An Old World burrowing tarantula. Medium-sized, defensive and fast, and generally recommended for experienced keepers. Market price is $45, with 68 live listings across 31 sellers and a lowest ask of $20.
The OBT. East African, fast, defensive, and possessed of a threat display it deploys at the sight of a pair of tongs. The hobby nickname is orange bitey thing and it is affectionate rather than unfair.
The colour forms are the thing buyers misunderstand. RCF for orange, DCF for dark, TCF, plus the Usambara locality label applied loosely across stock of mixed provenance. These are the same species. Price differences between forms are pure aesthetics, and the Usambara premium in particular is often paying for a word.
| Seller | Form | Size | Sex | Source | Ask | Shipping | Landed | Deal | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory's Creatures | Usambara | 0.5" | U | CB° | $20.00 -44% | $50 | $70 | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Underdark Inverts | Kigoma | 1/2" | U | CB° | $20.00 -44% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| FangzTV | — | 0.5" | U | CB° | $22.00 -39% | $49 | $71 | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| TyDye Exotics | Usambara | 0.75-1.0" | U | CB° | $24.89
-38%
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❓ | ❓ | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Spider Shoppe | Usambara | 0.5" | U | CB° | $28.00 -22% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Josh's Frogs | — | 1 inch | U | CB | $29.99 -25% | $40 | $70 | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Ghosty's Tarantulas | Usambara | 1.0-1.25" | U | CB° | $30.00 -25% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Buddha Bugs | Dcf | 0.75" | U | CB° | $30.00 -25% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Buddha Bugs | Usambara | 0.5" | U | CB° | $30.00 -17% | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| 8 Paws Tarantulas | Rcf | 1.0" | U | CB° | $30.00 -25% | $50 | $80 | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Underdark Inverts | Mikumi | 1/2" | U | CB° | $30.00 -17% | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Hardcore Arachnids | — | 3/4" | U | CB° | $30.00 -25% | $50 | $80 | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Hardcore Arachnids | Tcf | 3/4" | U | CB° | $30.00 -25% | $50 | $80 | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Spider Shoppe | Usambara | Adult | ♂ⁿ | ? | $32.00 -20% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Great Basin Serpentarium | — | 1.0" | U | CB° | $32.00 -20% | $65 | $97 | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Marshall Arachnids | Rcf | 0.75" | U | CB° | $34.99 -13% | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Paladin Exotics | Usambara | 1.0" | U | CB° | $34.99 -13% | $50 | $85 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Wonderland Exotics | Usambara | 1.0" | U | CB° | $35.00 -12% | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Shane's Spiders | — | Sling | U | CB° | $35.00 | $50 | $85 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Feared to Fascinated | — | 0.75" | U | CB° | $35.00 -12% | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Hardcore Arachnids | Dcf | 3/4" | U | CB° | $35.00 -12% | $50 | $85 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Cory's Creatures | Usambara | 1.0" | U | CB° | $35.00 -12% | $50 | $85 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Spider Shoppe | Kigoma | 0.5" | U | CB° | $36.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Defiant Forest | Fast | 1.0" | U | CB° | $38.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Big Z's | — | 1.0" | U | CB° | $39.99 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| TyDye Exotics | Usambara | Adult | ♂ⁿ | ? | $40.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| FangzTV | — | 2.0" | U | ? | $40.00 -43% | $49 | $89 | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Plumb's Exotics | — | 3/4-1" | U | CB° | $40.00 | $60 | $100 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Pacific Northwest Arachnids | Kigoma | 1.0" | U | CB | $40.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Fangs Unlimited | — | 0.75" | U | CB° | $40.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| TyDye Exotics | Kigoma | 1.0"+ | U | CB° | $41.99
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❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Urban Tarantulas | Kigoma | 1" | U | CB° | $41.99 | $50 | $92 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Spider Shoppe | Usambara | 2.0-2.5" | U | ? | $44.00 -37% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Marshall Arachnids | Rcf | 2.0-3.0" | ♂ | CB° | $44.99 -70% | ❓ | ❓ | 💎💎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Micro Wilderness | — | 0.5" | U | CB° | $44.99 +25% | $50 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Midwest Exotics | Dcf | ? | ♀ | ? | $45.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Wonderland Exotics | Dcf | 3/4" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Wonderland Exotics | Dcf | 3/4" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Hardcore Arachnids | Dcf | 3/4" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | $50 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Spider Room | — | 1" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | $60 | $105 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Eight Deadly Sins | Kigoma | 1.0" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | $50 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Shane's Spiders | Dcf | Sling | U | CB° | $45.00 +25% | $50 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| V Exotic | — | Sling | U | CB° | $45.00 +25% | $50 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Spider Room | — | 1"-1.25" | U | CB° | $45.00 +12% | $60 | $105 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Spider Shoppe | Kigoma | 1.0" | U | CB° | $48.00 +20% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Fear Not Tarantulas | — | 1.0" | U | CB° | $49.00 +22% | $29 | $78 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Creepinn Family | — | 0.5" | U | CB° | $50.00 +39% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Mother of Spiders | — | 0.75" | U | CB° | $50.00 +25% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Mother of Spiders | Dcf | 1.25" | U | CB° | $50.00 +25% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Josh's Frogs | Dcf | 1/2 inch | U | CB | $54.99 +53% | $40 | $95 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Big Z's | Dcf | 1.0-1.25" | U | CB° | $59.99 +50% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Cory's Creatures | Mikumi | 1.5-2.0" | U | ? | $60.00 -14% | $50 | $110 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Feared to Fascinated | Kigoma | 1.0" | U | CB° | $60.00 +50% | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Cory's Creatures | Dcf | 0.5-0.75" | U | CB° | $65.00 +81% | $50 | $115 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Exotics Unlimited USA | Dcf | ? | ? | CB° | $65.00 | $39 | $104 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Paladin Exotics | — | 2.0" | U | ? | $69.99 | $50 | $120 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Underdark Inverts | Usambara | 2-3" | U | ? | $70.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Paladin Exotics | — | 3.0" | ♂ⁿ | ? | $74.99 +87% | $50 | $125 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Pacific Northwest Arachnids | — | 4.0" | ? | CB | $125.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Urban Tarantulas | — | Females - 2.5in - taking down large crickets | ♀ | ? | $145.00 | $50 | $195 | 🔥 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| TyDye Exotics | Usambara | Sub-adult | ♂ⁿ | ? | $149.99
was |
❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Exotics Unlimited USA | Usambara | 1.5-2.0" | ♀ | CB° | $150.00 | $39 | $189 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Exotics Unlimited USA | Usambara | 1.5-2.0" | ♀ | CB° | $150.00 | $39 | $189 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Exotics Unlimited USA | Usambara | 1.5-2.0" | ♂ | CB° | $150.00 | $39 | $189 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Exotics Unlimited USA | Usambara | 1.5-2.0" | ♂ | CB° | $150.00 | $39 | $189 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Ghosty's Tarantulas | — | 2.75" | ♀ | CB° | $150.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| The Spider Room | — | ? | ♀ | CB° | $200.00 | $60 | $260 | 👍 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Grimoire Exotics | — | ? | ? | ? | $225.00 | ❓ | ❓ | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| V Exotic | — | ? | ♀ | ? | $250.00 | $50 | $300 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| V Exotic | Dcf | ? | ♀ | ? | $350.00 | $50 | $400 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Urban Tarantulas | — | Female sub-adult | ♀ | ? | $400.00 +167% | $50 | $450 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
| Urban Tarantulas | — | big female - paired and proven breeder | ♀ | CB | $450.00 | $50 | $500 | 👎 | 1/10 | Buy → |
Market price is a trimmed median of recent asks for a species — the highest and lowest are dropped before the middle is taken, so one unusual listing cannot move it. Below four asks there is nothing safe to trim, so it is a plain median.
A deal grade compares like with like. A listing is scored against others of the same species, same sex group and same size bucket — never against the species as a whole. A 1" unsexed sling and a 5" confirmed female are different markets, and blending them is how a fair price starts looking like a bargain.
Graded against history, not against today's shelf. The comparison is every ask ever recorded for that group, counted once per listing rather than once per day it sat unsold. Grading against whatever happens to be in stock right now would let a single low-priced arrival drag the median down and re-grade every other seller — a race to the bottom, which is not something a price tracker should cause. Where there is not yet enough history, the live listings are used and the page says so.
The badges:
Those thresholds are deliberately wide. The same animal at the same size routinely spans about 2× between the lowest and highest seller, so "20% below average" describes an ordinary listing rather than a find.
What these numbers are not. FangTrack sees asks, never sales — nothing here is a record of what anything sold for. A small number of sellers who specialise in premium display specimens are excluded from the calculated figures because their asks are not representative; their listings still appear. Private collection uploads never affect any public number. Shipping estimates are the vendor's stated flat rate added to the ask, not a checkout total.
A grade is information, not advice. Condition, provenance and how well a seller packs a live animal are worth more than a few dollars, and none of them are in the price. More on how this is calculated →