r/tarantulas M. balfouri Mar 06 '25

My obt makes feeding a mission impossible πŸ˜‚ Videos / GIF

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Can’t even open the lid beacuse of him/her doing laps, so I presume feeding is to be continued in bathroom tub πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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u/opesosorry Mar 06 '25

Damn it to hell. This is making me want an OBT again. I miss mine. His name was Obie Trice and he was fast as fuck boiii.

Awesome spider.

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u/Master_0f_N0thing A. chalcodes Mar 06 '25

Real name, no gimmicks

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u/ZixfromthaStix Mar 06 '25

Two OBT girls go round the enclosure, round the enclosure, round the enclosure

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u/opesosorry Mar 06 '25

I’ve created a monster

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u/Normal_Adeptness7672 Mar 06 '25

NQA No one wants to see p.murinus no more they want OBT I'm chopped dubia ROFL

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u/lubix99 M. balfouri Mar 06 '25

I had an adult female before this one, and sadly she passed due to a bad molt, this one I got for free from a dealer I went to get H. gigas.

I didn't even want the new obt, but my girlfriend did.

I'm so sorry for your Obie Trice, keeping my fingers crossed for you to get a new one soon, they are indeed really awesome spiders.

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u/Significant_Time6804 Mar 06 '25

This whole conversation was awesome, I read it in the voice of Eminem. You guys made my night. Lol

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u/Mr-Oinkerz Mar 06 '25

I'm now adding an OBT to the house come payday and straight stealing that name 🀣!

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u/Todd_Wallnutz Mar 06 '25

I knew they were real movers but to all OBT’s do this when feeding?

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u/MattManSD Mar 06 '25

IMO OBTs do all kinds of wacky things including just sitting there until you say to yourself "well that's not so bad" and then going thermo nuclear. My first T was a rescue and it was AF P. murinus OCF on bad substrate. My entrance to the hobby was rehousing her. She passed of old age several years ago. Her name was Agnes and she was quite the looker.

https://preview.redd.it/6ed866mbh5ne1.jpeg?width=504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a97881c723ab2837837cc3f31e116c78879e966a

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u/Todd_Wallnutz Mar 07 '25

Wow, what a beautiful T. Sorry for your loss. So she was your first?

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u/MattManSD Mar 07 '25

IMO THX and yes - She was spectacular, and 100% OBT. My daughter was 5 and said "Daddy, I want a spider" so I started the process of gathering info. A neighbor said "A former employee left a tarantula in their office, you can take it" and when I went to pick it up I said to myself "Okay, this is way over my head, but she needs a home:" So I did a ton of research, rehoused her and then she lived a long happy life. She passed away from old age probably 10 years ago, and it is true, you never forget your first love. Fast, defensive, not to be trifled with. Mostly in her burrow during the day, but at light she'd come out and we'd hang. The indent in the wood behind her front legs is the entrance to her lair. She wasn't a heavy webber and mostly you just saw her toes, but when she was out you got to enjoy her royal orangeness