Many of you know me as a tarantula obsessed woman on the internet thanks to my Tarantula Tuesday videos and my tarantula guide. BUT, when I’m not doing that I am working full time as a therapist! If you’ve been following my videos closely, you know that sometimes I like to combine my knowledge of psychology and therapeutic practices with […]
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Tarantula mating is fascinating. If you’ve ever seen a video of two tarantulas doing their mating dance, you know that this process is just about one of the weirdest mating rituals you will ever see in the animal kingdom. And considering that the male has a high likelihood of being eaten during this process, it’s also pretty dangerous! Interestingly enough, […]
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A few weeks ago, I spoke out against YouTube’s tarantula abuse problem after stumbling across several videos in which tarantulas were put in terrible, dangerous situations to raise views for popular YouTube channels. You can find that post here if you want to do a deeper dive, and it got me thinking about other disturbing tarantula videos I have seen […]
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I can’t tell you how many times I get messaged by someone who wants to get over their arachnophobia. Usually they stumble upon my work, whether on my website or on YouTube, because they are really fascinated by spiders and tarantulas, but their inner fears and phobias are getting in the way. For them, I hope this is helpful. My […]
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I’ve spoken a lot about tarantulas and whether or not they have the ability to “play” with toys or just randomly interact with their surroundings. This has been at the heart of my observation when giving my tarantulas, Spidey (G. rosea) and Blinky (A. chalcodes) objects to interact with in their tanks. Now, I personally don’t believe that tarantulas have […]
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One of the most popular questions for new tarantula owners is how long you should wait to feed your tarantula after it has molted. This is very common especially along new tarantula owners, or T owners that have just gotten a sling after raising adult tarantulas for the first time. For those who are not aware, you should not feed […]
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Since getting my first tarantula, I have witnessed A LOT of weird things going on in her tarantula enclosure! From her little mood swings to her strange obsessions with her water dish and ping pong ball, there is no telling what Spidey (g. rosea) will do from day to day! One of the most interesting things that I’ve shared on […]
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There’s probably never been a better time to join the tarantula keeping hobby to be honest. Any tarantula keeper who has been in this hobby for more than 10 years will tell you there was NOWHERE near the amount of information and research that is available to newbies now – and it is AMAZING! This is in part thanks to […]
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If you’ve been a part of any tarantula forum or Facebook group, without a doubt you’ve stumbled upon posts asking users to help someone sex their tarantula. “Sexing” a tarantula isn’t what it sounds like, by the way – in tarantula keeping language, this means how to assign a gender to the tarantula. A lot of times this isn’t clear, […]
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Since I’ve been sharing my experiences and journey in tarantula keeping, what many people like asking me is if I’ve ever been “attacked” by my tarantulas. I’d like to preface this by saying I don’t necessarily believe in the terminology of a tarantula “attacking” me – I don’t believe tarantulas attack at all actually. I believe tarantulas only act out […]
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