This Can Be NERVE WRACKING - Small Asian Tarantulas 

I know. So cute 😍

I see a pattern here xD

That's so wholesome and cute. I wish my family would watch Dark Den with me. My husband does a little bit, but mostly it's just me watching.

I love Petko he's crazy 🤣 although in the best way! 😊

Really? Can't keep spiders in New Zealand.. just an escape issue is it? You got native ones there . They included too?

@MrSTUNNING80 oh I'm not sure about the legislation around keeping our native spiders as pets, but we have no native tarantulas unfortunately.

@@Azirafail sorry mis read your comment .. that makes sense thanks explaining 👍

That’s so awesome

Congratulations, had my first egg sac last year N. incei but I didnt think the pairing was successful so didnt notice my female had made an egg sac and only noticed when I saw multiple slings in enclosure, got 97 slings was really happy and very impressed with mum. I have a mm reduncus, I know someone who has a female so just waiting for female to moult then after 6 weeks should be trying to pair them as well.

It's hilarious if it's a big one that bolts there is little to no reaction from Petko but when it's the little ones doing the erratic running his response is priceless 😅 Love this guy, his enthusiastic love for these spoods, positivity and wicked sense of humour... A1 all the way! ✌️🖤😅🕷️

You dont know much about tarantulas then. Flooding out a T is common

@@ethanmccormack9561 I'm talking about the huge fossoreal enclosure he built. You would need to put in a lot of water in there to flood out that tarantula. That's the reason I left the comment that I did because I think he may have been practicing flooding out a tarantula with that one in mind.

Use the latin names.

@@ethanmccormack9561 I really want too, but I can’t spell them without Google 😢

Is this a more dangerous species or simply a one which bolds a lot?

@@gamefixxer5974 they are crazy, mine will bolt give threat pose and slap all in the space of a couple of mins. C.lividus is an asian tarantula so respect should be given when rehousing and general maintenance.

B. Cause Pterinochilus murinus is like ....a tarantula but 14 days without sleep and on crystal.

I have inadvertently held both, my Poecilotheria because I was trying to feed, dropped the roach in and it bolted out straight up my tongs and up my arm, stopped at my hood just glad my wife was there to help. OBT was during rehouse and to be honest she was incredibly calm, I however not so much lol I havent handled either since as I dont like handling my T's in case they get injured.

Most wild tarantulas live in cramped tiny burrows and rarely go out to avoid predator. so a small enclosure is fine for them especially for sling.

@Kevin yeah that's tarantula 101 but there is still a large benefit to allowing the tarantula to stretch out if they want

@@madhokte what i learned during keeping tarantula is that large enclosure only going to stress them out, also eventhough you give them big enclosure, tarantula only going to use 1 or 2 spot of the enclosure. Check Bella and Linda enclosure, petko gave them big enclosure and where do they pick their spot at, yes their hide, they are just going to sit there entire live. So thats why big or huge enclosure is kinda pointless for tarantula. (Sorry if my english is bad)

@Kevin yes I know all this and you aren't catching my meaning so I'll move on

@@madhokte oo ok, i guess i'm bad at debating lol, sorry if my argument is irrelevant.

When you get bitten, your natural instinct is to get whatever bit you off of you as quickly as possible. Usually by splatting or flicking/shaking the offending biter off of you. So, I feel that it's bad practice to let tarantulas climb all over you whilst rehousing. I'm not risking throwing my T across the room or squishing it's guts all over the back of my hand thank you very much. I would feel as if I had mistreated my pet if it died in such a way. It's not a confidence thing, it's just that some T's are more feisty than others, so in a high pressure situation, you will most likely forget that the T is unlikely to harm you.

@@bellowick one thing I've learned from keeping any exotic is there's always a chance of a bite but after having reptiles and getting bit ya can pull away jerk an arm of try n fling em off just gotta let it happen same for spiders just let it happen cause there bit after they let go n run away they don't intend to bite us and if they do its either a fear bite or hunger bite long as u don't insight either respons then chances are they won't bite they don't want to use there venom on us any how they can't eat us its to precious for them and another thing also when rehouseing one and one jerks there arm away sometimes the t is done on ir hand and what happens then it gets flung across the room cause the individual is trying to not let em on there hand are reflexes aren't fast enough to get away from them were to slow so its easier to let em run up ur arm then jerk ur hand away

@@bellowick well said. It's not worth the risk of death or injury just to hold your T.

Čau

@@Mr.M7CGT Čau :D

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