT". There's probably more discussion on this T than any of the others.

Seriously, TONS of info on the boards. And for the venom, check out the bite reports, that's what they're there for.

 

[gramps]

thank you for the quick replys, this will sound noobie but what does OBT mean?

:?

 

[Ariel]

thank you for the quick replys, this will sound noobie but what does OBT mean?

:?

I think it originally meant orange baboon tarantula, but its now affectionately used to mean orange-bitey-thing

 

[WelshTan]

OBT usually stands for "orange bitey thing" lol.... orange baboon tarantula

 

[gramps]

i think i might still get one there only 2 pound a piece


thanks guys

 

[Ariel]

i think i might still get one there only 2 pound a piece


thanks guys

they're a great species, I highly recommend them.

 

[Moltar]

i think i might still get one there only 2 pound a piece


thanks guys

Yes they're a wonderful species. Obviously they're pretty 'hands off' and can be a pain if they get spooked and bolt out of their cage but there are so many positives. The webbing they do is very cool, they look even cooler, they throw up impressive threat displays if you even think about looking at them the wrong way and, oh yeah, they're about as hard to kill as a spider possibly can be. You could probably keep one in a rusty coffee can with broken glass for substrate, feed it twice a year and they wouldn't even sweat it.

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

You could probably keep one in a rusty coffee can with broken glass for substrate, feed it twice a year and they wouldn't even sweat it.

Pretty accurate. Not that we would condone this behavior, but these things can survive almost any newbie mistake.

LOL that was hilarious.

 

[paul fleming]

I now hate the term OBT........it does the T no favours.
I myself am trying to use scientific names all the time........
Scientific name = no confusion.....at all !

 

[Exo]

I now hate the term OBT........it does the T no favours.
I myself am trying to use scientific names all the time........

But the term "OBT" does describe thier behavior pretty acurately.

 

[Ariel]

But the term "OBT" does describe thier behavior pretty acurately.

not all of them

 

[Exo]

not all of them

Most of them.

 

[Moltar]

There are a few T's in the hobby with nicknames (not even "common" names, necessarily) that are unmistakeable. Specifically OBT, GBB and Cobalt Blue (any others?). Although I prefer to see people use scientific names, at least in these few cases it's pretty obvious what we're talking about. It's the "black-n-white bird eater" and the "such-n-such red rump" and so on that really cause confusion.

But yes, sci-names are definitely the way to go.

 

[paul fleming]

There are a few T's in the hobby with nicknames (not even "common" names, necessarily) that are unmistakeable. Specifically OBT, GBB and Cobalt Blue (any others?). Although I prefer to see people use scientific names, at least in these few cases it's pretty obvious what we're talking about. It's the "black-n-white bird eater" and the "such-n-such red rump" and so on that really cause confusion.

But yes, sci-names are definitely the way to go.

:clap: all the time
Joe has told me off so many times for using common names,I think it has finally sunk in and I am glad.
Thanks Joe,
Paul

 

[WelshTan]

"two pound a piece"??? if you dont mind me asking where are you getting your T's from? An LPS or somewhere online?

 

[Bill S]

I now hate the term OBT........it does the T no favours.
I myself am trying to use scientific names all the time........
Scientific name = no confusion.....at all !

I'm a strong advocate of using scientific names, and get especially annoyed at dealers' price lists that list by common name. But the labels on my OBT containers all say "OBT". Some animals just deserve a slightly different treatment.

(However, when posting in this or similar forums, unless the thread already makes it clear what's being discussed, I initially refer to them as Pterinochilus murinus. That does avoid confusion.)

 

[gramps]

yes there ofline im affraid i carnt reveal my sources lol

 

[paul fleming]

I'm a strong advocate of using scientific names, and get especially annoyed at dealers' price lists that list by common name. But the labels on my OBT containers all say "OBT". Some animals just deserve a slightly different treatment.

(However, when posting in this or similar forums, unless the thread already makes it clear what's being discussed, I initially refer to them as Pterinochilus murinus. That does avoid confusion.)

P.murinus does it for me all the time but you are spot on and I think exactly the same.
I went into a shop today and they had.....Salmon pink goliath......what chance does a newbie have......it was in fact Lasiodora parahybana but how would they know.
It also has far reaching consequences for the care of the T.
I am all in favour of forcing everyone on this forum to start using scientific names.