Just a "fun" video showcasing my female T. stirmi and P. antinous young adults. Both were very well behaved! My stirmi is right around 7" or so; the antinous is around 6.5".
Hey Tom, just want to say thank you again, from the bottom of my heart. I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis and I am bed bound most days, and use a wheelchair to get around, on my really bad days your videos really help me through them. It's really awesome to be able to learn all these new things, so thank you again :) wishing you, your wife, your channel and of course your T's all the best!
Tom Moran Not (yet!) haha, though honestly the more I'm learning about them, it's convincing me that maybe down the line I will one day :) I really am starting to feel something special here for T's. The fact that they're all their own little personalities is also very cool to me! 2 years ago I took in a 2 week old abandoned kitten, she cried for 16 hours for her mother, dehydrated and covered in ticks. She is now my beautiful little baby, and honestly I keep cracking up at tarantula feets because they're so cat like! (Or cats are tarantula like in their feets lol) the way they bop them around / feel around really is amusing to me lol
Tom Moran I've literally been binge watching multiple channels on T's for the last 3 months now by the way LOL Definitely feel like I'm in deep, they're just so fascinating! The other day I was watching videos on slings, and a funny thing to me is, that big T's are just big eggs with legs, maybe that's why their butts are so fragile lol, egg butts!
Awwwwww...she sounds adorable! :) I've had a LOT of people compare tarantulas to cats. I have a guy that has both that is always talking about how similar they can be! :)
Dude, your videos are a source of never-ending joy for me. I always show them to my wife when she's not expecting them, and her reactions are freaking priceless.
hey tom! i was very lucky to pick up a T. blondie juvie this past weekend and i love it! its eating very well and is pretty chilled out so far :) thanks to you and another creator i've been well prepared for this species :)
Learned so much. That make sense that you can become more sensitive to the hairs. I like that you are covering up and wore gloves so you make sure you can continue to enjoy them. That P. antinous is gorgeous looking.
I've spoken to some folks who kept New World tarantulas for many years, and they can't even be in a room with them. I hope that I NEVER get to that point. Thanks, bud1
Tom Moran Wow learned something new. I hope I never get to that point. I would be heartbroken. I will definitely start taking more precautions to make sure that don't happen.
Oh forgot to say thanks for the reminder re the hairs! Easy to foget about this when you are used to T's that dont seem to kick. (while mine anyways...although seen it a bit).
Your stirmi is such a good girl! My husband is a tarantula hobbyist, and while our stirmi sling is little and mild-mannered now, I know they’re going to get BIG! Any tips for someone who’s still intimidated by the big T’s?
You may have a sling now, but she'll be pushing 5-6" in a year or so. They grow SO quickly! Honestly, you're doing the best thing by starting with a sling. You'll get to grow with it, so it won't be so overwhelming at first. Spend time with her as she grown and get a feel for her personality and mannerisms. Remember that slings of this species are lightening fast, but they tend to calm down quite a bit as adult. And, when you finally rehouse, give her some room so that you're not right on top of her when you do maintenance. This will help you avoid any scary close encounters that could set you back. Watching videos of them also helps for many. Good luck!
Great stuff as always. The stirmi is impressive & pretty calm considering. The Pamphobeteus looks really cool, i've been planning to get a Pamphobeteus female & i know a breeder from Denmark who sort of specialises in that breed & i will let him pick a good species to start with. Thanx again for the great info. Take care buddy. 🤗🕷🕸🇸🇪
Thanks, Glenn! Both the stirmis I raise from slings have been VERY calm, which I'm totally okay with. Hopefully, they stay that way. If you end up getting a Pampho, let me know! Wonderful tarantulas! :)
Nice, big impressive young adult females. You Pampho. antinous is a real beauty. I am reminded of a time around 2000 when I acquired a small group of wild caught P. antinous out of Peru through Florida. They did horribly. Dehydrated and parasitized. They didn't last very long even as I tried to bring them back to health. Looking at your beautiful specimen this just reinforces how important getting these as CB slings is.
Hey Tom Moran. I am also thinking about collecting tarantulas. I've been watching videos of how to take care of tarantulas. They are very interesting creatures.
For my GBB's, it seems that keeping any of my scent or oils from the spider smelling them they tend to kick less. As long as they think it is just the environment moving them they just kind of roll with it. My C. Darlingi since she got her horn has been super brazen, and I have to jostle her enclosure slightly to get her to go into the tunnels when feeding. Not sure if this is just a Darlingi trait, or personality, or just old world behavior. Either way, I take all the precautions. I have seen how fast she is. Edit: Always super informative videos as usual dude.
Hi, Jon! That's a really interesting point about the GBBs. Yeah, mine started hanging out a bit more up top once they put on some size. Every once in a while, my female will just sit on the surface when I open the enclosure for feeding.
Lovely spiders! They're on my list, but I am a little apprehensive. My only LP doesn't kick hairs at all but the natural shed absolutely does awful things to my skin simply by lifting the lid. I had to make an emergency run to a doctor and they couldn't even figure out what was wrong. I had to make the conclusion myself. Now I feed her last and cover every bit of skin I can, and absolutely refuse to go out of my way to acquire more of the species. Silly thing is that other extremely hairy species do nothing to me, including my other Lasiodoras and my Nhandus. Just those darn LPs.
Wow, that sounds terrible! What a nightmare. I've talked to a lot of keepers about the hairs, and it seems that everyone has certain species that they're sensitive to. Perhaps yours is just the LP. Too bad there isn't a way to test out your exposure to the other species before you get one.
Hi, Tyler! It's species dependent for me. For moisture dependent species, I'll use 3/1 or so. For ones that I don't have to keep too moist, it's closer to 4/1.
Great video Tom, gotta love the larger species! My female T.stirmi is getting massive, went from 1.5 inch sling to 7-8 inches in 16 months time, unreal. My P.antinous is still young but she is growing fast and has been a joy to keep. Always enjoy your videos man, keep it up.
Hi Tom! Great video! I'm getting ready to rehouse my large T. stirmi so this was perfect. Two questions. Do you need a hide with enough height that if she should decide to molt under there she will have enough room? I heard this on a Facebook comment thread once. Also, what does your feeding regimen look like with T. stirmis specifically? I want to make sure I am feeding enough for my little piggy of a T! Thanks!
Thanks, Amy! You want a bit of space under the hide, but you don't need a lot. They can molt in very tight and secure spaces. And, if they don't think they have the room, they will either dig it out or molt on the surface. I fed mine twice a week when smaller and every week or two when they got larger. Hope that helps!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanks for the reply! How many and of what do you feed? Do you stick solely to crickets and roaches or do you add horn worms (and other worms) in there too?
@@algoldinable my girl is about 6" at the moment and she just smashed a huge horn worm, she just molted recently and I use the big juicy horn worms to fatten her back up after a molt but usually it's just roaches, super worms, and crickets.
I don't know about ur voice claiming ur T s down but does me ,iam new to the hobby an have 3 T bohmie avic avic avic Metallica. Bucket list T for sure my next I want pocie Metallica,next then blondi an a b smithie ,I still think they should keep the name ,it help some many people fall in love with T s so for that fact alone ,we should keep the name , My first when I was a kid was a b smithie geting back into the hobby older now hopefully I live long enough to see some of my T mature, Great video Tom 👍👍👍🕷
Hahahahaha Thanks! Love both the P. metallicas and T. blondis...and I currently have three B. smithi juveniles that I'm raising up. Such cool little spiders. Thanks again!
Great question! I actually throw it in pile outside and don't reuse it. For New World species, the sub can be left webbed up and full of hairs. Then, there's the feces and undetected boluses and biological debris that gets mixed in. I'd rather just start with all new dirt. I use topsoil that sells for about $1.89 a bag, so it not a huge investment at all. I have three bags as well as a HUGE bag of vermiculite in my garage as I type this. :)
I have a T-Stirmi too but she's no where that size yet. Mine is a super-duper hair kicker! I wasn't wearing long sleeves (I will now) and her hairs broke my arm out a little. Fortunately I was wearing gloves and a full-face shield so it wasn't that bad. Just a little trivia that worked for me. I used a lint roller followed by baby powder (pure cornstarch) and it worked. Other than washing the area, do you have any suggestions to help when one gets "haired"? Thanks!! :-)
Hello, Lynnette! Man, I TOTALLY dropped the ball with answering comments on a timely manner. Man, I'm SO glad that none of my Theraphosa species have been kickers. I got a some hairs on my hand while cleaning a cage once, and it was NOT fun. Did the baby powder and roller work? That sounds like a great idea! I used duct tape roller my hand to try to get some out. Took some of my hairs too, though. haha
That's #1 on my wish list...the T. apophysis that is! LOVE the big ones! They are IMPRESSIVE spiders, but if you give them space when they put on size, they are fine.
A Stirmi is one of the last T's I am still after (along with the mythical P Scrofa). My concern is being able to fit a large enclosure in my T room. I'm still considering, but I would never purchase one unless I was setup to care for her properly.
Man, I had a chance to get the P. scrofa years ago, and I'm am SO mad at myself for not grabbing it. I hear you about the enclosure sizes. I had a chance to pick up a T. aphophysis last month, and I had to pass because I don't currently have the room for it.
@@TomsBigSpiders that's the boat I'm in. I'm currently over 50 T's with some ladies that will eventually be pretty large like my sub adult female LP, and my P Nigricolor, so I just think it's best I hold off. Space is the reason that I have been so into dwarf T's lately, been scooping up Cyriocosmus and Dolichotheles lately.
Hi Tom, doing the "comment on old video" thing again. First of, thank you very much for the help with my C. sp Hati Hati. All went well and the rehousing went SUPER smoth. Put the two enclosures next to each other and then gently poked her with a brush once, the little dude calmly just walked over to the next and then behind the corkbark. Secondly, got a question for your podcast. Many other big and respected T channels on youtube (The Dark Den, Marks Tarantulas etc) have had tarantulas gifted to them by viewers at some point. I know that you dont want to make money and so on on your channel but how would you feel if somebody wanted to gift you some T´s? For example contacted www.fearnottarantulas.com and bought you some T´s and then they send them over to you. Third, what would be the best way for us viewers to give back to you? Do you have a PO box or something to get fan mail to? I get the feeling you probably dont want anything back but you do have many gratefull viewers/listeners out there who would like to give back :) Much Love from Sweden
Hello! I'm so glad that It went well! That's great! I have to be honest, I normally don't take animals as gifts. I had a couple very kind folks buy and send me animals in the past (after I reluctantly agreed) and I just felt terribly about it afterward. It can be such an expensive hobby, and people have enough to spend money on with spiders and bills. I DO have a Patreon that I finally made public last year after a few ridiculously kind people actually got mad at me for not having one. Haha It's here: www.patreon.com/tomsbigspiders I don't ever mention it and only tell people if they ask. haha But do NOT feel obligated to give anything! I honestly get so much out of just getting to chat with other folks interested in these creatures. Thank you, and all the best! Tom
@@TomsBigSpiders Hey thanks for replying man, I really respect the effort you put into helping us take care of our little 8 legged freaks. Much love from Oregon!
Hey Tom a simple question I would presume bit way is your preffrenc on t vs enclosure size if you have a vid please link it in ..... if any one else in the comments could help also save tom a job that would be greatly appreciated thanx
@@TomsBigSpiders it really is not fun especially in a t shirt lol ..also I wanna thank you for the videos ..you are helping so many of us that are either new or coming back into this awesome hobby ..my Ornithoctonus aureotibialis rehouse went so good after watching a few of your own..you stay so calm while educating us with your own tricks an knowledge..I can thank The Dark Den for bringing me back into the hobby after many years an I can thank you for your knowledge an the approach you take when sharing with the rest of us ..watching your rehouse videos shows us that we too can stay calm an there are extra precautions we can take to keep not only ourselves but our pets safe to .
@@comatosed911 Oh, dear...you got the arms, too? Yikes! haha Thank you so much for the very kind words. I do a lot of rehousing videos in hopes that they will give folks some confidence when it comes time to move theirs. I'm so glad that people find them helpful! Thanks again!
Hi, Vincent! Well, back then I would enjoy them when I would take them out for weekly feeding and cleanings. Now, I use a lot more acrylic and glass enclosures. The spiders don't care either way just so long as they are set up correctly.
Great video... Thank u! The size of some of these T's are impressive.... Lol can certainly cause nightmares... Lol My MF G. roses is about 6in and MM N. chromatic is 7in.... Not as stocky as your 2 but impressive none the less! ☺🕷
Wow! So this is what they mean when they say that Theraphosa are huge. Almost the same legspan but dang.. that stirmi is a tank compared to the Antinous
Why not use the brush end to poke him out? I would probably just leave the cup side-ways and pull it out later, but I dont have 200 T'S lol. Wow. Ive never kept T's before and have jumped right in with 3 slings, -M balfouri - G pulchra & P metallica. Im just a little worried about how to house them when they get large and yet there a few more I want lol. Ive been binge watching your channel. Thank you so much ! Do you have any one that you keep outside your T room in more of a display set-up in the house? If you had to pick one for that, which would it be? If you can say. tx
I've left the cup in plenty of time...it's often much easier. :) And you have some awesome species there; I have and love all three. :) And thanks so much! If I had to pick one for the living room, it would be my M. balfouri communal. I love watching those guys/gals interact! :)
Yeah will do a vid on her next week! Oh got my 4th Phormictopus recently...I blame you and davescott!!! :) (So I have Cancerides/Auratum/Hispaniola/Atrichomatus...any recommendations? I think one of the sp full green is quite nice?)
Just pick her up! Why, after all that protection would you try to handle that pretty mama like she's been infected? Thank you for the additional info on Tarantula maintenance. Just like silence, knowledge is golden. KEEP AT IT!!!
Well, for one, she's usually quite skittish. Also, why would I risk that pretty mama getting spooked, bolting, and falling to her death? I keep over 100 species of tarantulas, many of which are defensive old worlds with nasty bites. I practice the same safe rehousing techniques with all of them.
BBT=big beautiful tarantulas lmao...those are some gorgeous girls i seriously need to get some of these massive species in my collection i have the 1 LP but its still maybe 3" and is male so i need to pick up a few more for a chance at a female...and she the P.antinous was super well behaved for a pampho my p.machala are nutty lol as soon as you open the enclosure they either kick hairs or they start running laps lol but they are also just over 2 maybe 2.5 so still small
Wanted: BBT for some lovin' on those cold, lonely nights. hahaha Thanks, bud! Yeah you definitely have to pick up some of the giants. Both my P. sp. duran are skittish as heck, and they're around 6-7". Opening their enclosures is always and adventure!
hahahaha that would be an awesome craigslist post lmfao...there is just something about a massive spider a few are a must have lol i love the pamphos i hope to get some p.platyomma next
Hairs aren't a big deal? I had a wild caught Blondi and it shot its hairs. It was the same as a chemical instillation burn and I had a scar for over a year on my chest cuz I didn't have a shirt on.
That's what I try to tell people, but there are those out there who seem to think that it's just a minor annoyance. I, personally, don't play around with hairs. Nope...don't need that!
Tom Moran I’m sure you’ve heard of the TarantulaGuy ? He is an old RU-vidr who was in the hobby and would sell and ship tarantulas to his viewers.. there used to be a community that would and now a days, not a lot of people breeding and selling on RU-vid. It’s hard to come across some certain species ! Beautiful Ts btw.
The T stirmi and T blondi are similar. What is the difference between them? Keep your gloves on during the entire thing. That way you need not worry about having them on.
Basically, it comes down to having hairs on their knees. The blondi has hair on its knees and the stirmi doesn't. They're almost identical besides that. The stirmi seem to do better in captivity. Size-wise, they're also identical.
There used to be videos by a guy called Tarantula Guy and now he is on FB. But he used to handle his blondi with gloves on. I was amazed that anyone would handle these dudes. But now he just makes money and sells slings.
Hey tom .. i need just big one tarantula spider 7 inch to 8 inch size .. where i can buy it from you.. please give me any details.. where i can visiting you to buying from you.. Please reply my msg ..
Hello, Christain. I mostly agree, but many of the spiders we keep are from areas that are not protecting their habitats. Many are running out of space to live in the wild.
@@TomsBigSpiders I'm just suggesting something to make your videos better. Your videos are full of relevant information but I'm rarely appeled to click on them because I know they will look bad and I can't be the only one with that opinion. I assume you want to reach and draw more people in? Buy some studio lights for a few hundred bucks (not even) and it will be a start.
That is a heck of a lot nicer and more constructive than the first comment. This video is years old and was shot on my dining room table when we had no extra lights and only the light above the table. I have since bought lights (two large studio ones and a smaller one) that we use in our videos. We have made improvements over the years. Now, the shot will never be as nice as some of the other channels because I don't take them out to pose them...we try to get footage of them while we are already disturbing them for the rehousing. Thank you for the constructive criticism.
No, she's not. But thanks for your concern! Unfortunately, it sounds like you've stumbled onto some of that nonsense about overfeeding tarantulas. I've read those reports of pamphos and stirmis exploding as well.
