Sunday, August 26, 2018The "Hobby Staple" Tarantula List
Which tarantulas should be in every "complete" collection? With this fun list, I share the species that I think everyone should keep at some...
Sunday, August 19, 2018Tips for Managing a Large Tarantula Collection
It happens to many of us. What starts off as a modest collection of a few arachnids soon explodes into dozens of spiders. For those who find themselve...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018Fun with Bad Tarantula Articles! (Or, How Bad Info Is Created and Spread)
There is just so much misinformation about tarantulas out there, and I often wonder how some of the crazier stuff originates (and why people would bel...
Sunday, August 5, 2018Fish and Wildlife Service Ruling on Sri Lankan Poecilotheria Species.
For those who haven't heard, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has release their final ruling on Poecilotheria species. Long and short of it, five...
Sunday, July 29, 2018The "Overcomplication" of the Tarantula Hobby
Although there is obviously a learning curve for this hobby (there is for any hobby), I DO believe that folks oftentimes try to make tarantula keeping...
Sunday, July 22, 2018Tarantula Seizure and the "Panic"
Reluctantly, I'm going to give my thoughts on the recent fiasco resulting from a seizure of a particular species of tarantulas that were being im...
Sunday, July 15, 2018"Intermediate Level" Tarantulas
A couple of years ago, I sat down to make a list of what I thought were the top beginner species. Part fun, put informational, the article was meant t...
Sunday, July 8, 2018Tarantula Common vs. Scientific Names
This topic seems all the rage lately, and after a recent email discussion with a new hobbyist, I thought that I'd weigh in on the "debate.&q...
Sunday, July 1, 2018Tarantula Communal Setups
After recently putting together a retrospective video about my M. balfouri communal, and having just set up communals for two other species, I thought...
Sunday, June 24, 2018Convincing Your Mate to Let You Get a Tarantula
I get asked this quite a bit, and I honestly don't think that there is an easy answer. There is so much involved, including the strength of the r...
Sunday, June 17, 2018Poecilotheria Genus
A review of what is probably my favorite genus of tarantula...Poecilotheria.
Sunday, June 10, 2018A Little Venting ... And Substrate Woes Part 2
My apologies in advance, as I do just a little light-hearted venting about some YouTube channel comments to start this one off. Then, we move into an ...