Can You Crossbreed Tarantulas? & More Tarantula Questions ANSWERED!
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- Welcome back to PART 2 of the 3 Part series "The Internets MOST ASKED Tarantula Questions Answered!" In this episode we will be answering: Can I handle my tarantula? Can you crossbreed tarantulas? What is the BEST pet tarantula? What species is my tarantula? And Do tarantulas make good pets? Find the answers to these questions in todays video and stay tuned for Part 3 where we wrap up answering the most asked tarantula questions on the internet!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Microwilderness.com
01:35 Can I Handle My Tarantula?
04:14 Can You Crossbreed Tarantulas?
07:02 What Is The Best Pet Tarantula?
08:33 What Species In My Tarantula?
12:55 Do Tarantulas Make Good Pets?
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2:40 what t was that, it looked hella cool!
Hey, Richard, would too much inbreeding prove wrong? Do we need to refresh the blood by getting some wild caught ones from the right sources, so to speak? I noticed these guys from Microwilderness sale beautiful full grown or mature females and males. Are they wild caught? Do they explain how old they're perhaps? Thank for your videos and the answers.
@@josemiguelpuchero that is an Omothymus violaceopes (Singapore Blue Tarantula)
Can you do a care video about huntsman? Specifically the Heteropoda Lunula, the purple huntsman???
I tell people keeping a tarantula is kinda like having a grumpy cactus.
At least you can see a cactus. My tarantula hardly ever shows itself.
I tell people I have 3 boxes of dirt and a tree trunk in a glass.
@@gfp221 But it's a fascinating tree trunk. :D I also have a scorpion (?) but I tell people it's just a large tank for the occasional cricket.
@e.f.dindrane1672 the best part is when people ask me why I have a terrarium full of roaches 🤣🤣🤣
I'll never forget when I had my g. pulchra half way onto my hand, and then it looked like they realized "woah! this floor is alive!!" and immediately ran back into it's burrow. My other "handling" story happened when I had first got my p. irminia sling, and she bolted right up my arm when I was trying to coax her into her enclosure. That was ... not fun. 😅
I got a video the other day of my pulchra doing the same thing, you can see the moment she went "ew it's a hewmon" like the crab on moana 🤣
gotta love the P. irminia speed. one of my favorites of my collection
Mine climbs on my every time I give it water
I love my tarantulas. I work in a pet store that sells “red knee tarantulas” I think the ones we get r b. Boehmei. A lady came in very upset because she bought a t at petco labeled “red knee” and after she explained it (spinning in circles and kicking hairs) I had a pretty good idea what it was. She showed me a picture and I was sure she had a m. Robustum. She told me she was terrified of him and that he was aggressive. I jumped on the chance and offered to buy him off of her. She accepted. I got him into a deeper substrate and smaller enclosure I have not seen 1 threat display or any signs of “aggression” I felt so bad for the lady because she just wanted a calm t to watch and try to hold and she got the opposite because of those damn common names.
I think this lady is a good example that not everyone should get animals.
@@screeaveDestination she had done research and had the correct information for most to the of the “fire leg” species. She had no clue that scientific names were a thing and she was completely caught off guard by my defensive little guy. She told me she got haired and that she couldn’t move the enclosure without him spinning in circles and kicking hair. He is fossorial but she had info for a terrestrial T so he was just stressed. I informed her on scientific names and pointed her to some videos on here. She genuinely wanted to do the best for a t but she got a less chill not super beginner friendly little dude. Everyone starts somewhere! Everyone has the privilege of having a pet I try to inform rather than saying they shouldn’t be involved in this hobby. The more people that love tarantulas the better.
@@screeaveDestination this is a good example that eduction on scientific names should be used more often than the common ones and that’s where that comes to a full stop 🤷🏻♀️
here we go with the common name nonsense. The common name had no bearing on the wrong tarantula being sold. ZERO. it's not only illogical but it's impossible. If I am looking at a Chaco golden knee and call it a costa rican zebra stiped knee tarantula it's no different than if I'm looking at a G. Pulchripes and call it a Aphonopelma seemanni. You either know what it is or you don't. I understand the variables of the same names found in different regions but how would your story have been different if a woman thought she was purchasing a "red knee tarantula" having no idea what that was and then ending up with an m. robustum. The use of scientific names would have made ZERO difference. You either know what you are looking at as the buyer or you don't. You either know what you are looking at as the seller or you don't. If you don't the names are irrelevant. I don't know why this is so difficult for people to grasp.
@@djjnonya2170 I agree that it’s an easily avoidable mistake on both parts. Some people don’t realize there’s way more to tarantulas. A lot of people I have talked to that aren’t in the hobby assume there’s is only 1 kind of tarantula and people often ask y I have so many if they r all the same and I then take the opportunity to educate them on the different type and different behaviors. I think anyone who gets a pet should do as much research as possible when getting any critter no matter how small. Unfortunately most people do little to zero research before purchasing an animal and I think that’s the real problem. She had looked up and research a red knee tarantula and to someone that doesn’t know that they all look the same a slight pattern difference wouldn’t have set off red flags. I’m just glad she gave him to me.
I definitely don’t feel comfortable handling my Ts. You never know how their temperament will be that day so it’s so unpredictable. I’m happy just watching them 😊 and if they crawl on me while I’m rehousing them, great!
Imagine crossbreeding the OBT with the Cobalt Blue.
Aggressive bitey thing lol, not sure if the colour would be great though, orange crossed with blue would be a brownish colour. Goliath birdeater crossed with the Brazilian jeweled sounds like a good match :)
Cobalt blue orange bitey thing? Oh Hell No!!!!
@@DunkinBiscuits I have a goliath, it's the T. apophysis and its female 😁 they have been known to get a leg span of 13 inch
@@ethanmccormack9561 thats awesome I plan on getting a Goliath soon too, their size is just so impressive, incredible creatures
@@DunkinBiscuits thank you mate, mine is only about 1.5 inch atm but she already has the distinctive Theraphosa markings. Be warned mate they move like lightening but I have found so long as I take my time and show her respect, she is as good as gold. The next 2 I would like to get is the blondi and stirmi and eventually the T. seladonia because they are so incredibly beautiful
My brachypelma Emilia is far too chill. She is Litterially like a pet rock and will laze around, sit in my palm hours upon hours without a single care in the world. However I dont don't typically do it for that look as she can get a little itchy within long periods of time. I know she may not mind me but I love her to pieces. I feel so lucky because she is so tolerable with me and more than a T owner could ask for.. 🥰
Also to Richard,
I just wanted to let you know that your channel has been the greatest help to me into getting into this wonderful hobbie. I cannot thank you enough for simply doing your thing and bringing the most T informative entertainment yet!!! BIG FAN BUDDY!
My B. emilia is very calm too. But woe to you, if she thinks there is something to eat ... then she mutates into a A. geniculata xD
@@screeaveDestination 🤣
The crossbreeding thing brings out a hilarious story to me.
I had terrible luck with my first two tarantulas dying on me. I was desperate to find one, as having a little critter to take care of is really good for my mental health, so I made a dumb decision again and went to Petsmart because I had already tried two reputable breeders and figured I’d just try to go cheap with my third-not a good idea, I know. They had a T there with a picture of a b. smithi on the price card and it was labeled as, I kid you not, “assorted Mexican tarantula”. There was only one, it wasn’t like there was a variety of different Mexican tarantulas on display or anything. I thought the label was absolutely hilarious because they were marking this T like it was some kind of mutt breed of every Mexican tarantula ever. I jokingly told my roommate they labeled this tarantula like a bag of trail mix. So that’s what his name is.
Trail Mix has outlived every other T I’ve had before who died on me, molted several times for me and is doing great despite being the most temperamental brachy I’ve ever known. He turned out to be a b. emilia by the way. :)
100% agree with what was said at the end of the video. I had a HUGE fear of spiders, but then my buddy introduced me to his tarantula and convinced me to get one. Now about 2 years later I have 7 tarantulas and my fear of spiders and other cool inverts is pretty much gone!
I don‘t fear spiders, but I am arachnophobic, meaning my body has extreme over-reactions to them. But I was always fascinated by them. They are on my list of favorite animals.
I recently got into Dave‘s Little Beasties‘ videos, and he is just what I needed. His attitude is the most calm, collected and relaxed I have ever seen around spiders. I can highly recommend his channel. It is great exposure therapy with tons of scientific and anecdotal information, and absolutely no rush to get to a point. Dave is a breeder/seller and has pairing, egg-sac removal, rehousing and general care videos, because he cares about education first.
4:59 omg what species is this tarantula!!!?? It’s absolutely amazing the way it moves!!!!
“Your scientists were too preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” (Jurassic Park) Is what I’m getting from the crossbreeding question. In all seriousness awesome video. I’m hopefully going to acquire my first tarantula very soon. Your videos are really helpful! 😃
Loving these “tarantula questions answered” videos you’ve posted. There is always something we can learn in the hobby.
So agree with what you said about a fear of spiders and getting a T to help , i was completely terrified for a long long time , started watching CZcams videos on Tarantulas , now a few years on I have 19 tarantulas and 4 JS and I completely adore them 👏🏻👏🏻 x
Trying to pluck my courage to get one 🤣 x
Poecolitheria regalis husbandry video? I remember you saying you had one in the past.
Keep up the amazing work!
Oh yes true I got over my fear from to having mine and now I kinda just catch any spider in the house and put it outside instead of kill it
Love your videos! Was just feeding my GBB sling a roach while watching this. He got the roach I dropped in, and after a few minutes he dropped it, turned and webbed it up and picked it up again. They are fun to watch! So far so good with my first T, after 2 weeks.
My GBB just molted,she’s a little over a year old and is around the three and a half inch mark.
Love the channing of Dr. Ian Malcom. Loving this series. I love watching my Ts hunt their food.
Love this video, thank you for all the information😁
Another great video, Richard! Thank you.
"We are not Mother Nature, and we should not attempt to be." My favoroite wording you've ever said in a Video!
Another AWESOME video Richard keep em coming
Love the video, great mini series, taught me a few things 👍🏻
Another brilliant video Richard, always very agreeable viewing, can't wait for the next one as usual.
Thanks for answering that question richard love youre videos
Fantastic 1st and 2nd video!!!! Looking forward to the 3rd! ☺🖤🕷🕷
Really informative video, and I love your explanation about hybridisation. Very well said 👌
Great video! I love the ‘Yes you can, but should you?’’ Response!
Thank you sir richard for sharing your knowledge about tarantula i have so much learned about them😊
WOW RICHARD! I think that this just may be your best video to date. Very well said.
I can't wait for the 3 part! Great video
we have a wide variety of inverts and really enjoy your videos especially the fact that you are non judgemental as some groups i joined were hijacked by very vocal and often very wrong keepers keep up the good work
Outstanding ! Thank you !
another great video. thanks.
Great content!
Appreciate the thoroughness of the answers as well as the PSA to only buy captive bred. More channels should be saying this to make a unified front. Thank you!
Thanks for the video.
Another good spider for overcoming arachnophobia is the Jumping Spider! I have one now and it’s my first pet! It is a Platycryptus Undatus juvenile who is now in pre-molt. While I was never arachnophobic, I didn’t really like bugs and kind of had a fear of them. But ever since I got it I’ve been outside in my backyard every day looking for what kind of insects and arachnids I can find! It really does help.
That was great again Richard. I really like the asthetic of your Clips. As for what You seid about crossbreeding, I totally agree with You. Thrilled to see the next one.
I really enjoyed this video. I used to be terrified of spiders and tarantulas and about a year and a half ago I decided to get my first tarantula to get over these fears. I have to say it was the best decision, I love my tarantulas and now have a very different view of them. I started off with new world species and have worked my way up to old worlds.
I have been wondering this so much
Great information Richard , I never handle my Ts safety first
Hello great video information Richard
You need more subscribers bro! I think you have the best tarantula content on CZcams for sure. Keep it coming
Thanks a lot...slowly growing the subscriber count. CZcams says I may hit 100k in 5 months at the current rate...lol. who knows though. You can always help out by sharring the videos on social media if you want to lend a hand getting the word out about the channel. It is always greatly appreciated 👍
For me the fun in the hobby comes from the variety of tarantulas.
Theres something for everyone out there and they look and behave all differently.
I personally started with a Brachipelma hamorii, the classic way i suppose :D
Then upgraded to a Grammostola pulchripes and its really calm and pretty.
Then after i got a little used to them i bought my first old world, the Chilobrachys sp. electric blue.
And one year after i bought my 2 last tarantulas for now.
2 Harpactira pulchripes slings.
I bought all my tarantulas as slings because i want to watch them grow and see all stages.
Them molting is like christmas because you know they are fine and healthy and they get bigger afterwards.
I am like just really dying here all of these beautiful spiders it's melting my heart they are just so beautiful! One of the most amazing creatures God ever made
Brachypelma (Brachypelma hamorii) or red-kneed tarantula. Brachypelma, also known as the red-kneed bird, is a beautiful spider from the Theraphosidae family. Can be bred in a terrarium.
Awesome!
One thing positive on living in 🇩🇪 Germany:
See all the videos uploaded at night in the US on the next morning but still see it as one if the first ones.
Thank you, I agree! Nature is the only one to choose the spiders that are on this earth
YOU HAVE THE BEST VIDEOS
Keep on doing these tarantula question videos
Top video as always Richard. My 26 tarantulas say hello!
Greatest video of all time about tarantulas as a genus. Thank you for such In depth knowledge sharing from me and all the other newbies, I've actually been keeping T's for years but I am still new to how many are kept. My favorite are my breeder pair of poecilotheria metallica I bought for Christmas for myself:-) my favorite arachnid by far and I keep them both super happy.
Thanks so much
Oh shit, i think i get why ive loved all your videos thag ive seen! You have a (to me) real voice about somethjng youre passionate to talk about, and second reason, is you legit got me into the hobby with your knowledge and enthusiasm bh the hobby! To me, id rather have someone witb a normal voice, tell me about a hobby, than slmekne with a "collegiate" voice.
I'm stoked woohoo micro I'll have to check them out but I'm super happy about that 10% off that's just sweet!!! Also I enjoy your explanation on handling a tarantula fyi 🙃
Team #NoHybrids
Fantastic video... again and again hahaa! You provide the best, most informative content. Thank you!
I've owned a B. Auratum... That's definitely one, it's not a red leg.
I was actually just wondering this the other day
I’m of the camp that every tarantula gets absolutely nothing (besides maybe stress) from handling and unless I have to, I haven’t handled mine in over a decade!
Hey Richard I love trachulas
I love the responsibility you apply to your hobby.
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My brothers tarantula was so friendly. He would hold on to my brothers face while hanging out with my brother. He had a huge orange belly. Idk was it was.
Everybody loves Richard! 💕
Good video
Looking good Richard;))
Hey Richard great video 👍. I have a question thats off topic from the video... i have a desert hairy scorpion and its almost ready to molt. How can i help its process of shedding its exoskeleton? I know that on my brachypelma A. and avicularia avicularia i helped it by over misting and adding more humidity. Thanks. Next video should be on scorpions 🦂.
Everybody looks at me all crazy. When I tell them I love my spiders as they are my children. I really don't care it's not going to stop me from loving them. They are my babies.
After 5 weeks of success with my Neoholothene incei, I have just ordered a Pelinobius muticus. I hope that with time I will be able to add to my collection. I do do my research though before I choose which species to get.
I cannot love this video more.
I just got a brachypelma kahlenbergi today.It’s my first ever spider and I’m so terrified of the urticating hairs that I won’t even think of touching it.She’s still a baby and the lady at the reptile store told me it’s a great beginner species (which I hope is true).I watched a lot of your videos on spiders and I’ve always had a weird curiosity about them.I don’t like them on me but i really enjoy watching them,so my husband is the one who’s going to take care of transferring the spider into his new enclosure 😅The reason I’m “scared” of them is mostly because of the urticating hairs I don’t know how bad it is so if someone wants to shine light on the subject I’m all ears!Also I think I’m going to get a Brazilian black tarantula next,I think they are so pretty!
I bought juvenile b.hamori to deal with me being anxious about spiders. I have her for 3 months and I can say it works. Although i was told that she is very weird for her species as she is always outside and constantly walking around the enclosure.
I love your channel. Question: If feed regularly, how often do tarantulas molt?
That depends on species, age, ave temp, frequency of feeding, and environment as far as I know
Brilliant video & really good points.
My juvenile Curly hair is far from docile lol, she is very fiesty.
Maybe she will calm down as she grows not I live that she is full of personality xx
If you have time, could you talk about the lack of captive-bred scorpions? It seems like that is falling behind tarantulas with people still selling a LOT of wild-caughts. At a recent mid-size expo, I saw over a dozen scorpion-only purveyors (no spiders for sale), and half of them had ONLY wild-caughts, and a most of the others had a mix of bred and WC. It was disheartening. The sellers who sold both Ts and scorps seemed to be better, but even they had a lot of WC.
As someone who has bred scorpions before I second this but I'd also like to say the biggest reason you see a lack of CB scorpions is the fact that it can be hard to pair them without cannibalism occurring and even if you end up being successful there's a fair chance the female will get nervous and eat her babies. I never had cannibalism personally but I've heard many horror stories.
Hi Richard 😁
Do you have videos on T sp Sullana? Oh, and the sazimai?
Not the first one, but I do have a video on the P. sazimai you can watch here:
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I'm convinced that B. smithi and B. hamorii are the same species! Each animal species has color and pattern variations and is therefore not a different species.
I have also seen B. boehmei with the black triangle from B. emilia. Those were crossbreeds for sure!
6:45 *I totally agree! True words man!*
they are not.
I love your channel I don't know what else to say
thank you...i appreciate your support!
No problem your channel is really good
And I love it 🙂
Just because we can, doesn't mean we SHOULD. Hallelujah!
I had a huge irrational fear of spiders my whole life ( however I never ever killed them , always got my husband to rehome them outside ) I baby sat a tarantula last Christmas and fell in love. I have phiddippus johnsoni jumpers now and just got my very first tarantula ( carabiner versicolor) yesterday !
"Don't send your tarantula ID questions to me"
Lol... I can sense your pain : )
Same here! I've been asked by friends/family multiple times to identify true spider species.....I tell them its Ts I have not true spiders and I'm no expert 😅 I got a ball python last year and yep been asked to identify snakes by people, owning one pet snake does not make me an expert at identifying snake species 😅
oh i got Dora, Brocky, Bb and Escen lol🤣
On the topic of breeding new species I can only point over to the mammalian side of breeding. We used to selectively breed wolves that were docile, and then specialized them. And then we got fancy. Now we have Chihuahuas, who are too small, too thin, and are born with nerve damage and chronic pain (aka the „twitching“). There is no need to go fancy with breeding new traits into existence.
Spiders are ornamental pets only, and already exist in all shapes, forms, and colors.
Heteroscodra Maculata care and husbandry video
Ok Richard. Here is a fantastic question. Are there albino tarantulas? I will be asking this on the Facebook forum shortly. Something to think about.
unfortunately there are not, i don't remember the why but it apparently is not possible.
I'm fairly certain that my B. hamorii is a hamorii/smithi hybrid. She's looks like a smithy but with the black markings of the hamorii on her knee joints. O_O I became aware of her somewhat "unusual" look when I showed my hubby pictures of Brachypelma hamorii and smithy to show him the differences in their appearance. I still love my "Lucy" to bits tho. She's a bit of a grumpy girl but so adorable at the same time, lol.
I have spinal bifida and was wondering if getting a trantulla would be a good idea
Hi Richard! Your videos are sooo beautiful to see and sooo professional!!! You should start a TV 📺 professional career!!!! Greetings from Italy!!! ❤️❤️❤️
You're always so kind and supportive! Thank you!
Came to get your opinion on this subject because someone in your group told me not to crossbreed and it just make me want to do it much much more. So I want to know why I should not.... Let's see. Edit,,, well said. I respect your advice and opinion
Wouldn't the exception to the no morph rule be p muirinus and avicularia? And hence wouldn't it be ok to breed the morphs within whose species together?
I personally would be way to concerned for the animal to handle any of mine. but its my opinion that its up to the owner & as long as its done with care I don't have a problem with it.
Hey Richard, I have this brownish black tarantula with red on its joints... what kind do you think it is? 🤣🤣🤣 Yer the best, dude! And I agree, Ts are the best pet ever. 🥰
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Are there specific types of turantulas that are out of their hides and burrows, most of the time or does it just go by the Turantulas "personality"
I was puzzled when someone said they have a cherry tarantula? it's aparrently a G.porteri or a G.rosea lost and confused me too.
I absolutely love love love to hold my tarantulas. But I found out quite a few months ago that if they have a big abdomen and you drop them it can explode and they will die. So now I will never intentionally hold them I will still pet them and love them.
How do they react to being petted?
@@juliac3933 they actually really like it I pet their little butts and their heads and they love that and they are very very sweet I've never ever had one try to bite me
What do when you cross a tarantula in the wild or in your yard?
I would describe tarantulas as good "pet rocks," albeit incredibly-delicate hair-covered pet rocks with eight legs that occasionally eat food. Don't get me wrong, tarantulas are super cool animals, but in terms of activity they just don't do that much and just kind of sit there. If someone wants an exciting & interactive pet that will come greet them and which they can handle, a tarantula is definitely not the best choice for them. However if that person doesn't have the time to give lots of care to one pet (ie. job, school, etc.) and wants something that they need to provide next to minimal-levels of daily care & attention for, then I would say that a tarantula is great choice for them. The tarantula I own (a Mexican Redleg) is incredibly easy to care for (it's basically just a box/enclosure, some substrate, a hiding spot, a bowl of water, occasional food, and some misting here and there), but it doesn't ever really do anything that exciting. I have a ball python (snakes don't exactly have a reputation for being the most active & exciting animals in the world either) and watching my snake's enclosure is light years more exciting than sitting there and watching my tarantula's enclosure. Spiders in general just kind of sit in their burrows or in their hides all the time and may occasionally come out to silently sit on the vertical walls of their enclosure. When I feed my tarantula, I will leave little tray of mealworms while the tarantula is in its hide. When I come back in an hour after feeding, the mealworms will all be gone with the spider barely poking its legs out of its burrow, but I never see the actual action of the tarantula eating. Get a tarantula because you think tarantulas are cool and not because you want an exciting pet.
My tarantula moulted 2 weeks ago, and i fed my tarantula today, after a few hours I checked it's abdomen and it has a bid black spot, what does it mean?
i just got my first tarantula and im unsure if they will be able to get out of this terrarium i got ? how can i contact u and show you pictures?
I have a OBT female and I've held her before not intentionally she normally decides to go for a wonder on my arm when I'm cleaning her enclosure 🤣 never had a threat posture off her I think I just have a really chill OBT lol
What is the Tarantula shot after the fire knee!! Need to know
Not sure if this comment would fall under another video but in your experience when you have had to handle tarantulas, are your hands always itchy (if they are New World of course) or do they tend to itch more the longer you hold them? I remember holding an Arizona Blonde about 6 years ago but I don’t remember my hand being itchy afterwards. Then again, If I remember correctly, the tarantula was very still while I was holding it.
Just for some relevant background info, this was at a reptile rescue sanctuary and on this particular day they were doing a presentation on tarantulas and snakes.
My hands only get itchy if they kick the hairs and it gets on my skin. I have a whole video that goes in depth explaining urticating hairs and how they work you can watch here: czcams.com/video/ujXFkRIeJQs/video.html