Tarantula Facts - Arachnid Forum

Tarantulas, while creepy looking, are fairly harmless, except for their bite. Tarantulas are insect eaters and nocturnal. Keeping tarantulas as pets has its own challenges, including parasites infections and eating disorders. Consider these tarantula facts before taking a tarantula as a pet.

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thanks for all the advice this i my first time with a tarantula its a rose hair so im kinda lost bt thanks to all chris

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my tarantula hasnt eat in 3 weeks can anybody help me with why
« Sometimes mine won't eat for a couple of months, especially before a moult... »
« You might want to try changing it's diet, mealworms instead of chrickets perhaps.It might be ready to molt. Usually they refuse food a couple of weeks before they shed their old skin. Also, some ref.. »
« Mealworms would be difficult to feed to a tarantula, if you want to try a substitute try cockroaches. I just got a pinkly in one of my Ts that recently moulted but the rest refuse food at the momen.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/tarantula-vet-ftopict54567.html (tarantula vet?)
hi all... just a quick question... tarantulas aren't very common here in australia as pets, nothing compared to overseas... just wondering do you have vet's that would look over a sick tarantula? i don't have any sick ones but just curious if they exist.. i know theres specialists for reptiles and..
« Neither of the exotic vets I use sees spiders. (In fact, one's method of treatment is to step on them. She's not a spider person. :-P) There are some techniques described in books and online fo.. »
« thanks guys.. i thought that was the case but was just curious inked »
« My old exotic vet told me that he had seen a few tarantulas as patients. I don't know what exactly a vet could do for a tarantula that an educated owner couldn't, but hey, wasn't my T. Becki »

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I have two rosehair tarantula, male and female, I wanted to find out about breeding them but I didn't know how to introduce them, and now my female just layed a ton of unfertilized eggs (bummer). Does anyone know how to house them peacefully together without ending in a fatallity, or about breedin..

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I'm on the eve of the "march of the tarantula". Every year around the end of September through mid October, Central Texas is bombarded by an over abundance of crickets. Also occurring, is a progressive emergence of tarantulas. I might see one here soon, but by mid October it will be unusual not to..
« I'd always HEARD this, but never had firsthand information to back it up. Interesting. I think I've only seen one tarantula in TX and that was back in '96--not that I'm ever looking for them. Mostl.. »
« Heh. The one time I went to Carlsbad Cavernes I saw a tarantula in the women's restroom at the campground. This was back in '95 and it's kinda cool to think that it might still be alive. Even then I.. »
« The ones in Texas are in the genus _Aphonopelma_. Each fall the males start cruising for love, trying to find the females who are hiding in their burrows. They are most active at night. Years ag.. »
« Upon rereading my post, I must clarify: I don't find the HUGE spiders in my house, just your typical un-genetically-altered small wolf spiders and the occasional nefarious barking spider. »

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calling all experts... my bf's (john york) tarantula has recently molted. before the molt it was missing 2 front legs. well, those legs seem to have grown back completely but now there is a different leg missing. how is this? also, one of the spiders legs is not functioning properly. when it w..
« i have to make a correction considering my initial post. the defunct leg IS in fact one that had just grown back. could that be the problem? thanks again, cori »
« Cori, There are several different reasons for the above mentioned problem with your T's leg. (By the way, it is cool how a T can regenerate digits like that, isn't it?) Anyway, many times the causes.. »

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I got a Rose Hair Tarantula from my sister, I cleaned the cage out and set it back up. Now the tarantula hasnt moved, stays under its hiding spot with its legs tucked under it. I have touched it but it makes no movement, just stays still with its legs tucked under it. What do I do? Please email if..