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''Ceratogyrus darlingi'' (commonly called burst horned baboon tarantula or African rear-horned baboon tarantula, Minax Tarantulas – Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
''C. darlingi'', often still known under its obsolete name ''C. bechuanicus'', is the most common ''Ceratogyrus'' species held in captivity, although it is very defensive and fast. When kept in captivity, it requires dry substrate, such as coconut fiber, on which to live. This allows it to burrow, as they are obligate 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 15 years in captivity.
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Theraphosidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 1897 {{Theraphosidae-stub
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''Ceratogyrus bechuanicus'') is a theraphosid spider from southern Africa, mainly Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
and Lesotho
Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...
. They reach a body length of about and are ash-gray, mud-brown to black. The peltidium
Peltidium is a prodorsal shield found in animals of the subphylum Chelicerata, in the phylum Arthropoda. In some groups (Schizomida, Palpigradi, Solpugida and Opiliones
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arac ...
features a black foveal horn.As pets
''C. darlingi'', often still known under its obsolete name ''C. bechuanicus'', is the most common ''Ceratogyrus'' species held in captivity, although it is very defensive and fast. When kept in captivity, it requires dry substrate, such as coconut fiber, on which to live. This allows it to burrow, as they are obligate 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 15 years in captivity.
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Theraphosidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 1897 {{Theraphosidae-stub