r/tarantulas

Can I refill your water dish? No? Ok then, have a good day!

Get the golden knee they say, they are calm and gentle they say. Well, not my sling that definitely need a new home after moult to L3 or 4.

Don’t mind the test sticker she is not a test subject of any kind. It’s just a sticker used for blind her burrow from the top.

Hey guys, first time posting in here, because I have never had an issue with my boy Joseph (4 years old).
Easy molts, easy eating, easy handling, very nice spider, easy to care for.
But for the last 6-8 months or so he has not eaten a thing. I admit I should have taken better track of how long he hasn’t eaten, but I try every other week to feed and he is totally not interested.
I haven’t noticed any difference in behavior, he doesn’t seem like he is going into a molt, I don’t think he is stressed out but I could be wrong? He is in a pretty calm household.
Any tips? Any tricks? I don’t know the MOST, but I try to take the best care of my boy, and he seems to be just fine…. Just need bro to eat sum
(Paper tube is temporary while his hide was washed)

Brachypelma albiceps about 3 inch DLS. Has not molted with me trying to see if it can be told male or female yet.

i love how she raises her legs ALLLLL the way up to take a step !! she is so cute !!!

Is there a reason my curly hair has just been chilling up against the side of his enclosure like this today?? Or am I just being anxious?? 🫠 nothing has changed with his care at all

(He looks skinny in the second pic but I promise his abdomen is the same width as his carapace 😭 it’s just the angle cause he usually runs when I try and take pics of him, so I had to be sneaky)

hi! this is my pink toe tarantulas enclosure (aviculara aviculara). I got her about a week ago now. I think she seems happy, but she spends a lot of her time on the glass. is that normal? i’m really new at this and i’ve done a lot of research. says she could be bothered by the way I have it setup so she’s choosing to be on the glass instead? idk! is it the right amount of clutter? too much? too little? am I overthinking it?
she has eaten already! she’s done a bit of exploring but not a whole lot. temp is 73*f and humidity is at 71% & I have an elevated water bowl coming in for her today

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The adventures of Margot continue, and I want to know if I should be stressed about this..

Her burrow is getting bigger every day, glad she’s getting comfy and all, but I’m worried about it collapsing in on itself? I’m fairly certain she can dig herself out so I’m not too worried about that. Her hide is a resin half-log that I buried 75% in the substrate and packed down so it would be solid, but I didn’t think she would excavate so much underneath it and I don’t want it to fall.. You can see the bottom corner of the log right above her in the photo (it looks like she’s pinned under it but she’s not, it’s just dirt on her, almost gave me a heart attack).

Are tarantulas aware of things like structural integrity for their burrows, or is she just shoveling around willy nilly? Is there anything that could hurt her about this?

Also she ate her cricket in there so there’s probably no possible way I can get the bolus out.. love that haha

In the past couple of months I’ve picked up a Honduran Curly Hair and a Mexican Blood Leg. So far they’re both doing great, the only issue I’ve come across is wanting more. I’ve had a handful of different inverts but these guys are so awesome!

Poor Sir Ping of Pong still has no idea what he is doing do wrong…

One benefit of not being able to sleep at 4am is being able to see this beauty wandering around her enclosure