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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Golden Blue Leg Baboon
Harpactira pulchripes
Also known asgolden blue legpulchripes
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
- Taxonomic group
- Arachnida
- Origin
- South Africa
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial / fossorial
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 13–15 cm
- Temperament
- Fast / defensive
- Experience level
- Intermediate+
- Visibility
- Often visible near burrow entrance
- Burrowing
- Provide deep substrate and a secure starter burrow
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Moderate
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
A colourful African species that benefits from depth and a secure retreat. It can be defensive and quick, so it is best suited to keepers with some Old World experience.
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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