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Dehydration, mites, DKS, nematodes, impaction, bad molts: these are the words and phrases that keep tarantula hobbyists up at night. In this episode, ...

We've all been there; we've done the reasearch, set up our tarantula the supposed "correct way", and now it's doing something...

In this episode, I talk about the species that I've raised that seemed to take forever to grow up.

First, we revisit last week's episode. Then, I give an update on my Poecilotheria formosa, who was recovering from a bad molt. Finally, I just re...

Four years ago, I did an early podcast on the state of the hobby in the United States. In this episode, we'll revisit the topic. In many ways, it...

I get asked this question a couple times a week, and I have a quick goto list of vendors that I've used over the years. In this episode, I go ove...

As the first Tarantula Exam was quite a hit, I decided that it would be fun to return to the classroom to try a part two. This time around, the questi...

In this episode, we address the most popular tarantula-focused topics and concepts hobbyists love to argue over on forums and social media groups. 

First, Billie and I ventured out to the Show Me Reptiles Expo in West Warwick Rhode Island this weekend, and I talk a bit about the experience. Then, ...

We often throw the word around when discussing husbandry practices and setups, but what does it really mean? How much stress can our spiders take? In ...

First, we talk about a few comments I got after last week's episode about tarantula stress. Then, we revisit the topic of tarantula temperament a...

What if we were all able to come up with some basic rules that we wanted all tarantula hobbyists to live by? What would our "10 Commandments&quot...