The Giant Vinegaroon, Mastigoproctus giganteus rehouse and care 

I live in New Mexico USA at 6000ft and find these little beasties all the time both inside and outside. The first one I encountered scared the doodoo out of me (they are enormous!), but I immediately noticed how docile and "friendly" they are. I am not brave enough to handle one but I always catch/release them with no problem.

First time I see these creatures, never knew they existed. Really interesting looking thing!

I had a 16 year old female vinegaroon that sadly passed away last year around march. I've never been sprayed by my vinegaroon, but I could have gotten lucky. Hopefully Dave you get the same luck lol, another great video. 😀😀

That's the first time I've seen you handle a beastie on camera. I hope that it appreciates your artistic decor after that plain box.

I lived in the southwest, and when one of these rolls up in your living room unexpectedly, it becomes the central part of your evening.

What an amazing lookin creature n so chilled , he's deffo fell on his feet in the Beastie Room great vid guys.

It looks like your Vinegaroon is enjoying his new digs. He seemed very impressed with that hide you built for him in the back of his enclosure. I could imagine him saying "Wow, check this place out! How did I go from a dirt pile to House Beautiful? And nobody's living here, this is mine?"

I live in Taiwan. I have come across this insect a couple times. Always a pleasure to see this critter on the road in the hills of Nantou County.

Dave, it doesn't matter what you showcase. I'm ALWAYS 110% interested on how you go about doing so. You make things I'd normally scroll right past, interesting and such a treat to watch. Thank you for all you and the wifey do!

Happy new year Dave & Camera Lady! You guys have taught me so much this year, and I don’t even keep any critters! I may start with a jumping spider this year. See how I do with that before I graduate to anything else.

What a cool creature, never seen one before! Thanks for sharing :D

I'm sure David Attenborough would be a fan of your channel if he saw this. Thank you Dave for doing this! You are an oasis on the internet.

I had one for a few years (was already a full adult when I got her) and she was great. I would tong feed her a couple times a week and she was pretty quick to get used to my presence. I'd handle her occasionally and she was actually pretty keen to climb on my hand with no encouragement, and since she always used her antennaform legs to "snif" me before climbing, she understood (as much as a vinegaroon can) that she was about to climb me and not just a random rock or whatever. She never once sprayed me, and I only saw her get riled up once when a roach made some of the moss in her enclosure move all at once. A great little animal that I can't wait to get another of. Just be prepared to not see them for 2-4 months at a time in winter, and be a little worried every time they dig under that it's the last time you'll see them alive. As far as sexing them, I know you can tell by looking at the "thorn" on their pedipalps; I can't remember offhand which is which, but it's a pretty accurate method.

The world needs more people like you. Your admiration and fascination with "beasties" helps to foster a greater appreciation and respect for nature and all her creatures.

Happy New Year Dave and Mrs. Beastie / camera lady!

Gorgeous giant vinegaroon!! Thank you for another spot on video! Youve again taught us all some new things! We appreciate you! Heres to a new year with Dave, camera lady, & all their beautiful beasties!

Although I don't like spiders I cam sometimes see the beauty in them, this thing just looks like a tank, it's way cool.

Just stumbled across this and this animal is so very interesting! Have already gone off page and read everything I could find about it. Thanks Dave and to your lovely wife/camerawoman. Can't wait to see more of the Giant Vinegaroon!!

Very interesting creature. I've never seen one or heard of these before. At first I thought it was a scorpion until I noticed the legs and tail.

What a brilliant animal, they actually are arachnids (same order as spiders and scorpions) and those long wispy “antenna” are actually modified legs, known as antenniform legs. They have evolved to fill the same role that normal insect antenna do!

happy new years Dave & Camera lady!! Cant wait for another year of viewing. keep it up!

Very cool! Love the enclosure & looking forward to updates! Very different than what I thought they'd be like!

Vinegaroons found in the Sonoran desert, in the desert southwest of the US. Arizona, New Mexico etc. Often seen near wildlife water buckets. Sandy high and low desert rocky soils with moderate vegetation. Harmless. Always wonderful to see.

You got your ring repaired, Dave! It looks great. Also, love the new addition! Truly interesting little creatures..

Fascinating creatures. Great video as always 😃

Gigantic but a well behaved lad...bit embarrassing that nice rollover that he did...🤣

Great video Dave! The M giganteus is my favourite invert to date, since I picked a couple up at the 2022 BTS. Its hard to sex them correctly, but there is some sexual dimorphism in them - the males have a slimmer abdomen and much larger pedipalps. Also, the first three segments on the underside of the abdomen are different in males and females. Anyways, looking at the specimen in the vid, I'd say its safe to assume he's a male, just going off the size of his pedipalps alone. I'm actually trying to breed these little buggers. Like I mentioned, picked up a pair at BTS. The male has now sadly passed away (the joys of buying adult inverts I guess), but I did manage to pair them once (the mating process took 14 hours), so I'm hoping for a bunch of babies this spring

These are some of my absolute favorite species to keep. They have so much personality and are always out and about exploring, if you can own one and give it the proper care, I'd highly recommend one.

Love your channel, I don’t know why I never saw it advertised before. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Keep up the good work, we viewers appreciate it so much. This is Alan, GREETINGS from Southern California.

OOohhhh ! That's really different ! I think they look fascinating as well. I think a breeding project with these would be extremely interesting. Will be looking forward to updates with this one. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)

I'm not sure why the RU-vid algorithm decided to recommend this video to me but I'm glad it did. What a fascinating little peaceful scorpion/cockroach/satan/spider/bornofnightmares creature. I always enjoy watching slow moving alien looking animals. Especially if it's something that can't kill you. Thank you for sharing it with us, Dave! Definitely subscribing!

That precious little land lobster has such a sweet disposition. I wanted to reach out and hold her right when I saw her. (I feel like maybe she's a girl, but don't know much about them to prove it).

Brilliant video Dave to kick-start the New Year, that Vinegaroon is absolutely fascinating, and i hope you do get to breed them Dave because it will be a very interesting project for certain, anyway Dave another super job by yourself and camera 📷 lady.

Such a cool creature. That enclosure you set up for it?.... Chef's kiss. It perfectly highlights that interesting little beastie.

These guys are awesome. One I have is an excellent burrower. If you watch it at night and get lucky you might catch them in the act excavating with dirt in their pedipalps. It’s so cute

Thank you for showing us your Giant Vinegaroon and how you arranged his home. I bet he will be very happy there. You are a very good narrator and the camera work was very nice.

You know that Dave has a special place in his heart for an arachnid if he takes it on his hand 😁 Isn't the camera lady a bit jealous? 😂 Thanks for sharing your expertise & love for those stunning creatures. Love. 🥰

Here in New Mexico they are pretty common. When we lived south of Deming our tomcat found one in our garage. He started pawing at it and it shot acid directly in his face. He started wiping his eyes and I grabbed him and took him in the house to wipe his face with a wet cloth. Some people say they vinegaroons don’t squirt acid, but we saw it firsthand.

Always been fascinated by these guys, cheers for the video! All the best for the new year to you and camera lady.

I've never seen one before his so interesting love his antennas like long finger having to feel around his world . Love the enclosure and it suits him too. He looks like a Fred to me 😊🥰 Good work Dave , and nice to see your ring is fixed at last . As always fabulous work camera lady. I wish you both a Happy New Year 🥰

Brilliant dave, all the best, also I've noticed you've had a stone replaced on your ring 😆👍

Thank you so much for showcasing the majestic and mighty vinegaroon!! They are easy to keep, super gentle, and absolutely fascinating to watch. I hope your video inspires both new and experienced arachnid keepers to consider adding a vinegaroon to their collection. They are simply the coolest!✌

We have these here in Florida in the States. I do not like actual spiders, but these guys are fascinating. I bought my Grandson one a few years ago. The critter does eats dusted crickets. We had to buy one after tearing up the property we have close by, and only finding snakes etc. Would love to see if you are successful breeding them. You seem like a lovely man. Thanks for this!

what a fascinating creature.. 35 years old and I'm still learning about new animals!

What a fantastic little beastie Dave,😊

The vinegaroon definitely looks like an interesting creature. There's a few creatures I'm after to get so it could be added to the list. Shame it's short lived, but very cute indeed

I loved the big vinagaroons in the SoCal desert that competed for our house. A couple of scorpions too.

Absolutely stunning arachnid Dave!! I’ve been fascinated by these guys since I was a kid. I’ve

Seems like a sweet little beastie. Thanks Dave and Camera Lady!! Happy New Year!! 🎊🎋🎈🇨🇦

Very cool looking creature! It’s cool how similar, yet different they look to scorpions.

Looks good Dave truly amazing and God bless you too and peace out my friend

Curious little guy or gal. I like it, seems very relaxed.

interesting addition to the beastie room PROFF. another education on simple enclosure build for the hobby. amazing information on this beastie. some great footage CAMERA LADY. hopefully you can breed them in the future. many thanks guys and take care

Who would have thought that this fellow would be introducing the new year at Daves Little Beasties.

Working on the computer late one night, I peripherally noticed movement on the floor and was startled by the presence of a large vinegarroon (I live in Arizona, USA, elevation 5000 feet). I gently swept it outside with a slipper and noted that it was quite docile. My daughter then informed me that her best friend keeps a pair of vinegarroons in a terrarium and takes them out occasionally to observe and interact with them on the floor.

Seems like a gentle creature.. I like him..very nice job on his home he loves it.

Awesome video 📹 Mr and Mrs Dave 😍😍😍 he is adorable!! Wow, I neva thought I would be saying that about a scorpion type animal 😳 😀 thank you for sharing 🙏 🙌

Awesome looking beastie🥰

I have never seen a Giant Vinegarroon, but back in the 80's I found a small one in Abilene, Texas. I had no idea what the heck it was. I thought it was some sort of scorpion. This was back in the days before the internet, so I had no idea how to identify it. I took it to an exterminator that knew what it was, had never seen one alive and was amazed to see it.

Happy new year dave and camera lady ❤ I love vinegaroons but have been put off by them all being W/C, would be amazing to see you start a breeding project with them, i think it would be a fascinating watch and great if it was successful so there’d be captive bred ones 😁

Very interesting! I love this episode and hope to see more of him (her)

Stunning creature! Wonderful video. Thx Dave. And happy new year, Dave and Camera Lady! 🎉

He's a stunning little beast Dave a very good edition to the room. Happy new year to you both

Like 30 years or so ago I had one of these as a kid. They would be in every pet shop & usually a few of them back then.

I’ve always put them off for some reason but you’ve sparked my interest for sure !!!!

Happy New Year Dave and the delightful camera lady! I am feeling very confident that this is going to be a very good year for myself my family and all of my friends of which I consider you and Cameron lady friends. Anyway I wanted to shout out a quick note that my favorites of your videos are the rehousings or the ones where you get new Critters and you build a beautiful house for them. The name Vinegaroon is absolutely adorable. It sounds like a cartoon name and makes me just smile. Anyway so lovely to see your numbers going up slowly but surely. I remember when I first came across your Channel you had 2004 subscribers and now you're at 70,000. In my book that is pretty incredible and you both absolutely deserve it. Again happy wonderful New Year to you!

Hello great video information and rehouseing Dave

another amazing video dave that vinegaroon is amazing

HAPPY NEW YEAR DAVE & CAMERA LADY!

Happy New Year to you and your family Mr. Dave, and of course, your beasties!!!

These little guys are on my bucket list!

Happy new years Dave and to your lovely wife and little beasties as well! ❤🎉

Happy New Year Dave & Camera Lady!! This guy is so interesting, Michigan USA 🇺🇸. 🕷️🦂🕸️

Happy New Year Beastie Team🎉 All the best to you and yours for 2023. Awesome rehouse and spectacular creature. I think your hidden calling is interior design. Wonderful enclosure as usual!

Happy New Year! 🎉🎉 What an interesting looking creature. Love the name.

Wow, cool. Creepy looking thing but you've made it so cool the way you talk about it!

Many happy returns to you and yours🐺❤️

Love your channel Dave!

Happy New year Dave, looking forward to some more awesome videos ! Have a great year !

They are very intimidating looking but gentle at the same time, nice enclosure

I didn’t think I was very keen on these, but you’ve absolutely sold me lol. What a sweetheart 😄 I wish they were captive bred though, hope you can have some success. Happy New Year to you both! ❤️🕷🦂🪳🦗

Happy New Year you two! Welcome to you really cool digs Mr./Ms. Vinegaroon!

Thanks Dave for sharing this one, never ever seen one before, love the look of it, Happy new year to you and your family, from Sth Australia 🇦🇺

That's an absolute beauty, Dave. Never seen one of them before, but it looks like a perfect addition to your collection. Happy new year to you and mrs Beastie 😁

Wow! Great video sir!!

I know you're not going to believe me but back in the early 80s I lived in Roswell NM. I came across several different insects that were way more larger than they were supposed to be. A vinegaroon was one of them. When I was leaving for work one morning there was a dead one on the patio. It was about 6 inches wide and 14 to 16 inches long not counting the whip. I showed it to alot of people and Noone had seen one anywhere close to that size. I also came across 3 dead centipedes while walking down a dirt road. These things were 4 feet to 6 ft long and as big around as a big man's thumb. They were red with big bright yellow legs. Centipedes kind of freak me out so I left them but to this day I don't know what species they were.

Hello, I live in Missouri USA and i saw one of the that was 2 inches on a sidewalk in front of a CountryKitchen resturant at sunset.There were rocks sprinklers and large planters close by.I had no idea what is was and I took a pic and sent it to a Entomoligist.They told me what its called.I had never seen one and havent since and I am allways in situations where I could.Now I know more about them and why they are tollerant of activity.

Your vids are so interesting and informative. That being said, I am creeped out more often than not...a life-long horror of creeping things with antennae, shells, hairy legs and MANY legs. Still I enjoy watching you interact and educate us abt them. Thanks for that!!

Great work Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ... fascinating videos 🕸️... 🎉.. new subscriber..

Gotta love those springtails. Always hard at work. Nice scorpion. Ive seen them before but never learned about them before now.

That is a really impressive specimen. We have them in(infrequently) and around our home. They are welcome. New Mexico,

Well done. Happy New Year.

Amazing creature! It looks like an overgrown crawdad, lol. Fantastic video. I'm looking forward to learning about them cuz I know nothing about them. With spiders, I at least knew they made cobwebs. Thank you 💙💙💙💙

This is the most amazing creature I have seen so far. Those very long jointed pair of legs / antenna are fascinating to watch. Reminds me of lobsters, scorpions, spiders, I will be waiting to see more of it! On a different note, the jeweler in me is happy to see you wearing your remounted diamond ring again with a replaced stone. Happy New Year to you both!

Well sir you and yours never fail to entertain me. An alien from outer space is it. Really different. It will be interesting to learn about these little monsters.looking forward to it. HAPPY NEWYEARS. RON Z.

The only one I've ever seen was in a friends yard in San Angelo, Texas. It was about 3 times as large as that in the video.

Now thats a face only a mother could love.

What an interesting looking creature. Another awesome enclosure by our "Master Enclosure Architect ". Happy New Year Dave and Camera Lady!

Oh WOW 👌 and happy New Year to both of you, and hope you have a wonderful year 2023 👍💜💜

Do it Dave !! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻