Category: News

A lot of newer tarantula owners struggle to identify what the signs are that a tarantula is in trouble. While it would be great if we all came to the hobby having done our own research, we know that doesn’t always happen – so I’m making this video about the death curl to help educate people who are new to […]

When we get our first tarantula, we often don’t realize until after the fact that a tarantulas’ body is incredibly complex and despite how small they are, there’s a lot that could go wrong! Molting is just one example where a tarantula might sustain an injury, but there are many other options. Today we’re going to talk about a common […]

My tarantula YouTube channel is a place where many new tarantula owners find themselves – which is totally awesome and I love it! I really love being a resource and safe space for newbies to the tarantula hobby, because it can be intimidating hobby to get into and you can be afraid of being judged at first when you are […]

Tarantula mating is likely one of the weirdest reproduction routines in the animal kingdom. It hardly resembles anything we normally see in the animal kingdom, and works entirely differently due to tarantulas’ unique bodies. Here’s a video just to show you how strange it is, and I’ll try to break it down below! Sexual maturity So it all starts with […]

There are so many interesting parts of tarantulas, and even as a tarantula owner of several years I am still learning! It wasn’t until I got my little sling, Blinky, that I knew that there was such a thing as a “mirror patch.” Blinky was just a pale pea-sized spider when I first got them, so there wasn’t much to […]

Among the many controversies concerning tarantulas, the ethics of feeding is one that many of us get extremely passionate about – whether it involves pinky mice or other bugs. One of the most controversial practices, however, is the practice of feeding tarantulas to other tarantulas. This may be the first time you’re hearing about this, but this is actually not […]

Many of you know me as a tarantula obsessed woman on the internet thanks to my Tarantula Tuesday videos and my tarantula guide. BUT, when I’m not doing that I am working full time as a therapist! If you’ve been following my videos closely, you know that sometimes I like to combine my knowledge of psychology and therapeutic practices with […]

Tarantula mating is fascinating. If you’ve ever seen a video of two tarantulas doing their mating dance, you know that this process is just about one of the weirdest mating rituals you will ever see in the animal kingdom. And considering that the male has a high likelihood of being eaten during this process, it’s also pretty dangerous! Interestingly enough, […]

A few weeks ago, I spoke out against YouTube’s tarantula abuse problem after stumbling across several videos in which tarantulas were put in terrible, dangerous situations to raise views for popular YouTube channels. You can find that post here if you want to do a deeper dive, and it got me thinking about other disturbing tarantula videos I have seen […]