Camera Lady felt like butting in this time around! Atta Girl Camera Lady, putting your two cents in, I like it! Speak/laugh more Camera Lady! You have such a beautiful voice!
I will add another comment. I have watched hundreds of videos to research and learn about Tarantula husbandry and care from the top keepers and breeders and Dave and cam lady are the most consistent and experienced and non commercial by far. the rest are left in the dust. you can send me a free T for this comment Dave. Only kidding haha .
Hello from across the Pond, Dave and Camera Lady! It's been awhile for me hasn't it? You know, I have a few T's now, and I find that I never expect the expected with them. My T.albopilosus is supposed to be docile, instead she's very defensive and bolty. On the other hand, my T.vagans is a sweetheart. My only Brachypelma, the emilia, is shy, but whoa! She's vicious with crickets and dubias. My best behaved in all ways is my A.chalcodes and my G.. pulchripes. Both enjoys a walkabout when ever I open their enclosures for maintenance. Both will just hang out on my hand or crawl up to sit on my shoulder. My N.coloratovillos sling is shy too. But my G.porteri sling can't wait to get on my hand and out of her deli cup home. They all make laugh at their differences in personality. My GBB, well, she's plain indifferent to everything. But, none have flicked me yet. Winter is on our doorstep once again, the color is fantastic here but not for much longer. Summer was hectic for me and went by too fast. And my grand babies are growing up too fast. The oldest, 18yrs, got married on the 31st Halloween. A real hillbilly sort of wedding..lol. But it was a beautiful day and I pray everything will be right for them. So, have fun you two with your NW's. Have wonderful Autumn and be safe. BTW, Camera Lady, it was so wonderful to hear your voice. You need to speak up more, you have a lovely voice. Cheers!
Hi linda, good to hear from you again your wedding sounds lovely I bet it was a great day , good to hear your collection is doing so well , im glad your all safe and well ❤️❤️❤️❤️
100% agree Dave with the grow rate and temperatures, all my Brachypelma species are kept around 78-80 and are growing quicker than what’s said in the hobby. Now my Mexican Copperhead / Bonnetina minax may be the slowest grower I’ve ever seen.
Nice T-Shirt ! I keep mine (B. boehmei, B. hamorii, G. porteri and T. albopilosus) all the same, mostly dry sub except when I occasionally overflow the water dish. They don't have a preference for moisture as far as I've seen. They tend to avoid moist spots. Temps are in the low 70s. Pretty much always out and about, usually give a good show during feeding time. In my opinion, the absolute best. Another pro is their extreme longevity. Glad to see these two enter the Beastie Room, no doubt they'll enjoy it very much. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
Yay! I’m early to another Beasties video 😊 I really, really want a Grammostola Pulchra. Black is one my favorite colors and I love the velvety look they have. Love your videos Dave!
Awesome Dave! I have a red knee, she escaped the little devil about a month ago, I found her two weeks ago… she went for a walk for a bit I reckon. A fantastic T to own! She is one of my most laid back T’s I own! I am a huge fan of the Arizona Blonde as well
This comment gave me life 😂😂 I am OBSESSED with my Arizona blonde. She is my sweet little baby (next to my human child lol) I don’t know what it is about them, they’re so amazing. But the fact that your T took a walk and then just showed up like “ok I’m done, I’m good now” 😂😭 sooooo cute lol
I love the Brazilian Black and they are so impressive in their own way! Thank you for yet another interesting informative video from you ( in that lovely looking T-shirt ) and the always so sweet Camera Lady! Hugs 🤗🥰❤🕷, Susanne.
great video to add to the collection PROFF, usual great information on both spiders. very simple enclosures but great viewing spiders. another fine video from the camera lady , many thanks guys take care
Hey Dave! I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this pop up in my notifications for 3 reasons: 1: It’s Dave, that’s enough to get any fan excited! 2: The rehousing videos are probably my favourite that you do! 3: Nice to see you covering beginner spiders! I really enjoyed this too! When camera 📸 Lady interrupted your statement, your face was like, what? I’ve been interrupted! Hilarious 😂! Very nice spiders, if you’re not ready for a Thailand Black, G.Pulchra is the next best thing! I’ve got 3 video suggestions that I hope you’ll take into consideration: -Maintenance Video ( I really enjoyed the few you have uploaded in the past )! - Collecting Substrate and Moss and stuff for your enclosures. Last time you did that was at the beginning of your channel! -Update on the African Flat Rock Scorpion. Now, just a little bit of me congratulating you in a way. I’m impressed with how fast your channel grew. You’ve achieved in just over a year, what takes most channels years to accomplish. I am of course talking about your subscriber count. The speed at which you’ve grown is truly amazing Dave! I’m proud of you buddy! And with that, I wish you a good night/afternoon/morning. Greetings from Ontario,Canada!
Thank you so much for this beginner care Video. I started the Hobby not fully a year ago and stumbled acros your lovely made and very good educating content. Your way of keeping and seeing spiders is inspiring and a great role model. The only thing I needed and couldn´t find here were exactly a video like this to help with my little porblems in keeping my beginnerspiders. Wich happen to be the same like in the Video. Thanks alot!!
I've been wanting a pulchra for ages - they seem to go so quickly when advertised ....Also, can we call 'camera lady' 'Mrs B ....(Beastie) as 'camera lady' seems a little formal x
I agree on the g Pulchras! I went to a show that comes 3 times a year, here, this past weekend and there were tons! Problem was, the older ones were way too expensive 😂 so I got a TINY sling, but it was still a little pricey but I couldn’t believe how many g pulchras there were there
Awesome video.my beohmei I've always kept with humidity. And what you said about them looking so stunning when moulted out is so true.almost like a gloss sheen.stunning spiders
O SH$T I was saying you should get a Brazilian black!! I love them 😍 I have a 2”unsexed I’m praying for a female. I paid a sh$t ton for her. $200 for a unsexed 2” incher ridiculous but that’s how much they going for in the US. Awesome video!! I love this channel seriously I watch it everyday
Hi Dave my friend! Good to see a video on "beginner species" from you. These are the true classics of the hobby. Have them both females, would never ever give them away!
I have both species. My Pulchra is part chicken! She runs into her coconut house every time I open her cage to feed her. My Boehmei is also chicken! Neither have flung hair at me, they just run for cover. Such brave spiders!
Great video! My G. pulchra hates humidity. Whenever she has a water dish or humid area on the enclosure, she immediately covers it up with substrate. She's also a destroyer. She tears up every mesh or plant that the enclosure has
Funnily enough, I got my 'beginner' spiders much later into the game, G.Pulchra and A.Chalcodes. I started with old worlds and still mostly keep those. My Pulchra is a sassy little one, always ready to kick hairs at the slightest sign of my hand getting anywhere near the enclosure. Haha
I'm a new keeper and I have four spiders - a G. pulchra, G. iheringi, M. robustum and C. cyaneopubescens. The G. pulchra is like a puppy, just happy to be here and always ready to eat. I was really excited to see you covering a spider that I keep. Love your channel and thank you! I want to ask, have you ever kept an M. robustum? They seem unique in a few ways: they're proficient fossorial labyrinth makers but they're out in the open plenty, and they do an adorable little "butt waive" when they're mad. I'd be interested to see your recommended care & housing for those as well.
Mines a wicked hair kicker to ,never a threat pose ,an loves to climb ,I've found her upside down countless times , My will feed a few times before she stops ,maybe 4 ;5 times then won't eat until she molts ,awesome video again Dave 👍
Well another great housing vid n i'm sure the G pulcra stands for gorgeous she's a smasher and the B boehmei has just got enough p... n vinegar in his outlook keep up the good work n well done Camera Lady for more great shots ...
Very cool looking spider but there is nothing like an old world arboreal 😃😉 Another great video as usual. Have a good one Dave and Camera lady, thanks.
My New World Ts are all out and about all the day, and my asian T´s (mostly arboreal) live very reclusive. They are beautyful and interesting but very shy also, unfortunately.
Thanks to your channel, i've recently got into the hobby and just recieved my first Tarantula today. I've got a beautiful G.Pulchra around 5cm named Queen lizzy, and thanks to your videos I don't feel like im going into this blind and feel confident caring for her. Her enclosure is a little on the humid side at around 75-78% but im hoping that will settle down over the next few days. Keep up the great work, I look forward to your videos each week, it's become a bit of a highlight. Thank you Dave and Camera Lady!
I haven't got either of these, but they are beautiful spiders. I haven't room to up grade my invert room as of yet, but have a few tarantulas on my to buy list in the future. Nice video Dave & camera lady.
I've said the same thing for a while. The spider might live somewhere 90°F with 20-40% humidity, but they burrow. You go to central Mexico and dig down a foot, your going to find some moisture, and cooler temperatures.
Yeah lots of people don't see that they don't spend a large amount of time outside of their burrow. Literally every country has lower temperature when digging down. Of course temperature promotes growth, because people want to own big spiders... But air temperatures aren't really realistic for them to be kept in 24/7
Your videos are always a pleasure for me and mostly they are also very instructive. But Dave, this Brachyphelma boehmei does not look like a purebred racehorse. More like if her grandmother was a hamorii or smithi. I can make a mistake watching a video and maybe it will look different after the next moult, but I wouldn't be so sure ... 🤓😅
I got my B. boehmei kind of late in my keeping career and can't wait until it gets to this size - at the moment it's still tiny 😁 Beautiful spiders and great content as always ❤
I'm always excited to see a G. pulchra. they are my absolute favourite new world terrestrial. Mine is so sweet and placid, stll a juvy a bit smaller than that but never ever kicked hairs or shown signs of aggression. they are so beautiful! thank you for the video
Great video Dave and lovely spiders. One thing for you. My daughter has a female B. Boehmei juvenile about the same size as yours. We tried rehousing it into one of the Komodo enclosures about a week ago. We found it a day later hanging upside down with one of its fangs stuck in the mesh of the lid! Managed to free it by pressing on the fang with a plastic straw, and had to press firmly to free it. I’ve put it back in its previous plastic enclosure until it gains more size and it’s fangs are too big to push through the grill.
I have both these species and were both the first couple in my small collection. I would never say that you are wrong because you have many years more experience and knowledge than me, but even though I do keep a fairly damp corner in the bohemii's enclosure my pulchra seems to detest the damp corner of her enclosure I just have a large water dish and probably once every 6 months just slightly overflow it. When I first got her (she was my first) I added water to a coir block (it wasn't over wet) and she spent most of her time on the side of the tank or on top of her Cork bark. With most of my (so called) dry species I still overflow the water dish and most don't seem to mind. The G. Pulchra is the only one who really seems to avoid it, even though I have seen her drink on a few occasions, I do keep her the driest.
What ever works best for your spider is the best you can do they are all very individual and the real skill in this hobby is finding what your spiders do best with , all the information out there is just for guidance you must fill in the gaps , it sounds like your doing very well ❤️👍
@@daveslittlebeasties thanx!!! Great reply. I only have a small collection, and I try to keep an eye out for their individual behaviors. I couldn't imagine having such a massive collection as yours. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night worrying about each individual needs.
I love my Pulcher. We had a small earthquake where I live last year and I thought, if we had another earthquake and I could only save one tarantula. It would be my G. Pulcher.
Not gonna lie, as I mentioned before, I have pretty strong arachnophobia, but even so I am considering having one of these in the future. I'd never have a whole room full of them like you do, but maybe one, that I can easily handle and not get too freaked out about, maybe. Your videos are so educational, the way you take care of them and talk about them is so nice, that it makes my fear for them less! Thanks Dave!
Fantastic video, and check out Camera Lady putting in a star performance too! Dave, silly question but the room temperatures are high so how do you achieve it without heating your whole house all year and racking up massive bills? Do you have something like an oil filled radiator in one room or something?
Another good video! Must say the main reason I watch your stuff is because it’s mainly the old worlds you keep or show ??? I dunno?? Best T channel on the tube
Nice work this week Dave and camera lady 👩 👏 was wondering. How long do your spiders live for and who is the oldest in your collection ? Do you give your spiders names ?😃
Finally got my g Pulchra sling Saturday and I cannot WAIT to watch it grow. Also got an adult female Aphonopelma Seemanni that I’m terrified of 😂😂 thank you for this video! Wonderful as always 🤍
