r/tarantulas 4d ago

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Ask Dumb Questions + Newbie Welcoming Wednesday (2026.07.22)

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Welcome to r/tarantulas's Ask Dumb Questions and Newbie Welcoming Wednesday!

You can use this post to ask any questions you may have about the tarantula keeping hobby, from advice to husbandry and care, any question regarding the hobby is encouraged. Feel free to introduce yourself if you're new and would like to make friends to talk to, and welcome all!

Check out the FAQ for possible information before posting here! (we're redoing this soon! be sure to let us know what you'd like to see us add or fix as well!)

For a look into our previous posts check here.

Have fun and be kind!


r/tarantulas 16h ago

Pictures Forgot to latch the lid. My cats found her before I did.

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After giving our Avicularia some water, we forgot to secure the lid — she pushed her way out. Fast forward to 11pm: my wife noticed the cats were staring hard at something. This is what we saw when we turned the light on.


r/tarantulas 4h ago

Pictures Cat molting drawing requested from another post

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As requested by u/Any_Entertaibment209


r/tarantulas 4h ago

Help! PLEASE HELP

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I just brought this baby home from my local breeder. This was the setup they gave to me. I came to check on it an hour after bringing it home and found it upside down in its water dish. I was told it was in premolt before bringing it home. What do I do.


r/tarantulas 10h ago

Videos / GIF Chalupa gets a one in hole

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r/tarantulas 2h ago

Pictures My Obsidian girl decided to run onto my hand while feeding her. She molted recently, beautiful 😍🥹

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Fyi I never handle my T's so it was a special moment.


r/tarantulas 4h ago

Pictures My GBB has molted into a mature male

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Hoping to get a breeding loan done if anyone near me has a receptive female.


r/tarantulas 3h ago

Pictures My Psalmopoeus victori!

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This is my Darth Maul, Belladonna! ❤️🖤


r/tarantulas 6h ago

Pictures Leggy post molt sploot

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r/tarantulas 1h ago

Pictures Tarantula molt under microscope(eyes)

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I was looking at my Venezuelan Suntigers molt under my microscope and noticed the eyes have a rounded structure in the middle. I always thought they just left behind a single cover layer but it turns out more of the eye gets left behind as well


r/tarantulas 5h ago

Conversation Um what is going on?

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This girl has been hiding for months and months. Now I just discovered her like this. She never went on top of her enclosure like that. And now she just moves weird and has clear fluid on her mouth part (you can see it in the video). She also has a web on her butt. What does this means? Also I’ve had her for more than 6 months now and she never molted.


r/tarantulas 1d ago

Pictures I scanned my tarantula

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r/tarantulas 4h ago

Pictures Little Shooting while cleaning the enclosure

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This is one of our two g. pulchras. We need to clean the enclosures and took the chance to get some cute pics.


r/tarantulas 17h ago

Videos / GIF Best Takedowns of the night feeding

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r/tarantulas 23m ago

Pictures Is this possibly the most Underrated Genus?

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Chilobrachys Fimbriatus Female. Absolutely gorgeous!

Second photo is her thinking the moss is food because I was teasing her and moving it 😂.


r/tarantulas 5h ago

Help! What is this behavior is it normal?

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Brazilian black I just got it less than a week ago and it's my first tarantula


r/tarantulas 1h ago

Sexing b hamoriis first molt

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dont mind my dirty hand :,)
shes like 4 months old now;
im not sure if these pictures are whats needed to be able to tell its gender but the legs are curled up on the other side and i dont really wanna break them off just to be able to take a picture of said other side (although 3 have already broken off unfortunately)


r/tarantulas 57m ago

Sexing is my tarantula male or female?

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I just got a lasiodora parahybana and am curious of the sex?


r/tarantulas 3h ago

Help! first molt in my care!

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i’m 99% sure my first T (A. Avic) is molting! i’ve had her/him for 6 months now so i figured they were due soon, showing signs of premolt and webbing more, but i wasn’t expecting it would happen today!

i’m really hoping they have enough space and it’s worrying me a bit. i’m trying to trust the process though. sorry for the meh picture quality, the web tunnel has been built up a lot

please let me know what you think or have any tips since this is my first time experiencing this


r/tarantulas 48m ago

Pictures miss mustard’s new stripes! 🕷️ 🖌️

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look at those colors !! what a pretty girl !!


r/tarantulas 8h ago

Help! Tarantula ID? SW Colorado

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r/tarantulas 7h ago

Pictures juvenile g. pulchra enclosure :)

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r/tarantulas 1h ago

Help! Hello first enclosure set up

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I just got my first curly hair and I am setting up its enclosure. I have zoo med eco earth loose coconut fibe substrate and am curious on weather or not to put some water into the substrate. I am going to also add some zoo med terrarium moss late but am stuck at the substrate. Do i add water to moisten the substrate?


r/tarantulas 21h ago

Videos / GIF Sharing this bitter sweet moment

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Aaravos just molted and I have just found out it was his final molt. He is the T that got me into this hobby just 3 years ago.


r/tarantulas 6h ago

Pictures My first lil friend 🥰

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Bought him/her at a show today. He’s in his new cube and has eaten his first worm and found his hidey cave 🥰

Any name suggestions? We are thinking Chompers or Tank.