You’ve just bought your first tarantula and have read several articles on how to care for it. One of the burning questions is do tarantulas eat mice? Is it ok to feed my tarantula mice? Tarantulas are carnivores and will eat prey that is usually smaller than themselves. This includes, but is not limited to, …
Most tarantulas look the same to the un-trained eye. But there are several differences and although the most reliable way of how to tell if a tarantula is male or female involves looking at the old exo-skeleton after a moult, there are a few subtle differences once they mature and reach adulthood. For the most …
Welcome to our article all about tarantula mites and parasites. Picture the scene. You wander over to your tarantula enclosure to feed it and notice all these little white specks around its mouth and all over its abdomen. Are they mites? Are they parasites? Are they going to kill your tarantula? How do you get …
OK, so I started this article thinking I know, I’ll make a long list of all the best communal tarantulas there are, that’ll be helpful to my readers! But we all know, even if someone says a tarantula is communal, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are. Unfortunately, I’ve found that out the hard way. …
Welcome to our article on the pro’s and cons of keeping a tarantula as a pet. As you may know, keeping a pet tarantula is becoming increasingly popular. We know there are a lot of people out there that are considering this option, so we’ve rounded up some pro’s and con’s for you to hopefully …
We all know that the most dangerous (if not lethal) part of a tarantula is its fangs. But what if you de-fanged it, it wouldn’t be so dangerous right? Read on to see find the answer to can you de-fang a tarantula, what the consequences are and why it wouldn’t be possible in the long …