AquaTerra-Life | Burst Horned Baboon Tarantula catching 2 Crickets (feeding timelapse) @AquaTerra-Life | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 1 day ago
Feeding time for my Ceratogyrus darlingi, commonly referred to as burst horned baboon or African rear-horned baboon tarantula. I accidentally threw in two crickets at once, but no problem for my C. darlingi, she just caught both and then went back into her burrow.
C. darlingi can be very fast and tend to be quite aggressive. However, they usually hide in their burrows and will just retreat into their tunnel system when disturbed.
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General Information on Ceratogyrus darlingi:
"Ceratogyrus darlingi (commonly called burst horned baboon tarantula or African rear-horned baboon tarantula, synonym Ceratogyrus bechuanicus) is a theraphosid spider from southern Africa, mainly Botswana and Lesotho. They reach a body length of about 5 inches (130 mm) and are ash-gray, mud-brown to black. The peltidium features a black foveal horn.
C. darlingi, often still known under its obsolete name C. bechuanicus, is the most common Ceratogyrus species held in captivity, although it is very aggressive and fast. When kept in captivity, it requires dry substrate, such as coconut fiber, on which to live. This allows it to burrow, and also will allow it to avoid fungal infection. They are obligatory burrowers. As this species is from a very arid habitat, it cannot cope with too much moisture.
They will readily take crickets, roaches and superworms but tend to shy away from large prey items. Food is usually pulled in and eaten inside the burrow. Molting also occurs inside the burrow.
Pairs will breed readily and quickly. Females could live an approximate 10 to 12 years in captivity."
Wikipedia contributors. (2019, June 8). Ceratogyrus darlingi. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:19, October 4, 2019, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceratogyrus_darlingi&oldid=900956293
Filmed with an Olympus TG-2 Tough Edition
Song: Searching For You by White Hex
Feeding time for my Ceratogyrus darlingi, commonly referred to as burst horned baboon or African rear-horned baboon tarantula. I accidentally threw in two crickets at once, but no problem for my C. darlingi, she just caught both and then went back into her burrow.
C. darlingi can be very fast and tend to be quite aggressive. However, they usually hide in their burrows and will just retreat into their tunnel system when disturbed.
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General Information on Ceratogyrus darlingi:
"Ceratogyrus darlingi (commonly called burst horned baboon tarantula or African rear-horned baboon tarantula, synonym Ceratogyrus bechuanicus) is a theraphosid spider from southern Africa, mainly Botswana and Lesotho. They reach a body length of about 5 inches (130 mm) and are ash-gray, mud-brown to black. The peltidium features a black foveal horn.
C. darlingi, often still known under its obsolete name C. bechuanicus, is the most common Ceratogyrus species held in captivity, although it is very aggressive and fast. When kept in captivity, it requires dry substrate, such as coconut fiber, on which to live. This allows it to burrow, and also will allow it to avoid fungal infection. They are obligatory burrowers. As this species is from a very arid habitat, it cannot cope with too much moisture.
They will readily take crickets, roaches and superworms but tend to shy away from large prey items. Food is usually pulled in and eaten inside the burrow. Molting also occurs inside the burrow.
Pairs will breed readily and quickly. Females could live an approximate 10 to 12 years in captivity."
Wikipedia contributors. (2019, June 8). Ceratogyrus darlingi. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:19, October 4, 2019, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceratogyrus_darlingi&oldid=900956293
Filmed with an Olympus TG-2 Tough Edition
Song: Searching For You by White Hex
