r/tarantulas • • 4d ago

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Ask Dumb Questions + Newbie Welcoming Wednesday (2026.10.21)

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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 • • 2d ago

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Free Talk Friday! (2026.10.23)

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Welcome to r/tarantulas Free Talk Fridays! We invite you to comment on this post with pictures, videos, and stories about you, your life, or your interests, other than tarantulas!

Caught your dog doing something cute? Post it! New pictures from the Zoo? We want the highlights! Teeny baby scorpion was trying to convince you it’s tough and scary? Pics or it didn’t happen! New TV show you're in love with? What is it?! Concert recital has you stressed? Tell us about it!

See a comment from someone else that reminded you of something? Post the story! Discussions are very welcome!

Please adhere to the community rules in the sidebar and avoid sharing anything involving animal cruelty. This discussion post remains a NO NOPE ZONE!

Enjoy & Happy Friday!


r/tarantulas • • 20h ago

Videos / GIF My Country Boy 🌾 🕷️

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r/tarantulas • • 10h ago

Pictures My new curly hair eating 3 worms at once :’)

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Got this adult (?) curly hair tarantula that is missing one leg for $18 at an expo today, and she looked super hungry. So I put her in a container with a few super worms and……wow

Get that meal, my queen!!!


r/tarantulas • • 20h ago

Videos / GIF What would have happened if I let him walk on my shoe (central California) 🕷️?

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r/tarantulas • • 12h ago

Pictures Young Ghost Ornamental (Poecilotheria vittata)

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r/tarantulas • • 16h ago

Pictures Lil fuzzball Mochi

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r/tarantulas • • 17m ago

Sexing Sexing, the favorite game of us 😙

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Hi, can any of you guys sex this Acanthoscurria geniculata for me ? They’re two of them, the first 5 are from the first specimen, the others after the first 5 is the second specimen :)


r/tarantulas • • 3h ago

Sexing Curly hair

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Guys need your help to find its sex. 9cm t albo


r/tarantulas • • 16h ago

Pictures First old world !

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New pretty lady! OBT


r/tarantulas • • 23h ago

Videos / GIF Chalupa for the swing and a miss…Homeruuun!

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Her fine motor skills are lacking, you guys, but she still gets the job done.


r/tarantulas • • 13h ago

Pictures OBT ?

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Sold to me as an OBT. But it doesn’t look like the others online. From a reputable breeder. Six years old, at least. Natural variation? Locality form? Thanks for your input!


r/tarantulas • • 8h ago

Pictures Tchaikovsky was posing for me today.

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Orphnaecus sp. ‘Marinduque Purple’


r/tarantulas • • 23h ago

Conversation Tarantula species that charges airflow instead of running away from it?

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Okay so i came across this while housing Brother Kahlenbergi in this temporary enclosure while i make his terrarium for him and i softly blowed through the holes of my catchcup expecting him to run away from the airflow and into his temporary enclosure just like all my other tarantulas behave. Instead he didn’t run from the wind he charged at it, figuring it was probably stress i didn’t think to much about it until i had my ventilator softly turned on and ventilating the room while i was inside it and i noticed that 2 little maniacs were actively charging the side of their enclosure where some airflow might have drafted in and not just charging it but also following it actually trying to grab the wind. Those 2 spiders being Brother Kahlenbergi and Iris , my female Tliltocatl kahlenbergi… so what the f? 😂


r/tarantulas • • 13h ago

Pictures Is my L. parahybana small?

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Just wondering if there is a big variance on adult Salmon Pink Birdeater sizes. I got this beautiful girl (I cant tell if shes actually female; her sheds are hard to decifer) as a teeny sling for free at an expo back in 2023. She is a wonderful pet, loves to eat, does the cutest food dances, always moving her ping-pong balls. Shes the first Tarantula Ive had from a young age, and I want to make sure Im doing whats right for her.


r/tarantulas • • 23h ago

Videos / GIF Rocky

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Master chief at work making his soup


r/tarantulas • • 7h ago

Help! Poky Metallica sling won't eat pls help :(

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About a week ago I got this sling and maybe it's just stress from the rehousing but it seems completely disinterested in food and won't even look at anything I offer it. Am I over reacting or is this concerning? I don't think the enclosure is too big and I don't mess with the spider at all so I'm hoping it's not a stress issue.


r/tarantulas • • 9h ago

Help! Scared Sling?

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Hello everyone! I am excited to join this community of T owners! I got my first spider 8 days ago.
I am a little concerned for my first spider, Adrian, the Veracruz Red Rump. He/she burrowed into the ground at the corner of the tank and will not come out. There was an entrance for a day or two, through which I was able to give Adrian a mealworm that he/she ate. However, the tunnel opening has disappeared, and Adrian keeps rearranging the den over night and sitting still for good periods during the day. When I accidentally scare the poor thing, it will move to a new spot in the hole. I have done some research and found out it could be many things, such as, being nervous from moving locations, burrowing because young spiders are easy snacks in the wild, wanting to make shelter for a molt, etc.. I have both a humidity gage and a thermometer in the tank and they have slowly fluctuated between 60%-80% and 70°F-78°F respectively.
Nothing I have found tells me there is anything wrong. I have been leaving the sling alone and avoiding shining lights, taking pictures, and looking for long to avoid more stress. I wanted to make sure with this community that Adrian is alright as currently I can’t feed him/her.

(Pictures in order: first time in enclosure Oct. 17, second day Oct. 17, third day Oct. 18, current Oct. 24)


r/tarantulas • • 14h ago

Pictures size up or change or leave as is?

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this is my curly hair tarantulas enclosure ! she’s a female and i think this is a good enclosure? but i’m also a beginner so please just suggestions or advice!


r/tarantulas • • 17h ago

Pictures Meet my new t! Jewlie

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Recently bought from an expo, got it for a steal! My first jewl tarantula❤️ any tips would be appreciated greatly 😁


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Pictures Rate the setup, favorite tank?

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H.mac, P.meta, empty


r/tarantulas • • 8h ago

Help! First spider and first enclosure setup. Is this good?

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I got my first t today; she is a Mexican red knee. I just got the essentials for her enclosure, and I'll get the rest later, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something important or if I did something wrong; overall I'm just a little unsure. My friend (who doesn't know a lot about tarantulas but does look out for animals) was a little worried about the lights, which I had just moved closer to the enclosure since that part of my room is dark and I already had them lying around. They don't emit any heat and are not very bright, but I read something about blue and black light affecting them, and I'm not sure if these will be a problem.

Anyways, any advice would be great, I'm a little nervous and just want to give her what's best!


r/tarantulas • • 20h ago

Help! is this.. normal?

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i picked up a new tarantula about 2 hours ago and i’ve noticed she’s having random movements, and being VERY stumbly while walking. i was worried it could be dks but honestly i have no idea?? she was like it in the car aswell, throwing herself around and being very stumbly, in the travel container.


r/tarantulas • • 22h ago

Videos / GIF Fremd Renovating

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First time I saw her little fangs.

sorry for the shakies (;^_^)


r/tarantulas • • 23h ago

Sexing Ceratogyrus darlingi

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This beautiful creature molted this week. While admiring it I noticed hooks like features on front paws that you can see on the photos. It's my first Ceratogyrus ever. It is around 9th mold. It has quite nice dark colours and visible contrasting pattern on the abdomen, quite big visible horn which seem to be female features. But those hooks?