Truly beautiful animals, Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas can make amazing pets. With their interesting burrowing skills and their lovely appearance, keeping a Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula or observing one in the wild can be a fascinating experience.

Often found in dryer tropical areas or savannas with very short wet seasons, Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas can burrow into the earth. Often, Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas spin silk webs over the tops of their burrows and further block them with discarded earth. Usually, they hunt insects or other invertebrates and may also eat small vertebrate animals. Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas tend to be fairly aggressive, though they will give a warning display before releasing their defense mechanism, urticating hairs that can cause skin irritation and itching.

The Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula grows to about four inches in length at maturity. It is a stocky bodied tarantula with thick legs, as its name implies. Covered in grayish brown hair, the Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula can also range in shade from sooty gray to reddish brown. The thorax tends to have less hair than the rest of the body, making it lighter colored in appearance. Even the legs of the Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula are furry. This fuzzy appearance has given the Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula the name of Feather Legged Baboon Tarantula.

Native to the more tropical regions of Africa, the Stout Legged Baboon Tarantula is also kept in captivity as a pet. They are found in areas with soil that can allow them to burrow, where there is low humidity and moisture.

Because Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas are native to dry regions, they should be kept well ventilated. Any water bowls placed in the cage should be small enough that they will not soak the substrate if tipped, as excessive moisture can harm Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas. They may be fed insects or small vertebrates. Because they should be allowed to burrow, Stout Legged Baboon Tarantulas should be kept on a natural substrate such as topsoil. These tarantulas are deep burrowers that should be provided with a thick, compact substrate layer; vertically oriented enclosures nearly filled substrate work well. You should remember to leave enough space at the top of the enclosure to accommodate the tarantula when it is on the surface and the soil it will displace to make its burrow.

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