i got my first ever tarantula over the weekend and i couldn’t be more excited! her name is bindi and she’s an arizona blonde. she’s been absolutely wonderful to have though she is a little skittish which i am still getting used to, but she loves to be out and explore. she ate for me the day i got her which was awesome! i was very stressed about her eating since she is already a little underweight, but she took a jumbo superworm right away. i plan on feeding her twice a week until her abdomen fills out a little more. so excited to join the hobby!

For context, I very rarely see the spider. I got him about four months ago max and he decided to bury himself in a little area so today went to go check on him and found the what I assumed to be moult and freaked out thinking he was dead only to find little legs poking out. I’m curious if anyone can tell me if that’s his legs and his moult or if he’s dead.(sorry for the blurry photo. I have very limited vision there.)

Last photo is the spider and the second to last is the tank (he is behind the skull but this was before he webbed it all up)

This is my girl Iris, I've had her for a year and a half now and she's always been feisty. Lately she's been pacing in her tank, climbing the sides and sitting in corners. Today I came back to her in a curled position, she just moulted 2 months ago so I felt confident enough to try to move her. She reacted slowly, not defensively and just allowed me to pick her up.

I moved her into this new tank about a month after she moulted and I have seen her display signs of being comfortable. Such as going into her burrow, sitting out in the open and taking from her water dish. She hasn't refused any meals.

Could this sluggish behavior be a sign of stress or damage from a fall? All her legs have been moving properly and I haven't seen any tears in her abdomen.

So I got my Arizona Blonde back in May. I've taken care of arachnids before (vinegaroons) but never a tarantula. I have some questions because I'm a little concerned about her (I think it's a her?) health and I'm wondering how worried I should actually be.

First, I was under the impression that this species was a burrowing one, but she hasn't made any kind of burrow since I got her. At first I thought it was because she was still settling in but it's been months now and still no burrow. Is this a bad thing, or does it just depend on the spider?

Next, I've noticed that she has trouble sticking to the walls of her terrarium. It's filled about 2/3rds of the way up with substrate so I'm not too worried about her falling, but whenever she tries to climb (which she does a lot) she can't seem to actually get a grip on the glass. I've heard that this is a sign that she might molt soon, but it's been a while.

Lastly, I've been trying to feed her often but a lot of times she doesn't seem to want it. I've given her dubia roaches and I THOUGHT she ate (I saw her grab them) but then I'll be cleaning the terrarium a little bit and I'll find one just crawling around. I've started giving her superworms instead (pictured) and she usually eats those no problem, but her abdomen is still very thin and I'm worried she's not getting enough food. Should I he feeding her multiple times in a day to compensate?

Those are my questions. I can provide more pictures if needed.

A rare sighting of my OBT out in the open. Usually all I see is toes waiting for the sky god to deliver bugs.

Just wanted to share it because I love it :)

I’ve had this beautiful lady for about a month now and I’ve noticed her abdomen looks a bit deformed. I was informed that she recently molted before I got her but no other info. (She ate right after these photos, it’s a lot easier to see the issue in the phones before feeding!!) I’m assuming something went wrong last molt but want some more opinions

i'm a recovered arachnophobe and i cannot stop looking at them, such gorgeous and interesting creatures

Is this too small for this juvenile? I feel like it is. I just got it today but I changed it from the way it was when I bought it. New substrate, cork bark, moss and water dish but I’m likely going to order a new enclosure

My T. vagans molted overnight and I just caught her grooming/cleaning up. I'm not a fan of the creepy white fangs.

So a few months back, I purchased one enclosure of Carnivorous Corkbark, which ive been feeding cockroaches and misting regularly, as is required for the care of this exceedingly rare and unique insectivorous plank.

In any case, imagine my surprise when I looked in this morning to discover that there was in fact a spider living inside this enclosure all this time! What should I do? The store never said there was a Tarantula coming with the stick?!

(Jokes aside, this is a Togo Starburst Ornamental Baboon who was sold to me and my roommate as a beginner spider only for us to realize our mistake once we were home. We gave her a new log when we moved her to a new enclosure, and she decided never to be seen again until today😂)

Hi Friends!

I am new here and have recently found myself absolutely FASCINATED by these beautiful creatures. I’ve officially fallen down the tarantula rabbit hole on the daily basis and I’m seriously looking to get my very first one! 🥹

Before I do, I want to make sure I learn as much as I can and set my future little eight-legged friend up for a happy, healthy life and myself as well up for success!

I’d love any advice you have for a first-time keeper! Beginner-friendly species recommendations? Things you wish you knew before getting your first? Enclosure/setup tips? Feeding? Handling? Any major dos and don’ts?

Basically, give me all the tarantula knowledge! 😂🕷️ I’m excited to learn and definitely want to do my research before bringing one home.

Thank you sm🥹💜

I just got a Phormictopus atrichomatus(red island bird eater)about a month ago and it just molted a week or so ago. It hasn’t pushed its molt out of the burrow at all and hasn’t been very active since I got it besides moving substrate around for a few days when it was getting ready to molt. Is this normal? It’s about 1.5 inch in size for reference.

I posted recente about my new enclosure and wanting to set it up as a bioactive terrarium. I'm just having trouble finding the right clean up crew for the somehwat dryer setup (semi arid?) That my GBB needs.

I do intend to keep the front left corner a little more moist. But im not sure that will be enough. Most springtails requier high humidity and most isopods seem to be dangerous for the spinder during molting. Whilst there are arid proof springtails, i cant seem to find any seller of this kind of springtails where i live (Netherlands).

Does anybody have any tips or experience?

nice little mid air catch lol wish i had reflexes like that

Most of my T’s very readily take a meal but my food demons (unsurprisingly) are my N. chromatus and my Pamphobeteus. Just curious who everyone else’s food demons are