So you are a teen wanting a tarantula, but mom says “OH HELL NO!!”

Okay, maybe you are a spouse wanting a tarantula….or a roommate, and the counterpart of your household is vehemently opposed to your demands. Here are a few tips to help you on your way that may or may not help you, but will at least get you hooked up with fellow spider enthusiasts (who according to your housemate are probably tattooed freaks and certified crazies.) I assure you, and them, however, that there is nothing certifiable about your fascination with the hairy, 8-legged creatures of the night. They are rather striking, and some are even handleable! So, check out my latest article ‘How to convince your parents to let you have a tarantula’ and let these tips send you on your way to being a star keeper in no time!

Caution: there may be normal folks mentioned in this article!

C. fasciatum after a molt named Zero

A madagascar hissing roach

A nice little book on keeping tarantulas

Me and a G. rosea who later turned out to be male (pictured as mature and pink towards the top of this blog.

Me and another G. rosea whom I sent to be the first tarantula of a 13 year old girl. An amazing event that has fueled my career as an invertebrate dealer.

Hairyback Tarantula Feed 17 July 2013 – Durban South Africa (melancholymons.wordpress.com)
Theodora the Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (creaturekeen.wordpress.com)
You Might Want to Know… (meagangarner.wordpress.com)
Advice about getting a Tarantula as a pet? (petsandcares.com)
Central Valley Herpetological Society (sidnata.wordpress.com)
Giant Tarantula Vs. Hawk Wasp (uniquedaily.com)
Goal #1 – Hold a tarantula – Completed July 31, 2013 (martuo2013.wordpress.com)
I remember him well (terriblywrite.wordpress.com)
RC Tarantula (neatorama.com)
Tarantula Versus Scorpion. Bets On Who Wins? (kotaku.com)

To my followers

Dear fine people of WordPress and beyond,

Thank you for the time you have taken to stop by, like, and comment on my blog. I appreciate it very much. If you are new, please bare with the shameless promotion of my Examiner articles, as I am a new contributor to the site, and have not yet gotten my legs.

Also, in case you have noticed, a lot of my older posts here are missing their photos and have expired links. This is due to the hosting website, which is no longer available. I apologize for this, and have been working (slowly) to get the photos back up. The computer that had the originals is also down, so I have to comb through my multiple social media sites to see if back-ups were saved. Please bare with me during this painstaking process, and thank you, in advance, for your patience. If you are looking for something in particular, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me using the form in the sidebar.

To piggyback on the photos issue, I also must warn that I have incredibly bad luck with cameras. If I have not posted in a while, it is probably to do a broken piece of equipment.

I am happy to have you aboard, and would love to hear from you!

Thanks again, and I look forward to helping you along your journey into the world of invertebrate hunting and keeping. See you around!

Sidnata

Tarantulas are great first pets for children

See the article here

This is “Fluffy”, the grouchiest G. rosea I have ever come across. She is a female.

You can read the article ‘Tarantulas make great pets for any child’ HERE

WORD OF THE DAY 1.2.11

TODAY’S WORD OF THE DAY IS:

REFLECTION

Isis- B. smithi

Beauty is something that can only be defined through the interpretation of the one witnessing it. I found this opportune shot to be beautiful, while others questioned the subject herself.

I look, and wonder what she would really see in her reflection. Would she consider herself to be beautiful? Or would she question her color and size? Would she love or loathe her 8 fuzzy legs?

Perhaps she would think she had wings….

Who would I be to tell her that she doesn’t?

Nhandu coloratvillosus Makes Rare Appearance! (With Pics)

I was finally able to capture my elusive Nhandu coloratvillosus on camera yesterday morning, as we were both in rare form. It was actually sitting outside of its burrow, and I was able to assemble a light and my rink-e-dink webcam in perfect time!

This one, unlike the Chromatus of the same species, likes to hide, and only comes out when it is looking for food. So, the reward for sitting so pretty?

A freshly killed cricket!

Bon Appetit!

N. coloratvillosus Spiderling

Nhandu coloratvillosus Spiderling

*After picture time, I put the cricket in his deli cup (pre killed) and I went to work. By the time I got home, both N. Color, and the cricket had vanished…..