King baboon (Citharischius crawshayi) Quick stats: Type: Deep burrower Size (approx): ¾"? unsexed Feeding: Very small crickets Enclosure: Vial Substrate: 1-2" deep peat/vermiculite Furnishings: Dime Temp/Humidity: 80-84°F, 70-75% humidity Temperment: Too small yet, but should be quite aggressive Recieved from: Pet Center USA on 12/13/2000 The C. crawshayi's photo album

The C. crawshayi

Species Information: This large, aggressive African burrower is somewhat of a legend in the hobby.

Feeding: Pinhead crickets are all this little guy can handle right now.

Housing: This spider lives in a large vial that was used for shipping some other creature. The substrate is about an inch of potting soil. There's a dime for it to dig under and for beads of water to collect on (as well as for scale in pictures). I try to keep the humidity around 70-75%. It's usually about 80-84°F in my spider room, where they are kept. Because it's still really too small for a water dish, humidity is maintained by misting and moist substrate. The spider has constructed the starts of a few burrows, but nothing major yet.

Temperment: Can't say much yet, but sould grow up to be a secretive and aggressive beastie.

Molting: Molted sometime before 01/17, no idea when. It hardly seemed to grow at all.   Date   Old LS   New LS     02/20/2001   ¾"?   1"?

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