Building a Graveyard-Themed Tarantula Enclosure! 

Fun fact: while fenestration is the latticework of skulls, Defenestration is the act of throwing someone out/through a window!

Fun Fact: Squirrels are actually omnivores and some have been known to kill and eat baby rabbits. Based on the size of that rabbit skull, I doubt the squirrel killed that rabbit, more likely I took the opportunity for a free snack after the rabbit already passed.

10:11 fun fact - bone chewing in herbivores is pretty common! It's scientific name is Osteophagy! herbies will mostly do so if they're mineral-deprived; the bones provide essential nutrients, such as Calcium, phosphorus and a bit of sodium.

I know this is so bad but I really think if he “teleported” I might accidentally smack him out of instinct...

Plot twist: The graves have the Tarántulas enemies.

I recently found out there are “Lo Temp” hot glue guns that are designed for more delicate materials/projects. Might not melt the background 😬🤷‍♀️

Orange sus I swear, he was venting in the coyote skull.

Actually "Orange bitey thing" is the scientific name, of the genus Orange and the species Bitey Thing

Nobody: Me: thinks tarantualas are kind of cute Also me: *terrified* of itty bitty spiders that cant even hurt me

“Fear da furry octopod” 😂😂😂😂 Your subtitles are getting better each time.

"I think I only had a partial semester on deer skeletons" Did.. did you have entire semesters on the singular skeleton of various specific animals?

Emily:”Eww human bones no!” Also Emily: I know 2 companies within driving distance to buy human bones by name and the cost right off the top of my head.

Hannibal is supposed to be a “fierce OBT”, but he’s honestly just so dang cute, especially with the captions

So a couple things about what is actually recommended for OBTs: The enclosure size and front opening is fine but the screen top can actually be bad for them, they can get their toes stuck. The light is unnecessary and potentially a problem in excessive heat and lighting, you'll barely see the spider as is, the light will just scare it. Ambient temperature and light should be fine. I would also give them more substrate towards the back so that they can burrow more.

Two things here. Firstly, that mesh top on the enclosure is a safety hazard. Terrestrial and fossorial tarantulas are particularly at risk of getting their claws trapped in the pinch points between the wires, as they are ill-suited to keeping a solid footing while extracting the stuck limb. This can lead to a loss of limbs, or a fall that can potentially injure the abdomen. Exo terra enclosures are pretty easy to swap the mesh on. Acrylic or polycarbonate sheet stock is easy to swap in. The tricky part is, if they're in the enclosures you need to swap the lid on, you need some sort of temporary lid in the mean time while your silicone cures. edit: You need lots of ventilation drilled in your lid material, especially as these enclosures have somewhat limited ventilation on the front, and this would be to replace mesh, which has maximum airflow. Secondly, the OBT will need more than its diagonal legspan in burrowing depth. While it's true that giving them less substrate will cause them to web more visibly, it also is a major contributing factor to stress that will make the animal more defensive. I have an obt in over twice its legspan of soil. You can only see webs at the entrance to the burrow, but it has never threat posed, and when startled, goes right into its burrow where it feels secure. Without adequate substrate depth, it's almost like the whole enclosure becomes the burrow, and so removing the lid or opening the door is perceived as a threat to the burrow. If I were doing this enclosure, I would suggest swapping out the foam background for zoo med cork tiles (much thinner, you'll have another inch of useful space inside), and to slope the soil upwards in the back almost to the lid. This is a very attractive build. With the soil level where it is now, though, this would be a better setup for a Greenbottle Blue (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), which relies less on burrowing to feel secure and safe. I'm excited to see what you all do for your invert wall at your zoo. Larger enclosures for tarantulas, so long as you mitigate fall risk for large-bodied ground-dwelling Ts, can lend to more varied and natural behaviors being on display. I highly recommend, as you're filing out those enclosures, pick species that will have between four and eight times their legspan in space to roam in whatever directions are relevant to their lifestyles. There are many dwarf species that can be fantastic for display, and I definitely think a communal of something like Heterothele villosella would be eye catching. Of course, if you want to wow everyone and you have a massive enclosure available, a Monocentropus balfouri communal can be life-changing to witness. If you do any of those, though, you gotta find sibling slings that have never been separated from one another. Anyway, best of luck and have a great Halloween!

You got really lucky with its temperament... Mine just yeeted itself through the entire room and I had to go find it under my furniture. OBTs can be a real pain in the butt to rehouse.

If the greenery was actually orange toned it would have given the enclosure MAJOR fall/Halloween vibes 🍂🍁🎃

"It's Halloween. I'm supposed to look like a ghost! Because I'm in the Midwest...and we all look like a bunch of dead fish." As an Ohioan, I felt that so hard. lol

I think you mentioned in a previous video that giving a snake a normal sounding name helps make it seem more approachable to kids, and I totally understand now. I'm terrified of spiders but I stopped in my tracks when you said you had a tarantula named Grace. I legit can't be scared of a spider named Grace lol

I feel like Id be down to donate my bones for an enclosure. It sounds weird to say but I would

Emily: the hot glue melted right through it. Also Emily: I am still going to put the glue on it

What a vicious little cutie!!! And that terrarium is GORGEOUS

As a person who has over 60 tarantulas this video made me smile. You got all the facts about the OBT correct! I am glad you said "out of defense" because no tarantula is aggressive only defensive. Any human that would come into MY space would be considered a threat and I would wanna defend myself and thats what OBTs are known for 😅😅

Emily: “we have a whole deer in this bucket!!!!” Human bones? No it’s disrespectful.

Human bones = too Metal Any animal bones = The right amount of metal Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

Emily: "we're making a graveyard themed tarantula enclosure" me: ok im not the biggest fan of tarantulas but a video is entertainment and i am bored Emily: "and we're going to use real bones!" me: *hold up*

Squirrles eat meat. They're not just cute little plant eaters. I'm just justifying my being scared of them... What? They're scary..

PSA!! If you’re going to harvest bones make sure they are properly degreased and removed of all fat and tissue before handling without gloves or placing in an enclosure. There are plenty of ways to do this and plenty of information online but it’s really important that your bones aren’t posing a threat or smelling up your entire house!!!!!

I like how she unknowingly explained why the squirrel had the bones talking about rabbit teeth lol

i didnt know about the carnassial teeth in dogs!! i feel better about my dogs going so hard on their toy bones knowing their teeth are designed to gnaw on stuff that hard lol (also i tried to stealthily look at my dog's carnassial pair while she was sleeping and she was not super happy with me lmao)

That phantump planter is AMAZING. And damn you are brave, im terrified of OBT's xD They are gorgeous though! And so was the enclosure!!! Loved it! Just give me my e.campestratus, she is great and docile haha. Btw watch out with those screen top enclosures for tarantulas. Their feet can get stuck on it and make it lose their leg! :(

Old world tarantulas are so pretty. My favorite is the one that’s named after David Bowie. Those ones look like living jewels.

Every time I hear OBT I think “Ms Lord Have Mercy” and then I cry. Thank you for the content!

Not only would I decorate with human bones (ethically sourced) I would totally volunteer my bones for that kind of shenanigans. Being crawled around on by a tarantula in death? Dope as hell. Mad cred in the underworld.

I've never seen someone so excited about a dead deer before 😂😂

so is no one gonna talk about the fact that Emily just casually as a bucket of real deer bones?

Love it! I would love to see more invert-based videos!

I'm arachnophobic but I love your channel and turantulas scare me slightly less than other spiders so I still watch (probably more listening than watching because *fear* ) because I find your videos really fun and educational

:O that’s such a smart idea! I wanna do that with one of my reptile’s enclosures! Edit: that OBT is gorgeous!

Regarding Hannibal climbing the glass: my understanding is that spider feet (which, close up, are adorable kitten paws) have tufts of densely packed hair which produce the same dry stickiness effect that geckos use. It's essentially electrostatic attraction. If you've ever felt the weird stickiness of a microfibre cloth, it's the same stuff. Weirdly, my two jumping spiders, which life in a plastic enclosure, have a lot of trouble sticking to the sides and tend to slowly slide down the plastic if they don't keep moving...

I laughed so hard when I saw the text "I swear I said spooky not poopy" btw it sounded like u said both "Hello everybody, to celebrate this snoopy holiday"

I was watching Tom's Big Spider vids, and he's raising his OBT as a fossorial rather than a terrestrial - a burrowing set up. I'm following in his footsteps as a science experience, and so far my OBT has been an Orange Beautiful Thing. :) Still wouldn't handle him, but it's an interesting experiment! This is especially true watching the webbing - when you open the tank, and you ruin the webbing, it's essentially ripping the roof off of their house, which causes them to go immediately on the defense. :O

I love how Emily knows...with no hesitation... exactly where to get human bones

The feather is a great tool for demonstrating how serious the Orange Bitey Thing is about biting, lmao

Tarantulas are one of the few spider species that can actually climb glass. They can create webbing on their feet that allows them to stick to surfaces other spiders wouldn't normally be able to climb such as glass.

When I heard OBT, my ears IMMEDIATELY spiked. I love your abbreviation for it. Orange Bitey Thing. It's definitely accurate for those lil bastards. Beautiful Tarantulas, but really mean. I love how you open up the box he's in and he immediately threat-postures to show how not-friendly he is. 13:39 I love the blue on his peets, though.

that’s so awesome! tarantula kat and reptiliatus actually just did halloween inspired tarantula habitats too! 😂

i was scared if spiders but you helped me get over it thank you

Parcel delivery: "Ed, your tib fibs are here!"

"I'm in the midwest and we all look like a bunch of dead fish"-oh my gosh that is so true (also same) 😂

Emily had me dyin when she said was Hannibal was handleable for an OBT ol

Beautiful OBT. It's definitely a T that should be only dealt with by an experienced tarantula hobbyist. I ordered mine online and for the most part have had much success. Most of the time I do not see her and only once on a rare occasion

When the OBT's box was opened I thought it already had some Halloween decorations 😂 took me a second to realise that it had made that cobweb and that cobwebs come from spiders 😂

I love your top 💘

Emliy: "As you can see they make a little bit of a web." Me: GIRL THAT WEB IS NOT LITTLE!

I love how you literally have a bucket of bones in your house. Lol

I love my OBT - they're super easy to care for, as long as it's hands-off!

I love OBTs but am terrified to own one. I only own new worlds. 😅 Small Edit: For anyone curious, I own a titicatal albopilosum (curly hair). I used to own an avicularia avicularia (pink toe) and a monocentropus balfouri (Socotra island blue baboon). So I have owned an old world, but it didn't have medically significant venom. Well, at least based on the research I did

That orange is beautiful

Emily:Should we add some greenery ? Ed:Yea sure. Me:UR HOLDING SKULLS!!

Needs way more substrate. They only make their home above the surface if they don’t have enough depth to properly burrow.

Sorry, but Emily was WAY too excited about the deer bones BUCKET. When she held it up she was so proud 😂 I love it. Honestly I would make that “bone hunt” a yearly search. That sounds amazing!!

"A bunch of dead fish" LOL!!!😂

Me: Emily should add fake webs to make it look more like Halloween....... Shoot it is a spider already Don't worry I am smart.... maybe

Emelies friends: oh my god that’s such a scary enclosure where did u buy the ribs and the skulls Emely: don’t ask

That is the least bolty OBT I have *ever seen*. I didn't even know they COULD move that slowly!! Especially when provoked!!

One of my tarantullas loves to climb the glass and walks on the glass walls. Who needs branches to climb on if you have a glass wall? xD

Ed, if you use human bones you gonna get a haunted terrarium man. In addition to the orange bitey thing! 💀😱🤣

“Follow the feather, Follow the Feather” -Emily 2021

When Emily was talking about the bone crushing teeth I pushed it and immediately went to my dog to see if he has them and then she said to go see if they did 😂

Trying to confront my fear of spiders by watching all these vids and it just results in me waking up sweating thinking about all the legs.

An entire video featuring a terrifying, notoriously bitey creature named Hannibal and not a SINGLE Silence of the Lambs reference?! I’m disappointed!

Emily: I said spooky not poopy Toddlers: *well yes but actually no*

Jumping spider tip- the holes in animal vertebrae are a great size for jumping spider homes! Just put it up top with a dab of glue. I just got a handful of bones at a spooky festival and have been enjoying adding them to enclosures :D Just be sure they're cleaned and don't have any residual chemicals depending how they were cleaned. I don't think I'd do human bones... they're too big for my enclosures anyway. Animal bones are more interesting. My GBB just molted again and I'm looking forward to giving them a bigger enclosure! But I'm not looking forward to rehousing them... Jumping spiders are so much easier to rehome.

Lol rabbit are not rodents Emily Lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) Yess I copied this from google. Don’t @ me. Or judge

The orange tarantula made me remembered about Lord of Mercy from Exotics Lair

I love the snake wreath

"Orange Bitey Thing" Needs to be their new, professional, and official name from now on.

I come from Africa we call them baboon spiders their normal colours are black,grey,white, brown and sometimes baby blue but you have to find them in water but you can also find orange.

He attac He attac Buts must importantly, he attac

"Alright let's add some greenery!" *Puts beautiful fake plants on top on REAL BONES*

I think it would be so cool to get a hold of a coyote skull. I live in Texas so it wouldn't be super hard if I could find one dead but I dont wanna kill one at all so I guess I just gotta wait on chance to find one.

Maybe, but only a few human bones, anyway, I love yall, keep making funny and educational videos!

What would be easier for a beginning like me, gecko or lizard? And what stuff should I use for the enclosure

If I'm not mistaken they can climb on the glass similar to how lizards do by having really dense fine hairs that act almost like a suction cup.

I have a squirrel skull that im thinking about using as decore for my hoggies enclosure.

We have a fox skull in our Mexican Red Leg terrarium!

Rabbits aren’t RODENTS EMILY NO THEY AINT SO NOPE UH UH

If you get bit by an OBT, the hospital can't do anything to relieve the pain for you. It's just something that you have to live through. It definitely won't kill you, but it's gonna suck so bad.

That was the most calm rehousing of an OBT I have ever seen. Mine threat postured me and ran out of his enclosure at me 😨

An OBT is one of my dream tarantulas

rabbits having similar teeth to rodents is part of why people assume that rabbits are rodents; but rabbits are lagomorphs.

He was so calm it was like you just spray painted an a. Chalcodes and pretended it was an obt

I might have nightmares tonight because I'm arachnophobic but I love you guys videos so I'm trying!

Thank you snake discovery you are helping me get over my fear of spiders :)

Dog did not appreciate it, but I DID find those bone crushing teeth lol

Very fitting enclosure for a little fella called Hannibal! 😁

I am seriously afraid of tarantulas, and know that most of them are poisonous but their hair and eyes creeps me out and their fangs are more terrifying.

I’m on my FFA chapters Nature Intepretation team and this is was interesting to me. One of the things we have to do is to identify mammals by there skulls and the three skulls they shows in this video are on our list.

Orange bitey thing............. I LOVE IT