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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Gabon Baboon Tarantula
Heterothele gabonensis
ENVIRONMENT
Core care conditions
Use these ranges as a starting point and adjust for life stage, enclosure ventilation and observed behaviour.
HUSBANDRY OVERVIEW
At a glance
- Origin
- Gabon / West-Central Africa
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial / fossorial dwarf baboon tarantula
- Adult size
- Small dwarf tarantula
- Temperament
- Fast / skittish
- Experience level
- Intermediate
- Visibility
- Often hidden; more visible at night
- Burrowing
- Provide substrate depth, cork bark and anchor points for burrowing/webbing
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Old World tarantula venom; avoid handling
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Small Gabon dwarf baboon tarantula. Provide a secure terrestrial setup with substrate, cork bark, webbing anchor points and a lightly humid retreat. Keep warm and well ventilated, avoid excessive wetness, and do not handle.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the references
Care can vary by species, life stage and local conditions. Review multiple reputable sources before making husbandry decisions.
KEEP EXPLORING
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Other catalogue species from the same scientific genus.
