Videos

NOTE: This species is now in the genus Melopoeus! The change was made in late March. Thank GOSH I remembered this before I posted! Well, today we take a look at one of the "Heart Attack Pack" I got f...

In this episode, we rehouse my Orphnaecus sp. Merinduque Purple into a new enclosure. Arachnoboards (awesome source of tarantula info!): https://arachnoboards.com/ Tom's Big Spiders Website: https:...

I've been covering this species for years, yet folks are still struggling with it. In this episode, we rehouse my C. versicolor and discuss some of the mistakes that keepers make with them. TC Enclos...

1:50 NOTE: Billie turned off by CENTIPEDES, not scorpions! Whoops! 12:16 Centipede shows up here! Well, it's time. In this video, we rehouse my massive S. galapagoensis or "Darwin's Goliath Centipede...

In this episode, we rehouse one of the most striking tarantulas in the hobby, the Psalmopoeus victori or "Darth Maul Tarantula". Tarantula Cribs Acrylic Exo Terra Replacement Lid: https://tarantulac...

Today we rehouse one of my all time favorite species, the Selenocosmia crassipes or "Queensland Whistling Tarantula." I can't believe that this old girl is 10! Reptile Growth 10 Gallon Enclosure: ama...

Now, for a more obscure species...the Lasiodorides polycuspulatus or "Peruvian Blonde." I've had this girl for about 10 years, and it's time to get her into a pretty home. Tarantula Cribs Enclosure: ...

I couldn't believe it when one of my adult female Linothele megatheloides "Colombian Curtainweb" posed out in the open while eating! I absolutely love Dipluridae

In this video, we rehouse and discuss some of the misinformation out there on the "Hobby Classic" T. vagans! WEBSITE ARTICLE: https://tomsbigspiders.com/2026/01/25/tliltocatl-vagans-mexican-redrump-c...

NOTE: At 06:05, it should be 10 cm (not 12.7). In this episode, we rehouse and discuss the care for a unique little New World fossorial, the Cotztetlana sp. "Puebla" or the "Puebla Stout Leg." ENCLOS...

Well, I planned on posting a proper video today, but I'm a bit under the weather. Instead, here is a feeding clip I got of one of my 12-year-old adult Hysterocrates gigas adult females!

In this episode, we rehouse my female Xenesthis sp. Tenebris (Suspected X. monstrosa) as we discuss the care. JUVENILE ENCLOSURE: amazon.com/gp/product/B092RKX1CW/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=AH4ADN8...