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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Socotra Island Blue Baboon
Monocentropus balfouri
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
- Yemen
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial / heavy webber
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Temperament
- Defensive
- Experience level
- Intermediate+
- Visibility
- Often visible in webbed areas once established
- Burrowing
- Provide deep substrate and anchor points; often webs heavily
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Moderate / Old World
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Old World baboon species from Socotra Island, popular for its blue tones and heavy webbing. The Spider Shop notes it is a desert species that is easier to rear than some other blue tarantulas, but still has attitude and should be treated with respect.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the references
Care can vary by species, life stage and local conditions. Review multiple reputable sources before making husbandry decisions.