Sunday, January 7, 2024Tarantula Feeding Schedules and Fat Ts
Recently, I've received some comments on my YouTube videos with folks saying that my tarantulas are "skinny" or "underfed", w...
Sunday, December 31, 2023Do Tarantulas Have "Personalities"?
Happy New Year! In this episode, I give my take on whether or not it's appropriate to say that tarantulas have "personalities." We will...
Sunday, December 17, 2023The A. geniculata vs. The N. chromatus - Two Classic Tarantulas
In this episode, we compare two very similar species: the A. geniculata or "Brazilian Black and White" and the N. chromatus or "Brazili...
Sunday, December 10, 2023The GBB vs. The Brazilian Blue Beauty
First, I have an important message from the US Tarantula Sustainment Project.Then, we're going to have a little fun. In this episode, we'll ...
Sunday, December 3, 2023Tarantula Species That Need it Drier As Slings
In this episode, I'll talk a bit about the tarantula species that I've raised that buck the old "keep 'em moist" rule for sli...
Sunday, November 26, 2023Eresus walckenaeri Care and the Velvet/Jumping Spider "Fad"
Having just rehoused my juvenile Eresus walckenaeri (Velvet Spider), I figured that it was time to talk a bit about how I care for it.Also in this epi...
Sunday, November 19, 2023Tarantula Enclosure Blowout!
In this episode, I'll go through all of the types of tarantula enclosures I've used, from cheap to pemium, and share my pros and cons of eac...
Sunday, November 12, 2023A History of Tom's Big Spiders and Why I Do This
Last week, I had a few folks contact me a bit upset that there was no episode for Sunday. And, to be honest, this happens every time I miss a week. A...
Sunday, October 29, 2023The Fastest Spiders That I Have Kept
I've been asked to do this one many times over the years, but there is honestly no way for me to scientifically prove which ones are faster. Howe...
Sunday, October 22, 2023Is Your Enclosure and Setup Killing Your Juvenile Arboreal Tarantula?
First, I read a listener question and talk about last week's episode. Then, I get a lot of emails and comments from panicked keepers who are alar...
Monday, October 9, 2023When Losing Confidence Leads to Mistakes
Deaths can really rattle a tarantula keeper and cause them to second guess their tarantula care. In this episode, I speak about a few recent instances...
Sunday, October 1, 202310 Reasons to Give True Spiders a Shot
In this episode, I'll discuss some of the perks to keeping "true" spiders and Mygalomorphs and why tarantula keepers may want to one da...
