Providing the best in tarantula care + education
There’s a lot we do not know about the tarantula and spiders, and one of those things is the mysteries about how they mother their young. To delve into this, I decided to round up some of the most interesting facts I’ve found about tarantulas and spiders, and how mothers treat their young. I was inspired to make this roundup […]
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If you’re a new tarantula owner, it’s absolutely normal to be freaked out and nervous the first time you see your tarantula flip over on its back and shed its exoskeleton – a completely normal and routine part of a tarantulas’ life cycle called molting. I think one of the biggest mistakes we can make as new tarantula owners is […]
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This may be an unpopular opinion in regards to tarantulas and the tarantula community, but I promise I have the research to back it up! If you’ve seen my YouTube channel about tarantulas, especially the ones where I interact with Spidey or Blinky, you will notice that yes, I actually TALK TO MY TARANTULAS! And, I am not ashamed of […]
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This is an issue that many tarantula owners find themselves (especially if you’re a new tarantula owner) is that after spending tons of time ordering tarantulas online, they now have to choose the shipping – and they cringe when they see the price! More seasoned tarantula owners won’t bat an eye at this and will expect it, but newer tarantula […]
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Spidey, my chilean rose hair, was my first tarantula. I got her in 2013 and she won a big spot in my heart right away. But despite all the research I did, nothing could prepare me for how weird and challenging adjusting to her weird feeding quirks would be. So I share my experience in hopes that it will help […]
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If you’re a tarantula owner, I’m going to assume that one of the things you fret the most about is trying to make your tarantulas’ enclosures as beautiful, cozy, and exciting as possible for your spiders. From being in tarantula Facebook groups myself, I am constantly in awe of the efforts put forth by tarantula owners, for pets that probably […]
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If you’re a new tarantula owner, learning how to clean a tarantula cage might be incredibly stressful – at least it was for me the first time or two I did it! So I decided to make things easier for you by recording my process as well as creating a supply list so you know exactly what to expect! Here’s […]
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One thing I often get asked about is what new tarantula owners should feed their new spiders. It’s also the most common question that I get asked by non-tarantula owners – the general public just LOVES to ask what tarantulas eat! First I’ll answer this in a basic way and then I’ll talk about what I personally do with my […]
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Tarantula mating is a crazy thing. I’ve written about the strange courtship and actual step by step mating rituals here, however I want to talk a little bit more about the pre-mating behavior and migration routines of tarantulas in this post. We know that many animals migrate as part of their regular seasonal patterns. Our society hardly considers tarantulas to […]
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Tarantula owners put A LOT of effort in their enclosures. Some will even custom build their tarantula tanks or create intricate bioactive enclosures, spending tons of time carefully designing and choosing decor. Tarantula owners take their pets’ homes to an entirely different level than other pet owners, so it can be REALLY annoying when something goes wrong and you have […]
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