Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Common name: Arizona Blonde, Desert Blonde Scientific name: Aphonopelma chalcodes Experience level: Beginner. They are certainly easy to care for and quite hardy. Appearance: Aphonopelma chalcodes tarantulas are known for their “blonde” hairs. The female is usually a uniform tan color. The males tend to have black legs, a copper-colored […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] I got a really interesting question a few weeks ago on my tarantula blog – do spiders sleep? I actually did not know the answer! In fact, does anyone know?! I had to find out and do some research. Now, I will say that in my time with […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] As you may know, I recently got Spidey a baby sister/brother and acquired a captive bred Arizona blonde (Aphonopelma chalcodes) sling from Ill Exotics! And now that I’m raising my first sling, I’m finally going to focus on a question I get a lot: How to feed a […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] The Legend of the Christmas Spider (a German legend) Many years ago, so long ago that nobody quite remembers exactly when it was, there stood in the middle of a thick forest in Germany a big, beautiful stone house. A family lived in the house, and everyone who […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] *This piece was written and submitted by Madeline Colli* Tarantula fangs are a crucial piece of spider anatomy, but there are very often questions from beginners about whether or not tarantula fangs can be removed. While it may be a comforting hope for a wannabe tarantula owner or […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] When people think about tarantulas, they hardly think about a spider doing a cute little dance – but many T owners are VERY familiar with the “happy” tarantula dance and other silly behaviors these spiders do! What is the “happy” tarantula dance? It’s a common behavior that occurs […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] This is going to be a personal post, but one I’ve thought about for a while. Mental health is something that this country needs to take more seriously. More people than ever are suffering from anxiety or depression, often times both. I have always been on the anxious […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Spidey, my Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (also known as a Grammostola Rosea) can spend weeks doing absolutely nothing in her tank other than laying around and being cute, and then have an extremely active week (or month). This little chilean rose hair tarantula usually slows down in the […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] Common name: Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Scientific name: Poecilotheria metallica Experience level: Advanced Appearance: Poecilotheria metallica tarantulas have a beautiful geometric body coloration, and is the only Poecilotheria (or Pokie) species that has blue hair. Interestingly enough, this blue hue comes through much more when a Poecilotheria metallica matures, as […]

Sign up to get a free chapter of my tarantula guide![yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] This is going to be a different post, and one that I am honesty uncomfortable making. But as I get more involved in the tarantula community, making tarantula content and getting to know other tarantula owners, I really want to expand and give back more. I’ve noticed that […]