watch this BEFORE you get a tarantula (are they good pets?)
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- in this video we discuss the PROS and CONS of keeping tarantulas as pets. of course I think they make great pets, and even great FIRST pets, but it's really subjective so I decided to break it down to help people decide if it's the right pet for them
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haha guilty :D
tarantula kat Don’t know if you’ll ever read this but because of you and Exotic Lair I’m getting over my fear of spiders and I’m now OBSESSED with their cute fuzzy butts. Even my Two year old loves sitting and watching endless feeding and watering videos with me and calls them all cute! 😊
Damn I learned so much n I had a Smithi. Was told I needed a heat mat lol. Also told they get used to your scent although I never handled her anyhoo. I always thought of them like tropical fish, to be admired bit not handled.
You forgot the number one con of owning a T: IUts people's reactions to them. Fear of them is a thing and if you happen to have your T on display and some idiot sees it and decides to take it upon themselves to kill it with no respect to you or your T, then that could be a problem. That happened to me at a house party I had at my place and some silly broad opened it up and killed my T just because of her irrational fear. I called the police on her and the judge made her pay but the loss of your pet is heartbreaking.
3:45 maybe not in your Country! For those who live in Germany, NRW: Düsseldorf! There is a vet, Kornelis Biron, that has specialized on Terraristik Animals, you can only go to him with Insects, arachnids or Reptiles, no Dogs, Cats, Birds,Fish or Rodents...
Pro: You'll love them❤
Con: They won't love you back💔
I love mine enough for both of us
@@SimbaTvb nice, I love mine too😄
Lol
There worse than cats
@@kazelondon5333 cats actually do love their owners. Its about how you treat them.
Me- already has a pet tarantula
Also me- Ooooo a tarantula video for beginners *click*
Keeping T's since 2002 and still love to watch them :D
rumpelstilzz i was born in 2002! i only started keeping t’s when i turned 16 now 17, watching them never gets old
Same, this vid is kinda 3months too late for me
Pros: i got a nice little buddy now and he kinda gets my vibe
Con: couple of random bitches dont come over anymore cause they are scared of spidera
Leiines Kaufmann id rather my tarantulas than the random bitches 🤷🏻♂️🙅🏻♂️
I got my tarantula as a larger sling back in Jan 2020, it was a gift and I knew NOTHING about tarantulas so I'm doing all my research now and I believe I'm taking good care of my t. He (suspected female tho) has molted twice in my care so far so I take that as a good sign. His bum is fat and he's doing all right so I believe I'm doing a good job.
Con: when you realise that 90% of tarantula keeping can be replicated by turning a plant pot on its side and sticking some pipe cleaners at the entrance.
LOL no joke! My megaphobema robustum only shows me the front legs when she is hungry.
Lmao the struggle!
@@dustystotler1376 same with my H. gigas and C. dyscolus. I have no idea how my dyscolus looks now.. the gigas was an adult when I got her.
im so happy my GBB is always around in the open
@@TheO416 is it playing arboreal? 😅
Pro: super cheap to feed them!!! (And it's fun.)
I like to pretend they love me. 🤗🤗🤗
they do tho but for science purposes i had to say they don't xD
Scientists: tarantulas can’t love you.
New worlds: 🥺
Old worlds: 🥲
OBTs: y e e
pro: you can sneak them in apartments or dorms that dont allow pets
con: spending money random stuff because it can be an enclosure or a decoration for the T lol
I do this for my fish tanks, everytime I’m anywhere and I see something aquarium safe I. Buy it as a decoration. I’m sure I would do this with a tarantula too. ✨
Tarantulas are kind of like having fancy plants. You love and take care of them so much, and they'll never know... It's kind of sad. The most complicated plants I can manage to care for are succulents (the easiest plants to manage) mostly because I have cats that destroy things I love, so a tarantula might be out of my league.
I've said the plant comparison before .. it's kinda tru lol
"January seventy-first." I'm for sure adding that to my vocabulary.
Adding to my vocabulary 😂😂😂😂 kids these days
Honestly felt safe tho
The second she said it, I smashed the like button lmao.
I was shocked by how easy tarantulas are and how much of a non-responsibility it is. The only thing you need to know is proper setup and you're good.
Well i gotta change my seemanis water dish almost every second day cause she keeps pushing it over😂
Leiines Kaufmann I do this with my snake so absolutely worth it for a dope tarantula. Thinking of getting one tbh
The whole point of having a pet is to learn responsibility , and actually I find myself doing something for my tarantulas everyday so they aren’t just something you can leave for awhile and feed it like the the bare minimum I feed all my tarantulas 3 times a week
Con: They’re not all females
Also Con: Super addictive 😂
Con: males don't live long.
I tend to get male animals just cause with females you never know if they're low key pregnant.
@@TuberoseKisser lmao I'm the baby daddy
Pros: You can go on holiday for a while and just leave them alone. They don't need much space. It is always great and like a surprise to see a tarantula grow and mold. They are calm and don't make any disturbing sound. And of course: the beauty.
Con: That one needs to feed living insects, which means one needs to keep those as well. First I always felt very sorry for them and needed to get used to it. Crickets are stinky and can cost you sleepless nights when they escape and hide behind a shelf and make noise there.
Great video Kat, but you forgot the big Pro/Con: once you get one and enjoy it, they are just like Pokemon. You get on a mission to catch them all!!! 🙂🙃😉🤪🕷🕷🕷
I just rescued my first, luckily it’s been going really well so far. I’m hoping for a she, have to wait for a molt or two before I’ll know... but “she’s” a hobby form curly hair missing a leg, that I’ve named Seven Legged Squish, or just Squish. Went from phobic you fascinated. 🕷💜
I have been watching you and Petko and have also gone from phobic to fascinated
They are a nice little tarantula to keep . That is great that you Rescued her and u are now giving her a good and a better life.. bow you have one you will want more haha
JPs Pet Nation haha very true! I already have a list of 2-3 more already named and waiting for me to find them available. I’m glad I was able to rescue my first, it was very unplanned and impulsive... but I lucked out. A curly hair had been the first that made my thoughts go from “never” to “maybe” in regards to keeping a tarantula. I’ve kept scorpions and snakes my whole life, so I’m not totally inexperienced keeping “creepy” or “scary” pets that need a bit of extra caution, care and patience. I had planned on taking my time setting up an enclosure, starting up some feeder insect colonies, and waiting for an expo to come to my area... then Squish happened to need rescuing one day so.. Left the house for milk, came back with a spider. Mom wasn’t happy with my choices that day but I sure was haha
@@jolenethequeen5626 that's awesome!
Chloë Wright haha thanks 😊 did another little rescue since then, a couple baby crested geckos.. much happier mom response this time
The only Tarantula I’m only fascinated/interested in so far or just in general are the Brazilian Black Tarantula because my favorite color is black. And looking at their color is very beautiful and I’ll always be awestruck by the way that they look
Pro: super awesome, interesting, fun to watch, addictive!
Cons: I just got haired for the first time tonight 🤣👎🏻🔥
How was that? Did i it hurt alot, and for a long time?
@@pinklemonade8401 I’ve been haired a fair few times now. I’m very allergic to the hairs and it lasts for days / weeks for me. Nothing cures the itch and it comes and goes with raised blister bumps for a while. It’s very unpleasant lol
I've gotten a few indirect hairings from mine. They flick hairs around the entrance to their burrow and sometimes.. the shifts in the air pick them up. Itchy.
The only con of keeping Ts is that they are addictive. Ts are amazing. I keep arachnids for 2 decades now and I can never see my life without them. I also love my scorpions. Wish one day I can own a vinegaroon.
I work it at a thrift store so im always finding cheap fish tanks and encloser stuff
Me: has 9 tarantulas already
Kat: *this video*
Me: hell yeah
The only con I can really think of is, there's never enough money or room to buy all the T's I want🤣. Pro for me is, they're super duper quiet. Great video Kat!!! Tyfs God bless you
The fuckin roaches make more noise than the spidey itself
My Salmon Pink Birdeater is NOT quiet 😂😂😂
He wakes me up my munching on dry leaves at 3am
I was super chill until I heard about candles. That's my one addiction 😂
I love using essential oils, but i discontinued using it, in fear that it may irritate my tarantulas or something in that line. i used to use some oil's to repel mosquitoes , no more now it's open season on me just to make sure my spiders are fine.
Lol me too
So many of your cons can be good things too. I love that I don't have to get them out and play with them. I love that they are antisocial and don't need a ton of attention. They don't make noise. My kind of pet!
i had no idea about the candle thing i always burn candles in my room and now i feel bad for my t’s
You can burn your candles trust me didn't bother my Ts. I've got 35 various species
Conesnale68 thank you! x
I used to be so scared of spiders and i was tired of freaking out whenever I saw them so I got some tarantulas and now spiders and tarantulas are my fave pet in the world.
You’re channel got me to open up about tarantulas and now I kinda want one!! My mom would definitely kill me 😂
Okay Kat, I love your videos and you have become a great source of informative in a very short time. I started watching you when you had 14 tarantulas and have watched you grow so much as a keeper. Now, my thought about being tamed and bonding.... I agree they are not animals you can tame, but I see some amazing bonding with certain tarantulas. Maybe bonding isn't the right way to describe it, but with my 11 tarantulas, the ones we have been raising from very tiny slings seem to have a 'sense' of us. Our T. vegans gets very pissy with my partner, but she's perfectly mellow with me. She's quite a character and she's got that threat posture that could terrify anyone who is not familiar with demonstrative T's. My juvenile B hamorii, Adelaide, has been mine pretty exclusively since she was a very tiny sling. I swear I am not crazy. I can open her enclosure and she will actually walk over to my hand and walk on to it like she knows she's safe. I don't handle ours too much because, like you said, they are not social animals and do prefer to be left alone. Anyway, just my opinion. The most amazing bonding-like behavior I saw was with an OBT. She isn't typical. She lets her keeper handle her but the crazy thing was watching a video of her climbing onto her keepers hand and she sort of made her self comfortable and I was totally shocked! I saw this video in a Facebook group. Now of course I can't find it. Maybe it was all a dream. :) I do admit I believe in many things that are not scientifically proven.
Thank you for this video.. Always wanted one and this clears up everything.. I love how passionate and knowledgeable you are 😊😍
Randomly bought a tarantula once, while in the pet store buying feeders for my Tiger Oscar. No research whatsoever, just fascinated by them, and bought everything on the spot. It was a rose hair tarantula. VERY easy to care for. Admittedly, watching them eat was SO intriguing. Your videos have made me want another one, and more...
Thanks for the basic info. Love how you present your information. You re always kind and upbeat. Love the videos. And hell yeah to the Mario sounds! Lol
Awesome video. I had my heart set on a green bottle blue but we cant get them in Australia. Just love watching videos like yours with them!
While I don't know that I'll ever keep one, I like seeing how so many unexpected containers can be adapted as enclosures. Seeing all the different species highlighted, there are some beautiful species.
Love you Kat❤ I remember when I subscribed to you and you had about 10k subs:)Your channel has grown sooo much😁Nice and helpfull vid btw!
Very good video Kat , I enjoyed it.
I’m looking to get my first tarantula in a couple weeks here, your video was really helpful as to what to expect and I’m so excited for my first spider 😁😁😁
This is literally the perfect video for someone interested in keeping! 🥰
Kat, great video but it's a bit late I now share my room with almost 30 Tarantulas and a cat. The cat shows no interest in my tarantulas unless I need to transfer a spider to a bigger container - no harm was done but she has to leave my room for future transfers. And you said it's cold (I'll happily switch I have to take a shower 4+ times a day humidity is 80% or higher at times (Durban South Africa)
You nailed it what the pros and the cons!!
thank u :)
Clint realized he kinda buried himself so he made a new exit.
Good info Kat 😋
My cousin is considering getting a tarantula and this should really help 👍😋
Thank you for your insight! I would like to get a tarantula eventually, I want to learn the most I can before I do get one because I would like to keep it responsibly!
Great video . Thank you
My first was a Brachypelma hamorii, I love it. So cute and it's my favourite
"get the tarantula you really want" is great advice
My first two T's were an obt and a GBB
And I was warned against getting an old world as one of my first T's
But honestly that obt made me discover a passion for old worlds
And if I could go back, I wouldn't change a thing
Everyone told me it was a bad idea but that tarantula struck a passion
So my advice is get whatever T you want so long as you know what you're getting into
Like if you want a brightly colored T, starting with an old world is fine so long as you know what comes with keeping old worlds
I don't see it as a level of experience it's more of a level of knowledge
Someone could be in the hobby for ten years and still not feel ready for an old world
Or someone would be in the hobby for two months and feel fully ready for an old world
Just do your research and get whatever you want
Love the video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💜
Love love love ❤️ got my first curly hair 2 days ago and I’m in love with it
I love ALL your videos, Kat. You're one of the people that helped me make the decision to overcome my fear and get a Tarantula. Now I'm totally in love and addicted. My Sister from another mother.
Good job Kat 😁👍
Oh, I am so glad saw your video.
I have been wanting a Tarantula.
Was hoping find good informational video on subject.
Really wanted a Tarantula which would be docile & would be good for frequent handling... Your video answered a lot of my questions on handling behavor... I would be very disappointed if had gotten a Tarantula & it turned out couldn't interact with it to the level would want....
Just got my friend her first tarantula for X-mas (w/ approval) got her a curly hair!! It's so flippin cute and I'm dying!! Got such a good enclosure set up for it thanks to you're gentle guidance 🥰
I can’t be the only one who bought a tarantula and already have her but still clicked on this video. Please tell me I’m not?
I have a Costa Rican Zebra T who lives in a ten gallon aquarium and yet she LOVES exploring! She runs all around! Especially under the plants! She loves exploring apparently
I will get my first Grammastola pulchra and a Brachypelma auratum this weekend, so excited for my first tarantulas! I choose those two for their docility and awesome looks. Thanks for the advice about cats, I'll make sure the enclosures will be safe. And you are right about reptiles, my Mexican black kingsnake doesn't even need a special light, just a heat pad but the substrate to change and rats add up quickly.
Hi Hunni! My lil son has hijacked my CZcams account and LOVES tarantulas! We have 10 now, but this wasn't always the case. As early as last year i was terrified of these creatures. Its embarrassing, because Im a nurse and a biology degree holder... anyway, it was my nemesis 😔 HOWEVER , with my son's facination and research skillz! I felt this was bigger than me and my fears....that was one if the best decisions of my life although I'm still growing into this appreciation.....so much thanks to you and other educators to turn the light on for the rest of us and empower young minds (and older minds) lol. Love you, my dear and thanks soooo much💯🌹🥰.
That's so cute! Thanks for sharing {O:
Watching your vids definitely inspired me to get a tarantula. Maybe not as many yet lol but they are so cool. I went with a Grammostola pulchra for my first one. Took me a while to choose which species to go with.
Pro- you can go on holiday for a week and they’ll be fine on their own. No need to find someone to look after them.
Thats the biggest pro in my life...as musician/businessman i dont have much time for my pets so i didnt buy any and got some spiders instead
They arent pissy if i leave for a week or anything
Great Video
Just got my first tarantula yay (avicularia metallica)
Not in a situation to own a tarantula myself, especially with a very mischievous cat, so I live vicariously through these videos :)
I had previously kept cockroaches and was looking into mantis keeping when I stumbled on tarantulas. I have 2 now and am looking forward to the next expo in my area to add more! I watched so many videos and read so many things on arachnoboards before making a list of species I felt fit me and so far so good! My Aphonopelma chalcodes is a super chill sling and my Cyriocosmus elegans has closed of its burrow but I spotted little feets this afternoon so I'm waiting to see if it molts! Also thanks to all the videos I watched before getting them, I knew to try to not freak out when the burrow got closed off, horray!
My mom hasn’t said yes to getting a tarantula yet, but today I talked with her about it, and she said maybe. I am excited, because every other time I ever asked her, she just flat out said no.
Well Said Thanks!
@tarantula kat thanks so much for this video! I've been wanting to get a tarantula for a while now so I've been doing a bit of research. I can't decide which species to get, but I just wanted to ask you a question. You mentioned that burning scented candles or incense is bad if you have a t. I burn loads of incense all the time, is it really that bad for the t?
Spreadsheets! Tarantulas are a great reason to keep spreadsheets. Feeding, molting, maintenance, etc. So, depending on which type of nerd you are, put one in the appropriate pro/con column.
The Mr. Rogers line sweater though
i proudly will tell you i paid 2 dollars for it from Old Navy's clearance section
One thing that I would add is that with tranchulas you do have to have a lot of patience. Some species grow quickly and some grow very slowly. Like watching grass grow. So what can happen is you are impatient waiting for the T to get larger so you get a larger one and another one and another one oh and did I mention that one is just gorgeous and you have to have it? Oh but look at that one! And the next thing you know you have 30 tranchulas.
2 comment awesome video today kat you rock girls hope one day to meet you 💯👍
I honestly am so scared of spiders but for some reason I am so fascinated with these beautiful creatures my gosh want one so bad but wouldn’t be able to handle much but I have heard they really don’t like it. They are so awesome. Females live up to 30 and males 5-10 what! My gosh. How sad they will never bond 😞
I've really been considering getting my first tarantula, you and Petko are really making me lean towards getting into the hobby. lol
Thinking about a Brachy or maybe a Nandu species for my first.
Did you get one?
@@Aceandthehounds Sadly, no.
My housing situation hasn't been steady enough to consider it yet and it wouldn't be fair to the animal with all the house moving I've been doing in the last few years.
perfect video for someone like me who's planning to buy my first tarantula.
I keep BeBe in my workshop ( I build custom guitars) and when I have to paint a guitar body, I place the enclosure towards the outside of the workshop next to the open door.
I have two tarantulas and will be getting more I love having them.😊
I love my Ts - they don’t need walks and don‘t wanna sleep in my bed. That’s why I have a dog too 😂
I'm terrified of spider but thanks to you I've decided to get a small jumping spider and after getting comfortable I would like to get a tarantula.
I think my biggest con is having young kids. I don’t know that I could trust an enclosure or my kids in order to keep one safely. I’m super excited to find a wolf or jumping spider this summer though. I actually just let one go in my basement for the winter and I’m bummed about it! I had no idea they made such cool pets!
Perfect explanation! Humans are just substrate when handling t's
hii ive been wanting to have a tarantula for a while now but i never actually got one, ive always really liked brachypelma smithis because of how pretty i find them. i didnt find much videos of them as pets in youtube, so i was wondering if i could get your opinion. are they "good beginner" spiders? oh and do you have any tip on convinving my parents on having a tarantula? thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t have a tarantula, but I have a huge brown recluse that I have grown quite fond of! Everybody that comes over, I tell them to leave the spider alone hanging out near my porch light! I love that spider, and would be very sad if someone killed it! I used to have a fly problem until that spider built its web by my porch light! The rain washes the web away every now and then, and I’ve seen that spider build the web back within a few hours! It’s amazing to see the work that spider produces! The web is huge! Spanning at least 4 feet long, and 3 feet wide! And it amazes me how quick that spider rebuilds after a rain storm! The first couple of rain storms made me sad, because I thought the spider was washed away! Night comes though and the web is back! My guess is my porch light is a good food source! I may be crazy for allowing a brown recluse to stay so close to my house, but the spider helps me, keep the insects away, and the ones that do come to the light, get trapped in the web! I was going to get a Venus fly trap, but Mother Nature brought that spider to me and solved my problem!
I love the purple hair
I just got my first 2 weeks ago, a Brachypelma Boehmei, i love it sooooo much ;~; i really want a Theraphosa Stirmi tho, but always thought its a big jump from the boehmei, but this video encouraged me to maybe get one anyway, thanks
Im thinking of getting one , is it a good eater , have u handled it ?
Great video, I'm looking to buy my first tarantula here in Australia 🇦🇺. I would like to know, I always burn scented candles but the spider would be on the other side of the room. Would this still affect it?
kat: if you want a smol spider like a pumpkin patch
my pumpkin patch: wait, is that a personal attack or something?!
I plan on adopting a pink toe tarantula! Once I get an enclosure for it! It'll be a sling I believe! From PetSmart in Bay City Michigan USA! I couldn't be happier to get the fella!
Hi, I loved your explanation on tarantulas. I'm interested in having a tarantula as a pet I live south Texas and I see around my house tarantulas in rainy days, sometimes they go inside my house, I get them and let the loose in a field. But my question is. Can I keep a wild tarantula as a pet. Thanks for answering.
I kind of want one but I have three cats and I would like to be able to handle her.
Thanks for the video tho, really instructive
I only want a T Seladonia, would this be suitable as a first to a collection ? I love your vid,s. X
I know it's never recommended as a beginner species, but I would absolutely LOVE to have a T. Blondi!
The one I did research on I really want is the Brazilian black tarantula
Best size for beginners second and the poles were so hard to keep alive a achieved silver dollar size
I saw a cartoon when I was little that showed a witch who had a pet tarantula and I was like "I WANT A PET TARANTULA" & my grandma was like "Absolutely not" lol
But now that I'm older I'm ready to get one, I'm not sure when or what specific kind but I'm like committing to the idea and planning on getting everything prepared, & overall I'm really enjoying watching your videos and looking at all the wonderful footage/photos of them :)
hey! i wanna get a tarantula but im scared of getting a sling since they are so small and im worried that they would run away pr something. do you think i should get a “teen” tarantula?
I want a tarantula so bad because of how low maintenance they are compared to my reptiles. I also love the variety of species there are
Thx CZcams shitty algorithm you got me an actual video that i liked.
And subscribed cause i liked your vibes.
Thank you for this video. I'm a huge spider lover, when I lived in London back in the 1990s I had a tarantula, I only know what she was classed as "Mexican Blonde", she was beautiful, she was chocolate brown, with the most gorgeous pink hairs on her abdomen, she was very easy to handle (I mean if she ran up my arm or something she wasn't skittish), I left her in care with friends when I left the UK. Now here in Australia we are not able to get more "exotic" species, but we do have our own tarantulas ... there's not a lot of info on them, there's basically only exotic pet shops that sell them without a whole heap of information. I'd love to get one again, and as you've shown, very easy to maintain ... I know this is a huge ask, but are you able to find more about Aussie Tarantulas and give me a recommendation on what would be a great species to have as a pet. Cheers Dean.
I was taking care of a Bold Jumping spider I found on my wall. He was doing great for a few months, happily eating and running around his enclosure, but passed away suddenly. I don't know what happened. :(
Thinking about getting a T as I found it so rewarding watching spiders go about their lives, but now I'm a bit paranoid I'm not good at caring for them.
Hey I don't have any tarentulas, and my concern is how do you keep their food, do you have to keep bugs? Because they don't seem to eat a lot.
Are they good pets for someone who often travels? I´m gone every weekend and sometimes I´m not in my apartment for 5-14 days. Are there any spider species that can be that long without supervision?
No heating needed? How cool at night can they cope with? If we go away for a week we would put the heating on anti frost to stop water pipes freezing. 10c/50f?
What if I want to be able to hold my spider more often is there a specific type of spider I should look for
Good video and very good information. It stays in one place 90% of the time, you can handle it but probably shouldn't, it won't get used to you or show any real affection toward you, it can inject you with venom and really the only cool thing about it is feeding time. Oh and you can also look at it because it's colorful. By my estimation that's not a pet, that's more of like having a fancy, walking paperweight that you can feed and look at and can possibly hurt you.
Still, good info. Thanks.
What you said it is basically a thing to look at. That is it. Thanks for the explanation!👍 I would rather kept my pet rats!🐀
I've been excited about making videos about tarantula's.
I ordered a big beautiful female yesterday. I can't wait to get the first video going. I really do like spiders.
I'm going to stomp it....
My con is that I live in Alaska and there isn't affordable or reliable food. Plus what if I spent 100 bucks on shipping a spider plus the cost of the spider and it died????? I looove watching your videos and living vicariously through youtubers lol
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