Ornithoctonus aureotibialis care help!

[James Box]

cool Phil, as mine grows a bit (i realise they're small) i'll probably deepen the substrate! it's a few inches and it's burrowed. so far one entrance but i'm sure more will appear.

Matt...i do a bit of dj-ing, mainly metal and some industrial, play in an extreme metal band...and also feel very uncomfortable in anything not black!
not a goth...but don't mind being called a black metaller!
chillis are great!!!

[Matthew Baines]

My roots stem from a metal background , back int day i used too sing in a death metal band!

[Steve McIntyre]

Hi Matthew, dunno about me knowing lots about Ornithoctonus ... but they're not difficult to keep. As you've got Haplo's, you'll have a good idea anyway. The adult ones that I've found in the wild have burrows approx 20 cm deep, normally a straight, vertical one (but there are exceptions!), although they will adapt in captivity to whatever you keep them in. My 2 females are kept different to each other...one in a large sweet jar (with vertical burrow) and the other in a 'Petpal' type plastic tank, approx 20cm high, 20cm wide and 30cm length with 10-12cm substrate (soil and coco / peat mix). This female has a sloping burrow which also turns 180 degrees. As long as there's enough humidity and slightly damp, not wet, substrate, they should be ok. They don't seem to suffer from a dry spell. Remember that Thailand / Asia has dry seasons as well as wet ones when some places don't get rain for many months! Hope this helps!

[Matthew Baines]

Yes thanks Steve that's brilliant buddy.