Though they can kill small vertebrates ( mice, small lizards, birds, snakes), these feeder animals are not commonly used in captive care. They are commonly fed crickets, cockroaches, and grasshoppers. These spiders build a tunnel shaped web and as adults should be provided around 40-80 cm of substrate. These spiders are not common in pet stores but are very popular in the pet trade. The female excavates a burrow, or colonizes an existing burrow that has been abandoned. Consequently, it is not recommended that hobbyists keep this species without extensive prior experience handling venomous spiders. The orange baboon tarantula is very defensive, and will bite immediately if provoked. Pternochilus murinus is found in different parts of Africa and has also been recorded on the island of Zanzibar. These colour variants are found in different geographical locations, and the colouration is thought to be related to the type of soil present where each variant lives. TCF - Typical Colour Form - Kenya, Mozambique.RCF - Red Colour Form - Usambara Mountains Region.OCF - Orange Colour Form - Usambara Mountains Region (used to be called UMW before RCF was found).DCF - Dark Colour Form - Botswana/Zimbabwe, Kenya, Kigoma, Mikumi.BCF - Brown Colour Form - Tete, Mozambique.There are currently 5 known colour variants of Pterinochilus murinus: and also localities of those as listed after the color form names. The body is covered with short hairs, with longer hair present on the legs. The eyes are clustered together on a raised part of the carapace (in common with all tarantulas). The carapace has a star-shaped pattern, with a fishbone pattern present on the abdomen. The spider's abdomen, carapace, and legs have the same basic coloration, though the legs typically have brightly colored rings. murinus can grow to 4–6 inches (10-15cm) in size (measured from the tip of the front left leg, to the tip of the rear right leg), while males typically range from 3–4 inches (7.5-10cm). Caution when dealing with this species is strongly advised. Moreover, the species is more than willing to inflict such a bite without first presenting the typical threat display. The bite of this species, while not serious, is extremely painful.
This species is incredibly defensive and, as with most old world tarantulas, should not be held. It is also known as the Mombasa golden starburst tarantula. These nicknames reference a particular orange colour form that is prized in the hobby for its beauty, as well as its painful bite. Īmong those who keep tarantulas as pets, Pterinochilus murinus is known as "OBT", acronym which stands for "orange baboon tarantula" or "orange bitey thing", and also as the "pterror", a pun on its Latin genus classification of Pterinochilus. It is a member of the subfamily Harpactirinae, baboon spiders. This species is found on the African continent, in Angola, as well as central, eastern, and southern Africa. Pterinochilus murinus or the orange baboon tarantula, is an old-world tarantula that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock.
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