Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] As tarantula owners, we know and love all parts of our spiders: even tarantula venom! And while the rest of the world may be terrified, it turns out that they may want to change their minds after this. Tarantulas and their venom is actually being used tons in […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Tarantulas are extremely picky about their substrate and tank decor – if you are the owner of a tarantula, you know this. I instinctively knew this ever since I got Spidey, my grammostola rosea. Spidey will throw a fit anytime something is just a little different about her […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] When we think about a tarantula molting, a lot of us tarantula owners get very nervous. Molting is one of the most nerve wracking things that our tarantula can do, and it gets especially worrisome in the cases of an elderly tarantula or a very young tarantula due […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Getting a new tarantula, especially if you’re a first time owner, can be both exciting and stressful. I remember when I got my first tarantula, a grammostola rosea named Spidey, I had done loads of research and still nothing could have prepared me for her. I get a […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] The tarantula hobby is absolutely exploding right now, and I think a lot of people are very curious about these animals right now. While I want to stress that tarantulas are absolutely NOT affectionate animals and they don’t even enjoy handling (as far as we know at least), […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] When you get a new tarantula, you will likely need a lot of help and advice. The great thing is that there are SO many places to gain information that were not around several years ago. Not only are there so many new tarantula websites due to their […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] When one thinks of an emotional support animal, something like a dog usually comes to mind. However, what we believe as animals that can offer emotional support has been widening to include all sorts of animals. For example, cats have been known to be used in hospitals, mental […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Tarantula handling should never be done without a ton of research, watching of tutorials by experienced and trusted experts, and a plan in place for how you’re going to do this (and what you’re going to do if something goes wrong). Learning how to handle a tarantula is […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Many soon-to-be first time tarantula owners can stress themselves out when considering all of the options they have when getting a new tarantula – and one of the most common headaches is comparing new world vs. old world tarantulas. In this post, hopefully I can make this easier […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] As if tarantulas weren’t fragile and complicated enough, there is even more stress once you add a baby tarantula to the mix! While we might believe that a baby tarantula (or sling) might be an easier way to get into the tarantula keeping hobby, nothing can quite prepare […]