Love my tarantulas

[Salty Rob]

H. hainanum, the black earth tiger
Rose hair
Goldburst
Arizona blonde

[Tsubaki]

Lovely spiders :D How's the disposition of that Goldburst?

[Salty Rob]

Lovely spiders :D How's the disposition of that Goldburst?

Awesome. I can handle her and everything. But every now and again she gets in a mood and I don't handle her. Now the black earth tiger I don't even touch.

[Tsubaki]

Pretty cool! One of my spiders is also very tolerable of handling, but since i overreact to their hairs i never touch mine (if i touch the bedding my skin is itchy and irritated for several days)

[Salty Rob]

Pretty cool! One of my spiders is also very tolerable of handling, but since i overreact to their hairs i never touch mine (if i touch the bedding my skin is itchy and irritated for several days)

That's awesome you can handle yours too. That sucks about the hairs. What kinds do you have?

[Tsubaki]

G. Rosea, G. Pulchripes and B. Angustum... i fear we are two of only a handful spider - lovers here.. You can find pics here: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-invertebrates-forum/110806-my-eight-legged-friends-update-topic.html

[Salty Rob]

G. Rosea, G. Pulchripes and B. Angustum... i fear we are two of only a handful spider - lovers here.. You can find pics here: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-invertebrates-forum/110806-my-eight-legged-friends-update-topic.html

That's awesome. And yea I feel you on the tarantula lover part. Most of my friends think I'm nuts and my parents say they will spend the night at my house. Lol

[Minkness]

Tsubaki is good at convincing people that spiders are adorable with she talks about them though lol.

Every so often I catch myself thinking of doing a nice set up when I get my house. NO idea what kind, but pretty sure it will be something bigbut calm enough to handle...just in case I get the nerve up lol

[ManSlaughter33]

I had an avic. versicolor
BF didn't want spiders in the apartment, He said when I have a separate room for my "creatures" I can do whatever. Guess who just moved ;)
I want a G.Pulchra :D

[prairiepanda]

Very nice! I have a "Chilean tiger rump"; WC- I've had varying opinions from experts on the actual species, but seems like Euathlus parvulus(formerly Paraphysa parvula) or something closely related...looks exactly like your "goldburst" but with a metallic green carapace instead of gold. Real sweet girl, very relaxed and easy to handle. Love the dwarfs.

[Salty Rob]

Tsubaki is good at convincing people that spiders are adorable with she talks about them though lol.

Every so often I catch myself thinking of doing a nice set up when I get my house. NO idea what kind, but pretty sure it will be something bigbut calm enough to handle...just in case I get the nerve up lol

They are interesting animals. I've always been intrigued by them. All you have to do is put a some substrate in ( enough that they can dig) and a hide. You can also put some fake plants in and just let them go

[Salty Rob]

I had an avic. versicolor
BF didn't want spiders in the apartment, He said when I have a separate room for my "creatures" I can do whatever. Guess who just moved ;)
I want a G.Pulchra :D

Nice. Yea my next one is going to be a orange baboon.

[Salty Rob]

Very nice! I have a "Chilean tiger rump"; WC- I've had varying opinions from experts on the actual species, but seems like Euathlus parvulus(formerly Paraphysa parvula) or something closely related...looks exactly like your "goldburst" but with a metallic green carapace instead of gold. Real sweet girl, very relaxed and easy to handle. Love the dwarfs.

Yea I've asked about that but I'm one to just go with the flow. I love my Ts.

[Tsubaki]

Tsubaki is good at convincing people that spiders are adorable with she talks about them though lol.

Every so often I catch myself thinking of doing a nice set up when I get my house. NO idea what kind, but pretty sure it will be something bigbut calm enough to handle...just in case I get the nerve up lol


This smells to me like a Brachypelma Smithi or even better, Grammostola Pulchripes :D

[Salty Rob]

This smells to me like a Brachypelma Smithi or even better, Grammostola Pulchripes :D

Heck yea. I love holding mine. All except the tiger. Venom bad enough to kill.

[Minkness]

Do they actually eat things like pinky mice? Or is that bad for them?

[havoc_vulture]

I just bought my first tarantula recently. I purchased a P. Metallica spiderling. Can't wait for his/her color to come in. Your tarantulas look great thanks for sharing

[Tsubaki]

I have fed my tarantula a pinkys before, i wouldn't provide it as main food personally. Octa has eaten a hopper (Was a bit of a deformed little mouse, neither of us has anything that eat hoppers) She ate it like a champ.

[Salty Rob]

Do they actually eat things like pinky mice? Or is that bad for them?

I've heard you can feed one pinky a year for a snack but I don't do this practice. I feed the occasional meal worm, a few crickets daily, and every now and then a small horn worm. But some people do it cause then will in the wild.

[Salty Rob]

I just bought my first tarantula recently. I purchased a P. Metallica spiderling. Can't wait for his/her color to come in. Your tarantulas look great thanks for sharing

That's awesome. I've wanted one for years but have yet to buy one.

[Salty Rob]

Some new pics. Couldn't resist. 😀

[Tsubaki]

Nice :D do you have a full enclosure pic?

[prairiepanda]

Do they actually eat things like pinky mice? Or is that bad for them?

In the wild, tarantulas eat pretty much anything they can overpower, including rodents, small birds, reptiles, and in some cases even small fish. But the majority of their diet consists of invertebrate prey, so in captivity it is best to stick with mostly bugs. Other things can certainly be given as a treat, though parasites can be a concern. Nobody has found any benefit in feeding a diet inclusive of rodents as opposed to feeding solely insects, although nobody has found a detriment either. That said, insects are the cheapest feeders anyway so why deviate? My Ts get crickets, mealworms, and horn worms mostly. Roaches are a very popular staple food because they start out very small and grow to be quite large, so they can be used for Ts of all sizes, and are normally readily accepted even by picky eaters...they're illegal in Canada, but some people have found ways to get their own private colonies going...

[Salty Rob]

Nice :D do you have a full enclosure pic?

Not yet. I'll take some tomorrow and post them on here

[IW17]

Heck yea. I love holding mine. All except the tiger. Venom bad enough to kill.

A tarantula with deadly venom? I'd love to read a toxicity report on this species saying it can kill a human.

[Salty Rob]

A tarantula with deadly venom? I'd love to read a toxicity report on this species saying it can kill a human.

They have tried it on mice. It dies within 30 mins. Not very many people are willing to get bitten by a spider. But they say since the mice only live 30 mins after bitten that ur should be the same in a human. Crazy right? But I'm not willing to test this out

[Salty Rob]

Here are some enclosure pics Tsubaki.

[Tsubaki]

Oh nice :D !

[Salty Rob]

Oh nice :D !

Thanks. It's still alot of work in progress. But I like it at the moment

[IW17]

They have tried it on mice. It dies within 30 mins. Not very many people are willing to get bitten by a spider. But they say since the mice only live 30 mins after bitten that ur should be the same in a human. Crazy right? But I'm not willing to test this out

I don't doubt they're more toxic than most species, especially new world. That being said I would doubt that they're toxic enough to kill a human. Would it be a crap experience? Probably. But I wouldn't say they can kill. Do you have any more pics of it? Enclosure pics?

[Salty Rob]

Here are some pics is the tigers enclosure.

[Salty Rob]

And no just the one pic of tiger. It loves the tunnels they it made. This is the entrance to its tunnel

[Tsubaki]

Awesome! ! My Angustum is a fanatic tunneler as well :D

[Salty Rob]

Awesome! ! My Angustum is a fanatic tunneler as well :D

Thanks. Got a thread for it yet? Would love to see pics. Lol

[Tsubaki]

Thanks. Got a thread for it yet? Would love to see pics. Lol


I update all my spiders in one topic, updated on all of them today, especially on my Angustums tunneling abilities :D
here's a link to the update page.
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-invertebrates-forum/110806-my-eight-legged-friends-update-topic-4.html#post981501

[Arachnaeoccult]

Some new pics. Couldn't resist. 😀

Oooooh thats pretty

[Salty Rob]

Oooooh thats pretty

Thanks. They are my babies. I'm proud of them