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Pterinochilus murinus project

octanejunkie

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Picked up a pair of 1.5"-ish OBTs from a local contact, they are around 7 months old.

Housed them in a pair of Beanie Baby Display Cases from Amazon (also available at container store for 1/2rd the price but were OoS) and drilled/furnished them per this thread
I've named them Thing 1 and Thing 2, an homage to Dr Seus and the T from OBT (orange bitey thing) lol

Thing 1
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Thing 2, who is much more comfortable out in the open for now has got that "gangsta lean" against the pole down
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They both did some redecorating of burrows and added webbing, so I guess they are getting cozy.

This morning they were both in their burrows, feet out, so I figured this was a good time to feed
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A medium cricket went into each enclosure via the port at the top
The cricket in T1's tank went into the burrow and that was that. The cricket in T2's tank walked around some and when it got close to the mouth of the burrow the T snatch it and down they both went.

I came back a little while later to find both Things have sealed their burrows
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Okay guys, see you in a week lol
 
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My original 2 OBTs (Pterinochilusm murinus), Thing #1 and Thing #2, molted within a day of each other. Both female.

Thing #1
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Thing #2
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Thing #4, the largest of my OBTs just molted right after Thing #1 did, and also turned out female.
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Her exo was soft and moist when I pulled it, and based on her spermatheca, I'd say she's mature, or more mature than the first 2 exos I looked at. Her spermatheca are like umbrella handles, the other two are like peaks.

Here are the exos in relation to each other
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Left to Right: Thing #1, Thing #2, Thing #4
(note: I broke a leg off T#2's exo, she was not missing a leg)

Thing #3 was molt-confirmed female when I got her. I didn't don't bother molt sexing her, yet.

LMK if anyone needs a female OBT lol
 
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My original 2 OBTs (Pterinochilusm murinus), Thing #1 and Thing #2, molted within a day of each other. Both female.

Thing #1
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Thing #2
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Thing #4, the largest of my OBTs just molted right after Thing #1 did, and also turned out female.
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Her exo was soft and moist when I pulled it, and based on her spermatheca, I'd say she's mature, or more mature than the first 2 exos I looked at. Her spermatheca are like umbrella handles, the other two are like peaks.

Here are the exos in relation to each other
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Left to Right: Thing #1, Thing #2, Thing #4
(note: I broke a leg off T#2's exo, she was not missing a leg)

Thing #3 was molt-confirmed female when I got her. I didn't don't bother molt sexing her, yet.

LMK if anyone needs a female OBT lol
I've got two mature females. I purchased one from a reputable breeder as a male...molted out as a female. Id sell ya a mature female but it looks like you got your hands full.
 

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I ended up using the enclosure above for an M balfouri communal and moved Thing 4, my largest females OBT to her own herpcult enclosure
 

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I paired her a few times over the last few months and using a male provided by @Oursapoil paired in late May, she started construction on a web mat. Her abdomen was HUGE.

Last night I saw her "in position" motionlessly squatting over the mat. This morning, she had dropped a
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Pulled the sac last night
mom put up a helluva fight
But the timing was right
for a 1i delight

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Pulled at the 30 day mark after she made it on July 20th
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Zoom in above to the fellow on the bottom, you can see settae and tiny dark fangs
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They're alive! Lol

OBT babies!
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Into the incubator they go, first floor
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