TOP 10 Mistakes Keeping Tarantulas & Spiders - DON'T DO THIS!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 15. 05. 2024
- In this video I cover the Top 10 Mistakes in the tarantula hobby. These are mostly mistakes I made over the years as I progressed in the hobby. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and the mistakes of many others and give your tarantulas and other spiders the optimal conditions for a long and healthy life. This is the twenty ninth episode in a weekly series called Tarantula Tuesday. I will be highlighting one species each week covering basic information, husbandry and care. If you found this video helpful and/or entertaining, please hit the like button so new keepers can find this content further down the road. I have Tarantula Collective T-shirts, Stickers, Hoodies, and all kinds of different merch available for purchase...check the link out down below. The other links for items for sale on Amazon are affiliate links (as well as the Tarantula Collective storefront on Amazon), if you use, also help support this channel! Be sure to join our facebook group, The Tarantula Collective, to continue the conversation and follow @the_tarantula_collective on Instagram for daily pictures of tarantulas from my collection. đđđ·
00:00 Intro
01:07 #1 Sponge in Water Dish
02:04 #2 Misting Tarantulas
03:38 #3 Heat Lamps / Under Tank Heater
04:27 #4 Setting up enclosure in direct sunlight
05:45 #5 Ventilation
07:41 #6 Fine Mesh Lids
09:10 #7 Needs More Substrate
11:46 #8 Overfeeding
13:23 #9 Feeding during premolt
15:10 #10 Leave Your Tarantula Alone When Molting
16:15 Final Thoughts
17:43 Outro
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Yo' about the T getting its legs stuck in things... my murinus does it even in the wholes of the enclosure, she even gets them stuck for a while in styrofoam hides and her normal not textured pot hide... I think it's got a lot to do with T's' individual morphology as my G. pulchra and aphonopelma steindachneri have tiny tiny hooks with tiny suction cups on their legs whereas the murinus, cobalt blue, thai black, and some other old world species have really big hooks and suction cups....
Hi, i live in the the UK which is pretty cold most of the year, what you suggest for providing heat for mostly tropicals such as Pockies
@@petermeichan3160 maybe a zilla bulb, but away from it. Also, Pockies aren't really tropical and the temps in india and asia where they live can lower to 10-8 C
Hi i'm Zara from Germany.. My question is do you send spinnen to Germany?.đ
I just came home with a mexican fire leg that is about 3 - 4 inches and after putting it (dont know sex yet) in it's new home it just stays still in one of the hiding places most of the day and night. Is this normal? Also theu told me it is only 15 months old. Dpes thwt male sense for a 15 month pld to be 3 to 4 inches? Maybe a female?
I like how Iâve went from being scared of spiders to wanting a tarantula
That is how I started...scared of spiders. Have you got a tarantula yet?
@@tarantulacollective same and im going to buy a setup on monday thanks for the tips. My first T is going to be a B.Hamorii i cant wait
I'm exactly the same way I'm terrified of spiders...but today I bought my first tarantulađ
@@yuanhunguy485 cool i have 4 already lol
@@triple_threat6368 lmfaoo, from 1 T 2 months ago to 4 T right now HAHAHA
"The pet store knows best" dude I WORK at a pet store and IM watching YOUR video to learn more about them. We definitely dont require any formal training and I'm constantly hearing my coworkers tell people incorrect, easy to google information. Please do your own research always! Dont trust anybody that's trying to sell you something
It really depends on the pet store but most pet stores have no idea what they're doing I've heard horror stories about them getting dart frogs in and having no clue what to do places like PetSmart and Petco they just hire random people a lot of the time it don't even know what they're doing
@@melissamcenneny8853 yeah for real :/ stopped asking them for advice a long time ago. Only exception is a guy I met yesterday who got super into talking about his ââfriendâsââ illegal pets (my state has some of the strictest laws on pets,, like there were a few years where you couldnât have ANY tarantula without a license. Pets along the lines of axolotls and wild animals theyâd help before releasing) when I started talking about an incredibly common toad (literally everywhere) that is for some reason illegal in the state. I totally think his âfriendâ was just him but he couldnât say that without risk haha. Got lots of good info from him that I actually trust over any other employee Iâve ever talked to there
Pet stores donât know shit about having tarantulas Iâve called most of them out on a lot of bs about tarantulas not saying your one of them but majority of them are just plain dense to the subject.
hey hey! im doing the same thing lmao, im trying to learn more about a curly haired tarantula we got! i always tell people to do a lot of their own research themselves before they come to us too, but i just waant to know cause i kindaa want one lmao
@@justinkircher1337 thats why i personally am trying to learn more lmao, the more i learn the more i want one to :))))
I'm doing my homework still before I get my first tarantula
Same
Samee even tho my parents keeps saying no đ«
@@alexamelendez5898 my mom said i can get one but I'm still doing a lot of homework
Me too đ
Billie Eillish fan my mom is terrified of my tarantulas but a long time ago my parents told me that I can have whatever pets I want if I paid for it myself. So I did. And now a lot of money later I have 10 tarantulas, a ball python, 4 turtles, 2 bearded dragons, and 2 leopard geckos. I think it may work for you to just tell them youâll pay yourself and that they never even have to look at it and it can stay in your room.đ
Why am I watching this? I don't even have a tarantula lol
Lol
maybe you just like to watch a bearded man? :p
@@MrBeeMeR320D Must be it haha
You have to get one, there cool
@@leemillard5514 If my mother didn't have arachnophobia, then I probably would :D
I used to want one when I was a teen.
Exotics Lair: *_Hold my superworms_*
Oh my gosh.
Lolđđ€Ł
Love it
That was legit funny afđđ
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i have a tarantula in my room and i love her but if i see a spider in my damn room iâm running and calling someone to get it tf out of my house like no
Not me having Arachnophobia with any spider except pet spiders. Not me loving insects and arachnoids yet hating insects and arachnoids anywhere near me make it make sense.
SAMEEE I get so scared when I see a regular spider especially small ones I kinda un alive them...
I love this. I appreciate the encouraging tone of this. There are so many people who shame people for making mistakes or not knowing better, but you are so encouraging. My first tarantula was a rose hair too, and I made so many of these mistakes!
Thank you so much!
Me: Has arachniphobia.
Also me: Watches this.
Me again: Tarantulas are adorable!
Are you really afraid of a small creature you can so easily crush? Just think about the immense power you have compared to a tarantula or spider. It's all in your head... Just give it a thought, and next thing you know, you aren't arachnophobic any longer.
@@bencehorvath6094 i am aragnofhobic 2 and its not so easy
That's exactly how I started off too! The more videos I watched, the less afraid of spiders I became.
@@bencehorvath6094 Spiders can be small, but they can still be deadly to bigger creatures like us. They're also very fast and have really good instincts, so it isn't always easy to kill one... Hence our arachnophobia
@@bencehorvath6094 That is not how phobias work. I know perfectly well that the spiders where I live can't hurt me. But the sight of certain spiders instantly triggers anxiety up to a panic attack. It's a response of the nervous system I can't control. I have already come a long way by watching lots of spider videos, I had an adorable pet jumping spider and most eight legged guys are my friends now, but the barn funnel weaver size and shape still causes instant panic. I hope I can get it under control as well. Fear isn't just in our head, it's a complex response caused by brain signals, hormones and our nervous system and you have to work on it the right way or you can make things worse.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Me watching tarantula videos: aw she's so cute!
Saw a little spider in my room: CALL 911
hahahahaha!
Yeah tarantula s vs 'true' spiders are pretty different đ I have a Florida huntsman who is basically a fanged face hugger
xswlđ lol
You don't need to attack me like this đ
Australian huntsman spiders and banana spiders are also pretty big
Makes me laugh when they say about a sponge in the water - where the heck does a sponge appear in the natural habitat, does the tarantula plod through the jungle to a store and buy one!
Eezee Listen back when sponges in the water became mainstream care tips, the thought was that the T would drown even in shallow dishes. It was thought that they drank from wet leaves or moss in the wild so the sponge was to loosely simulate that. I owned a pet store for almost ten years, entered the biz in 1999 but I did a lot of research back then so I knew about the animals I sold. About a year later I dove a little deeper into T slings, had to learn a lot through trial and error. I just got back into them and have seen some of the husbandry info has changed a bit.
Personally for me it's because I need to keep the crickets from drowning, and I do occasionally hear that from others as well. I don't use a sponge for multiple reasons but I do keep a few rocks in there, it works well enough.
On top of that, Generally speaking, just cause it's in their natural habitat doesn't mean it's good for them.
@@carissafleming5424 WRONG
Well said Eezeeđđ»
I've wanted a tarantula for 16 years and I finally am getting one this week đ thank you for making this video!!
hy mate, how's ur tarantula doin'?
Thanks for the video
@@P-Bateman0 I'd also love to know :)
Honorable mention, be careful where you source your plants if using live ones. I thought it would be fine if I thoroughly cleaned the plant and de-dirted the roots well. I have induced DKS in my Asian Forest Scorpion as a result. I think I caught the symptoms in time to save it, but he is very sick.
Oo I immediately threw my sponge away whenever you said it was a no-no
Same here aha
Me tooo
They told me to use it when i got jer from the pet store, for some reason o ddnt believe in it so never put it in đ€Ł
Underestimating the speed of old world Tarantulas and being at there mercy to go back into their enclosures :) lol
Great point!
Dustin Campbell - Oh, you mean teleporting from one spot to another, and you didn't even see it move!! đ I almost learned that the hard way with my Golden Baboon!! I knew from doing research that they were "fast", but I way underestimated there speed!! Luckily it didn't get away, but that's a great point to bring up. ESPECIALLY to people new to the hobby that might think, " it's a big spider, it can't be that fast". đ
Try an H. Maculata that puts gokus instant transmission to shame. No matter how much I prepare for anything this sling shows me something new. The only T in my entire collection that loves fighting more than freiza lol
@@NoG-Inc. Ever had an H. Minax..crazy aggressive!
True as fuck, OBTs for me are at the top of the list! What about you?
I don't own spiders. I don't really like spiders. But I watch spider videos for some reason. Today I learned it's not good to let a tarantula become Chonk.
5:47 I love that âand they are not widely expected as pets, AT LEAST YETâ đ
Orange lemonade?! Meyer lemon lemonade is far superior
Accepted** not Expected
@@meyerlemon3776 Pink.
Best video Iâve seen on tarantulas, this guy is so underrated.
Thank you a lot!
I really wish you and Exotics and all the more experienced keepers had been around 20 years ago. My poor G rosea put up with A LOT from a VERY inexperienced keeper. I thought she had died when I saw her molt the first time. Sponges - yep, I did that. Her substrate was literally pebbles and her enclosure was for a reptile. I just lost her to old age at 20 years old. Next time I am ready to take on another T, thanks to y'all's CZcams channels, my new T will have it much, much easier.
Honestly itâs the same for me I have no idea how my G rosea has made it this long. I bought her 8 years ago knowing NOTHING about keeping. I donât even wanna mention the mistakes Iâve realized I made with her now that Iâm a more experienced keeper. Sheâs a trooper that Trixxy.
I had my mother look after my g rosea for a week while I was moving house.
Then she started moulting.
My mother naturally thought she killed it, so gave the tank a good shake to âbring it back to lifeâ.
A year or two later, I was moving again.... my sister took her in
SAME THING HAPPENED!
I found that its helpful to microwave whatever substrate you use for about two minutes on high. It's the equivalent of putting the substrate through an autoclave. Great way to sterilize your substrate and prevent mold, mites, etc.
Yeah i did that finally as the last step once it eventually dried out. Micro just to kill every possible animate bug or germ. Trouble with the eco earth though is the drying out. i did a brick and had two gas ovens with three trays each baking for ever, piles spread on every window sill for ages. my house stunk like earth for weeks. once dry though, easy storage, but i dread opening a new brick.
Its better to bake it on a tray in the oven....it kills more
@@ladym31 and it can be spread out more thus can be heated evenly.
The youtuber Dave's little beasties would shock you then. You guys should check him out he also have over 20 years experience, just like trantula collective and dark den Dave's enclosures are amazing. He has about 17k subs so its always good to help the smaller channels grow. I personally want to see the trantula CZcams community become the biggest and best community on CZcams, we all ready have the best community imo
I'm so glad I watched this, I didn't know about the mesh being a potential danger. I'm getting my first tarantula in a few weeks, a curly toe, and I want to make sure they live a happy and healthy life.
i used to keep tarantulas back in the day, and im getting back into after nearly 12 years. i can say without a doubt that i needlessly lost several of them due to some of these mistakes, and the husbandry has changed a lot over the past 12 years and for the better. videos like this are a huge help to new, experienced, and returning keepers. and i love the "and in 10 or 20 years from now we will be doing something different, so dont feel bad, just adapt" portion at the end. this is so true. keep up the good work!
I'm just starting with keeping tarantulas. Fortunately I haven't made any of this mistakes and my 6 babies are doing great, but I think that your video could be really helpful for beginners!
awesome...glad you have steered clear of those mistakes! Sounds like you did your research!
Honorable mention, be careful where you source your plants if using live ones. I thought it would be fine if I thoroughly cleaned the plant and de-dirted the roots well. I have induced DKS in my Asian Forest Scorpion as a result. I think I caught the symptoms in time to save it, but he is very sick.
First time owning a tarantula (curly hair) and itâs very weird having a pet, a living breathing being living amongst me, that hasnât eaten in and has been buried for ~2 months now. I know thatâs normal, but still trying not to freak out LOL
same, my white knee is still buried. probably 2 months now as well
As an overthinker maybe tarantula would totally drive me insane,but I'm up for a challenge and I'm excited for my 1st tarantula!
Hermit crabs do the same thing and it was hard for me not to dig up my molting crabs but I managed and they always came back healthy and hungry
I bought my first sling from a gal who has been keeping them and breeding them for a while. She was SO helpful in helping me get started and avoiding mistakes.
My second tarantula I bought from the pet store and I was so mad because they didn't have ANY IDEA even what kind it was. I'm still trying to figure it out.
I worked as the resident Arthropoda specialist (specializing in Arachnida) & I agree entirely with this entire video.
Well done, bruv đđ
I have seen them Ts do some of the most bizarre & at times alarming things (even for me) & come out so resilient like nothing ever happened.
Now Iâd like to add a couple fun facts:
1) place your T (if their docile or trained enough) on the base of your acoustic guitar:
Now play minor chords vs major chords & watch the magic! They do entirely different things to each acoustic resonance. Itâs amazing! Youâll love it if you love you some Arachnids.
I still have not heard of anyone else doing this to this day.
My baby, sheâll be 17 this year! And she loves that stuff.
2) I like to speak the same repetitive words like: âhigh You babyâ, âbabyyyy bae-byyyâ with my lips pressed against the cage slightly & sheâs come to recognize the vibration as someone/something good & she comes right to where I am and puts just 1 pedipalp on the enclosure wall. I know sheâs checking the sound for what it is exactly also, but over time, youâll see what I mean, if you do this, youâll see itâs more than that. They do recognize their owner over long enough time.
3) I, again, put my lips on the ventilated lid (never mesh: thx God ur telling ppl this...canât stress it enough) and I breathe slow, hot air straight down & she will come straight over, fairly quick & stands as tall as she can get & sticks her healthy booty (thorax) into the air & basks in the warm, moist air. Itâs adorable.
I realize that sounds very sensual as I write it out, but she loves it & ive been doing it for her since she was a spiderling.
That being said, REALLY GOOD VID. Like your set up as well. Hella cool!
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Thanks a lot! And thanks for the informative comment!
Id love to see what they do with the guitar thing. Someone should make a video doing that
I kept trying to feed my GBB, she was my first T, when she was a sling during her first premolt in my care. I would take out the uneaten cricket when she would run away from it, but then would try and feed her again 3 days later. This drew out her premolt time to over a month. Now when she refuses food, being a voracious GBB, I know it's premolt time and don't try and feed her. Her second premolt lasted 16 days compared to the 36 days my attempts to feed her the first time caused because I noticed the signs and left her alone.
Good to know! New GBB keeper here. Thanks for sharing.
I have a GBB and I call her my green bolty blue if Iâm not careful working on her enclosure she will bolt it happened twice, but I look if she webs her hide I know not to feed her yet I have gone to feed her and hasnât eaten I know she moulting
Appreciate this video a lot I love when people do mistake videos so people understand how to actually take care of a tarantula. It's not that people are dumb or stupid when it comes to taking tarantulas their misinformed pretty much 97% of the time and I appreciate when hobbyists like you or me or a few of the other ones that come out and stay that these are the mistakes that will happen when you have a tarantula for the first time!
Thanks for the video man appreciate it keep them coming!
Happy Keeping!!
House of Invertebrates more like 99% when people do the right stuff but are corrected to the *_WRONG_* thing.
Your T room is SUPER organized by the way! Love!
Thanks for the video. I had just gotten back into tarantulas after being away for about 20 years. When my wife and I first got married, she would scream at the sight of spiders and cockroaches... Now, she's picked every tarantula I have and she's been raising dubia roaches for our geckos. She's come a long ways and so have I. Great video!
Never underestimate old worlds
Trust me ... They get pretty speedy :(
i had a G.R that went 2 years without eating...still alive and kicking, 10 years on
paul tress 2 years?!?!
How
@@galaxyhero81 I found out that some species can go their whole lives without food
What do you do with the food in that case? Do you like just throw away the bugs? I'm asking because I'm doing research before getting my first tarentula.
Here here you can breed your own food! Just give the insects juicy fruits/vegetables/dog/cat kibble and let them breed, itâs much cheaper :)
Richard, you are so informative. Thank you for your contribution to this hobby.
Thank you for this video. You are absolutely a great teacher!!!!
You scared me and made me think I was over watering my t stirmi. Thank you for clearing up what species actually need to be misted. Guess the breeder wasnât wrong after all haha
I found this video very informative. I don't have tarantulas, but I'm researching them because I do plan on getting one soon. Being Australian, we only have old worlds here, so I'll likely get some experience caring for some huntsmans and insects first, then move onto tarantulas when I feel like I'm ready.
If you mess with huntsmans you are ready lol
Donât we have new worlds in Australia?
Lol âIâm gonna keep huntsmen spiders then move to tarantulas when I feel Iâm readyâ. Most Tarantulas are 10x easier to keep than a huntsman spider lmao.
@@glitchinthematrix555 hell yea hahaha I'm more scared of huntsmans haha they're really fast and bolty
@@alexhshhshsh9961 Based on what I've read online, not really. The new world tarantulas are from the Americas and it's illegal to import exotic animals into Australia. So, you won't really be able to get a new world tarantula in Australia unless someone started breeding them before the importation laws took effect and they're still doing it or they're illegally caught and imported.
I just got into this hobby, great vid, so glad I found you!
Your videos are great. It's awesome that a guy like you is making informative videos.
How do you not have more subs? Your videos are so informative
Thanks for the support...i appreciate the sentiment. My channel is still pretty new..I have only been uploading regularly for 31 weeks....so it takes a lot of time for the word to get out about a new channel. But liking and commenting on the videos really helps with getting the youtube algorithm to suggest the videos to others that might find it interesting, so i really appreciate you leaving a comment...that is awesome. The channel had about 4000 subs at the beginning of August and now it is over 7000, so i am not gonna complain about that :)
Be sure to leave a comment and let me know of any other mistakes you may have made or seen commonly made in the hobby that didn't make my top 10 list! See more of my Top 10 lists here: czcams.com/play/PLjBrtja7Q8uguO-hnujb8ZHXvmpbmB5ds.html
Honestly Facts
But my room is to cold my parents leave on the ac that's why my Ts don't eat );
Merp close the vent in the room
the_tarantula_collective seconded
Tom H when the theyâre slings definitely... Sub Adults and adults ( females ) not so much in my own experience, but as long as the enclosure isnât like something ridiculous big
I've been binge watching your videos and I find this one to be so informative. Thank you so much and for potentially saving tarantula lives! I work at a pet store and we recently started carrying tarantulas and this channel is a treasure trove of information!!!! Keep up the great work!! Looking forward to learning so much more.
I enjoy videos like this, as well as species specific husbandry videos.
Iâm guilty of over feeding my sling. Sheâs my first T, but Iâll def stop now.
How is your sling doing now?
How about now
How bout now tho
How about now yo
Yes and now ?
You hit some key points! Great Advise!!!!
Great video Richard. Top man!
Hey just wanted to say I really appreciate your honest and genuine words and attitudes. You're a great influence to the tarantula and exotic pet worlds!
This video was really helpful i recently lost my almost brand new pink toe (my first tarantula) and this has really helped me find out what i was doing wrong
I had a snake as a kid and I feel like I got the advice you got for your tarantula care for my snake, and for my species of snake, it still wasn't the right advice. I realize how amazing it was that so many of our exotics even survived care with the information we got from pet stores or old books. I learned a lot now that I'm older on the proper care for snakes, and trying to learn more for tarantulas too. Thanks for this video and your species specific care guides!
Great coverage. Thank you âđ»
I just got my first Tarantula and this really helps me with what to expect, nice video keep it on!
Itâs nice to see you pointing out the wrongs you did when you first got into the hobby. A lot of keepers Iâm sure would claim they never made a mistake. Heck I know I have with the screen lids & even still have some. Great video & thank you for sharing.
I've owned many tarantulas; new and old world, so i know all of these things but i must say you said it in such a critical and articulate way that I think people will take these tips to heart and hopefully save a tarantula in the beginner hands! Thanks for the video.
Thank you for all the great information, especially the warning about the mesh lid, I am about to get my first tarantulas and I was looking for enclosures, most of the ones I would have chosen came with a mesh top, so this video is a real life saver. :)
Thanks for sharing! Love your videos its so informative ! Keep it up bro đ
Nice video my friend! Keep it up!
Hey Richard, great name for a start! Same as mine....I have been watching your videos and felt confident to finally set myself up with my first set of slings, I have loved these animals for such a long time and my young children share the same passion I do. I have recently received 2 Tlticatl alpopilosis and a Laisiodora Pahryhybana, they are the most beautiful little slings and thanks to your advise, have the perfect homes and are happy and healthy, I can't wait for them to mature and will enjoy every step of the way. Thanks for all your advise and knowledge it's awesome!
What a great top 10. Its informative advice like that is crucial to the hobby.
i'm so glad i found your videos, im getting a tarantula next month and doing tons of research everyday. I'm learning lots thanks to you!
You have helped me learn more about my new (first) tarantula than any website or other video has been able to. Definitely subscribed, canât wait to see more!
Brandon McPherson check out The Dark Denâ too.
Absolutely love this video, I am also a CZcamsr with a channel about Tarantulas. I have made a couple of these mistakes myself. But because I made videos people think I am some kind of expert (which I am not). A massive thank you for making this. I will be referring people to this in the future.
Amazing information man, thanks a lot!
I just wanna say that you really helped me out with my two tarantulas. Thank you so much
Hey Richard, I just found your channel, and I absolutely love your set up and how you edit your videos, you need more views and subs!
Proudly letting you know, youâve just got yourself a new sub!
Keep up the good work đ
Thanks so much for supporting my channel...it means a lot :)
This video is fantastic, so informative and understanding of people new to the hobby. Great advice to keep developing your knowledge and practices as you go along and learn.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it
And great voice
I'm so fortunate to have come across your channel. I've loved tarantulas for years, but never took the plunge into getting one. Watching your videos and learning about the different species, their care, and how to properly ensure their well-being, I am gaining confidence and the knowledge I need before taking my next step of bringing one home. Thank you so much. â€ïž
Loved this video. Youâre a great teacher.
Great Info ,,,, i do appreciate the info ,,,, this was a great vid ..... thanks
I loved the video! You just got a new subscriber
Can't wait to see this channel get big, there's a lot of potential in here
Keep up the good work!
Thank you.
Iâm planning to get my first tarantula in a couple of months, I still have a lot to learn about how to provide the best care for a tarantula and this video just helped me a lot. Thanks! đ
Thank you so much for this info!!
Very informative, Iâm taking any advice since Iâm getting my first T here very soon
Thank you for the work you did with covering all those mistakes. I started keeping Tarantulas about 2 Years ago and I am happy to see that I really did check the right sources for husbandry. It's always got to see you're doing something right. In the beginning my biggest fear was the temperature but I soon realized that everything is fine and the eat, mold and do their tarantula stuff.
Great to hear! Yeah..if you're comfortable your tarantula is comfortable.
Checking up after a year and i seeing nothing of this list is in my daily tarantula keeping is such a relieve. Thanks for the video! Always nice to have a bit of confirmation
Thank you SO much for these videos. There is so much misinformation out there, it is good to hear facts.
I'm really enjoying your videos. I don't have any tarantulas but I have jumping spiders. I've been afraid of spiders most of my life because of something that happened when I was a toddler. Jumping spiders won me over with their cute faces and intelligent, inquisitive nature. I've seen some beautiful tarantulas and may consider owning one or more in the future but I don't want to make a hasty decision or get a pet that I'm not prepared to care for. So, for now, I'll keep admiring them from afar. I'll keep watching your channel as well as some others that I enjoy. Maybe someday I'll do more than just watch but for now I'll be chilling with my jumpers and my other pets. Cheers!
16:20 holy shit i almost died at that, i thought i was in a voice chat or something
the Bible says no cussing.
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@@thepeemachine8992 not everyone ChristianâŠ
Your honesty is appreciated and your voice is easy on the ears , thank you.
Thank you so much! This was super helpful to me!!!
I'm scared of spiders but not AS scared of tarantulas. I held a Mexican Red Knee at a pet store once about 9 years ago and have wanted one myself ever since.
This video made it seem more reasonable/doable/approachable.
I think I'm most worried about it dying prematurely in my care.
Nice informative upload, have owned my pink toe for a few months and sheâs my first T, Ive got her in a zoo med enclosure with mesh top but after watching this Iâm going to make an acrylic top as soon as possible, she eats one roach a week and seems to drink well, first time I saw her at her water dish I thought sheâd committed suicide as she was laying in the dish but had two of her feet on the glass lol never bothered with the sponge as Iâd heard loads of bad stuff about mould / bacteria, Looking at getting a Mexican red knee but thinking of getting a sling this time round đ
Don't have a tarantula but I love researching them. This is a great video with excellent quality! Good job :D
Thank you for the great information
Wow this is really professional and well done , extremely detailed I mean you over sun angles that can hit your enclosure , thatâs precision! More informative than National Geographic and I get good vibes from you , Iâm impressed def liking and subscribing.đ„
Thanks a lot my friend. That is some very high praise! I appreciate that. What are some other topics you'd like to see me cover in the future?
I didnât know about the mesh top problem! looks like I have a project. muffet needs a safe enclosure!
What a great spider name! Mine is Miss Scarlett, 'cause she's a Chilean Rose & kind of pinkish. đ·ïž
Muffet for a spider name is so adorable! I named mine Reinata because she is from Brazil.
Isnt muffet a spider character from undertale?
Can I pet your muffin???
My ones name is fang XD
Iâve learned so much from your videos . First thing that was said to me when I got my tarantula was the sponge thing đ. Good thing I saw this video . Thanks Richard keep up the awesome knowledge đ€đ»đ€đ»
Definitely one of the best, most informative tarantula videos.
Why don't you have more subscribers? Been following for a while and I've been blown away at the quality of these videos. Keep it up!
Thanks so much!
My first tarantula was a Brachypelma Hamorii and she had a mesh lid. Poor thing kept getting stuck up there, got to the point where I tried to safely get her down and she fell and burst her abdomen. Really wish I had watched this video before that happened, but lesson learned I suppose. Very good video Richard, thank you very much for giving such helpful advice!
Really good information, thanks Richard
Very helpful and entertaining, thank you!
I don't know how I got here (I was watching some gaming videos lmao), but I'm glad I did! I've always wanted a pet tarantula, so knowing these ahead of time will save me a lot of trouble in the near future. Thanks man!
WOW! That is amazing! It is always interesting how people stumble across my channel..i am glad you found it though! Welcome!
Knowledge/Experience is power!!
Well said!
This helps so much, I plan to get a tarantula cause I love them and find them quite beautiful! This helps soooo much!
I love it!
I guess it could help me so much, thank you!
I have following for a couple months and i like your Job!
Man, you're an expert at these videos now! Lovin all this!
Thanks!
@@tarantulacollective thank you for the quality content, and ego control ;) lol
LoL.. my wife stays on top of keeping my ego in check...lol. For real though, thanks for your comments. It is nice to hear people are enjoying the videos or find them helpful. I probably spend too much time on them, but I enjoy making them almost as much as I do actually keeping the T's...lol.
Thank you so much for creating and making this video. I am a new Mama to my ever sooo sweet, love able, and kind Curly Tarantella Spider named Emily. I love her so much. I grew up with spiders in Louisiana and Texas and I always thought they are sooo pretty and graceful.
I have learned sooo much from watching your video. When I bought Emily on 5/10/2022 I was told she is about 2 years old. I felt sorry for her only getting to eat once a week. Especially being a native Texan, I was thinking this is horrible! So I started feeding Emily one cricket ever 2 days. She would of coarse eat the cricket, and always seems so happy and quite content. I want Emily to have the very best life possible. Today, I got on Amazon to order her some new substrate. I hope I bought the right products for her. Iâve learned through my own research she has 8 eyes, yet canât see very well. However, she can hear up to 10 feet. I keep her next to my recliner chair and she does know and recognize my voice. Also, I have a cat, named Jillian. Jillian is fully aware of Emily, and they actually communicate together using vibrational frequencies. I feel extremely blessed to be part of this collective realm. Once again, thank you sooo much for putting this video out. I truly appreciate you taking your time, energy, and effort in helping we Spider lovers along the best journey.
Sent with kindness,
Kate
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What a great video. I needed to know about over feeding
I love your very informative videos, you make the hobby inviting.
I just bought my first tarantula at a reptile convention. I'm determined to take proper care of him. Thanks for making these informative videos they're a big help!
Update?
Finally 6ksubs I've been watching u since 250+subs congrats u deserve it and deserve more
Thanks for your support!
@@tarantulacollective omg u actually replied. No problem keep it up â€ïž
I've been planning to get a tarantula but it took me sooo long to finally decide to get one myself next month , as I'm only waiting for few more weeks to get my 1st tarantula I'm grateful to stumble upon this content! This is a big help for me to be oriented before finally having the tarantula in my possession!âșïž