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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Will" data-source="post: 84991" data-attributes="member: 4182">Up until last night neither of my 2 P. murinus had shown me any of the behaviour that's typically associated with their species.I got them both at the same time from the same brood at around 0.5" each. One of them ate like a beast and has grown to just over 2" in 6 months. The other one is reclusive and is only just 1".Last night I was watering all my enclosures. For the bigger OBT (Diablo) I was dripping some water through the ventilation holes in the top of its enclosure onto its web, since water dishes don't last in there (they get turned over/webbed over etc). Diablo instantly got in the typical threat pose associated with OBTs and was going absolutely psycho attacking the water droplets: striking them, biting them, stridulating. It was both hilarious and also massively endearing at the same time. To me it’s such a charming personality. Up until its last moult it would probably have just scarpered into its burrow, but now the characteristic OBT attitude has developed and I think it’s safe to assume it’s now a certified P murinus juvenile.Just though I’d share this experience, it made my day!</blockquote>