I screwed up on a few species names (used old name or put in the wrong clips after announcing) Check the chapters to see the CORRECT species names....lol. And the NEW merch drop is only available until the end of this month! So be sure to place your order BEFORE March 31st! the-tarantula-collective-shop.fourthwall.com/
I love the feeding and husbandry videos! Molting videos are great too, but what I really am looking for is a video montage of tarantulas and spiders drinking water. The few images or vids I've seen that are taken from water dish level are fascinating and sometimes hysterical. They look really goofy with their butts up in the air and six legs in the water. As always, I ❤️ love ❤️ your videos and am so thankful that my arachnophobia is cured!
My auratus is aggressive when its feeding time. On one of her last feed she almost flipped herself upside down. So awesome to see. And she has a wicked happy dance routine.
This was an AMAZING feeding video... Truly enjoyed watching all of them !!! The Linothele megatheloides is absolutely SPECTACULAR!!! Such a beautiful Spider!! Loved this video, thanks for sharing Richard as Always.... 🕷🕸🕷❤❤
I love your videos and music choice. They bring me so much enjoyment. I can only ever hope to have a room full of T's and film equipment and an amazing channel like yourself one day.
Last one was the best takedown, very nice feeding video. When it comes to video editing and camera skills, no one can top your videos and I can see your passion in every second. You should do more content like this because you know how to make look things really cool and exciting. Every idiot can point a camera on something but it takes a lot more to actually let the pictures speak out for themselves, if that makes any sense. Because I think that is your individual talent as YT creator. And I think those skills are also quite elemental when it comes to bring people closer to understanding the hobby and all these fascinating animals in general. People like nothing more than a great show and you are the best showrunner in the hobby, at least for me. Thank you Richard, and regards for your immense effort on promoting the hobby.🤘
I love your videos I get my first 2 tarantulas because of you🙂 I have multiple pets but I was able to bring my tarantulas along to my college dorm(others are with my parents) but love having my furry friends with me😂🕷️
Would you consider making a video to combat some of the fear and outrage over the spread of Trichonephila clavata (Jorō Spider) throughout the East Coast of the US? Most people see a larger spider and are immediately afraid, but I’m hoping with some education and understanding of how timid the Araneidae / Orb-weaver family is, hopefully some of this hysteria can be put to rest. 💛
Richard, Outstanding video! with plenty of great shots as usual. I Love the way B.emelia tackles her prey and that D. diamantinensis footage was beautiful. Those little guys are gorgeous. Now I'm heading over to eresus spider shop to have another look around. Cheers!
Loved it. Those T's were awesome! Do you have picky eaters? I have two that won't touch a dubia. In fact my B. emilia runs from them. Right now she's sitting atop her hide where the dubia can't crawl anywhere near her. Such a chicken. My T. albopilosus won't even bother. But give them a cricket and POW! She's such a food snob. LOL!🤣😂
I bought from Eresus Spider Shop recently. I got a B. hamorii, O. philippinus, A. purpurea, A. boa vista, and C. darlingi. Really great packaging and they kept me updated. All my slings arrived in excellent condition. I am 100% satisfied with them and I will definitely buy more. All my slings are now in their little enclosures and they all eat aggressively like Matt Stonie. What species should I buy next?
Thank you for the tips and care for the Ts... 💪 I learn a lot from your videos I'm a newbie in this hobby going 4 months in keeping Ts 😅 hope you notice me 😁 Big fan from the Philippines
Loved your video Richard. Superb up close shots of the Ts faces with the crickets in their mouth. That Emilia looked like a WWF wrestler in a ring. I dont ever get tired of feeding videos,never. I got an idea for you Richard.....let's get everybody in the act. On a given Tarantula Tuesday,offer any T owner a chance to submit their very best video of one of their Ts performing the most aggressive feeding takedowns? You select whichever ones are best. Maybe the winner gets a free Tarantula Crib cage? Or have 4 or 5 prizes. Not only would it attract interest on a large scale, but gives video practice and heightens skills. Just a thought.
Absolutely loved the feeding video Richard! Could've sworn that was a T. blondi you were feeding instead of a T. stirmi, not quite burgundy and the setae are higher up the legs and in larger quantity than the usual stirmi.
Richard has pinned a comment (☝ up top) explaining that he made a couple of mistakes while editing, and got a few species names wrong. That's probably what has happened, if you are sure he has them mixed up. I own no theraphosa so I haven't got a clue personally. 🙂
Fantastic video! Love feeding day for my T's! I have 2 that need to molt. They still eat but I give them tiny feeders hoping they will figure out it has been 6 months and they are chunky lol. My two problem children are my Brachypelma boehmei and Grammostola pulchipes. Bb is 2 1/2 inches and Gp is 3 1/4. I am half tempted just to drop in a super worm but they as so chunky I am afraid they will pop. Why can't they be normal like my T albo, C versicolors, or my crazy N incei. I hope my LP sling is a normal T LOL
I feel like I really enjoyed the 2nd spider you featured. Do you handle them like pets? I've never had or handled one before. I have a bearded dragon and that's the most exotic pet I own lol.
tarantulas don’t like being handled, it’s stress. but I’m not against handling, if you rehouse a tarantula and it’s in my opinion okay to handle them when for example putting them in their new enclosure
Like these guys said, they don't like it but some tolerate. That being said some are curious and some will just come out when you open their enclosure. My male pumpkin patch would always come out and walk around my hand a few times while he was growing up. I believe the 2nd T he showed was the N. Chromatus, they are awesome if you do get one. I have a male and female and they are both pretty chill and will come out and get on my hand, once they do they don't wanna go back lol so getting them back in their enclosure takes a min. I don't know about others but neither of mine teleport so far.
Your videos are generally excellent, the camera work is better than most, the Ts are gorgeous, and your knowledge of the subject is impressive and informative. However, please allow one small critique. Some of us watch at night, when others nearby are asleep. In that case the music is loud, that in order to hear your commentary we have to set the level such that when the music kicks in, it disturbs those around us.
I love those Xenesthis species but the markings on yours look more reddish and pictures I have seen otherwise look purple or almost like electric pink. Is it just the lighting?
Can you please do an update video on the care and everything of the Mexican red knee? I’d like to know a lot more about how to house to make sure i have it set up and everything for it. I’ve had it for at least 4 months now hasn’t molted or ate yet. So I’m awaiting its first meal since i took ownership
I've sadly lost a juvenile today and wanted to ask for advice since I'm inexperienced, it looks like it got stuck half molted, can this be because the enclosure was left too dry? I had problems with mould and mites so have been putting less water into the substrate itself. Also I've turned it over and it looks like the patch where it's abdomin has been resting on the substrate, as it was trying to molt on its side it looks like, is ruptured or something. It was a true curly hair and upsettingly my favourite of the 3 spiderlings I got.
I’m sorry for your loss, I’ve heard that small water bowls are a good way to keep the moisture up. Also springtails eat mold if that’s a big problem, I’ve never put them in a tarantula enclosure but it might be worth looking into!
Can I put a curly hair in a 29 gallon tank if it is half full of substrate? Only because I have a cool setup before I realized it was too tall.She walks all the time in the 10 gallon.?
