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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 60794" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>That's just a bit jarring to me lol. This is honestly the first time I've heard anyone say that they had a chill H.maculata. Not that I don't believe you, it's just that every person I know of who has kept them has said otherwise. I've actually yet to meet an H.maculata that I was not completely nuts. Much like a pokie, they'd rather run than bite in my experience, they usually only get defensive when you mess with their hides. The venom is considered by most to be at least on par with pokie venom, and many sources seem to suggest that it's worse even. One thing that is interesting is that H.maculata seems to be one of the slower growing old world arboreals. Even S.calceatum, being somewhat related, definitely grows a lot quicker. I mean, they're definitely not slow-growing as in like Brachypelma or many of the longer lived New World terrestrials, but they don't grow like weeds the way some other baboons do. I'd say their growth rate is more on the medium side.</p></blockquote><p></p>