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Species information
English name: Socotra Island Baboon
Zone: Socotra
Old World or New World: Old World
Class: burrowing terrestrial
Basic information
Body size:
Leg span: 12 centimeter | 4,7 inch
Different colors between genders: yes
Growth rate: fast
Temperament: defensive, skittish
Urcating hair: no
Venom potency: 2
Symptoms after a bite:
Notes
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Caresheets
Monocentropus balfouri
Spiderling

Spiderling or juvenile

Mature male

Mature female
Enclosure information
Minimal terrarium size: 30 x 30 x 30 centimeter | 11,8 x 11,8 x 11,8 inch
Soil thickness: at least 15 centimeter | 5,9 inch
Humidity: 65 to 75 %
Temperature: 24 to 28 degrees celcius
Breeding
Maximum age - male: 4 to 6 years
Maximum age - female: 10 to 15 years
Pubescency - male: after 3 to 4 years
Pubescency – female: after 3 to 4 years
Time until the egg sac made:
Time until the eggs hatch:
Avarage size of the egg sac: up to 100
Possibility to a second egg sac:
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