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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Casey K." data-source="post: 200062" data-attributes="member: 1090"><p>It does look like P. muticus to me.  I was thinking that the setae is too prominent for that species but when they are younger, it appears they have noticeable setae.  As they age, it appears to be more velvety smooth instead of "wire-looking".  How big is this spider?  What is the leg span?  P. muticus are obligate borrowers and require deep substrate for burrowing and minimal room above ground to walk about.  I would keep the substrate semi-damp.  Some folks say they like it dry but I have had no issues with partially damp substrate.  They are usually skittish and cornered or not, if disturbed, they get pissed off quite easily and may threat posture or stridulate.</p></blockquote><p></p>