You all know how interested I am in observing tarantula play and behavior, and that I regularly place “toys” and other objects in the my tarantulas’ tanks to observe their behaviors. They have pleasantly surprised me many times – most notably, my chilean rose hair is quite famous on the internet for the weird things she has done with her […]

Many of you know that I have spent hours and hours hand selecting the perfect decor for my chilean rose hair’s tank, as well as taken tons of time to design it for her – and in the end, I know I’m probably just doing it for myself. Spidey, my tarantula, has NO idea of the things I do for […]

Did you know that tarantula urticating hairs are actually really complicated? Some may not agree with me, but I personally feel like as soon as I think I have a handle on tarantulas, I learn something that shows me I have way more to learn! Perhaps you can relate. I had been in the tarantula keeping hobby for years and […]

So this might be kind of weird topic, but if you’re familiar with tarantula molts and tarantula keeping, then you know that sometimes the anxiety is real! Tarantulas are frustrating like that. They are so amazing, beautiful and fascinating – as is their molting process. But unfortunately, many of us have experienced or are at least aware that molting is […]

Thinking about how tarantulas see the world and move around it fascinates me, especially as I continue to observe my own tarantulas more as time goes by. We don’t know much about the inner workings of tarantulas or know much about their experience of the world, but I’ve definitely seen some things that make me think. Unfortunately, there’s not much […]

Hello tarantula friends! Tarantula addiction is kind of a tongue in cheek topic, because we all know and openly joke about how addicting tarantula keeping can be, and how you can go from one tarantula to 50 REAL quick! However, I do think this is an important topic to address. This came to my mind after doing a podcast with […]

This article is all about BUGS, more specifically tarantula feeders! I don’t see much information on this but rethinking my tarantulas’ nutrition has been really helpful in keeping them healthy! You may know this already, but my Grammostola rosea Spidey used to through fasting periods for a year at a time when she was on a diet strictly of superworms. […]

Hello friends! Some of you may wonder why a post like this is even needed, but if you’ve been a witness or victim of any cruel or unethical behavior in a tarantula Facebook group, you know why I’m making this. Granted, Facebook is not the only place for tarantula owners to come together online, however it is one of the […]

Tarantula behavior is quite mysterious, strange, and sometimes entirely silly and baffling. While my tarantulas have done some fascinating things that show just how instinctual and primal these critters are, sometimes the stuff they do just makes NO sense and makes them look super foolish! If you’ve been keeping tarantulas for even a little while, I’m sure you’ve stumbled across […]