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Hey, Bobbi! Luckily, the hairs don't bother me too much...yet. haha They sure are BIG.

It's dying. It died a day later. I was likely accidentally exposed to pesticide.

That's the "tarantula happy dance." When they have food, they go up on their tiptoes as they web it up. :)

Oh yeah...these can reach over 3". We get some big ones.

Awwwww...that's awesome! :)

I used to be severely arachnophobic. I would struggle to even look at pictures of spiders without getting freaked out. I got my first back in my 20s in part to get over my fear. It took a while, but it worked! :)

Yeah, these are nightmare fuel for arachnophobes. I completely understand.

Hi, Stuart! I have a room above my garage with its own heat. I keep the temp set at 73 in the winter. At my old house, I used an oil filled portable heater to raise the temp in the room a couple of degrees. I find it safer to heat the entire room than to try to heat individual enclosures. What are your temps (inside) in the winter time?

@@TomsBigSpiders hi Tom. Thank you for the feedback and help. I’m situated in South Africa and we in winter at the moment. We do have rather cold temperatures at night lately and outside temperatures around 4 degrees celcius and I keep my spider room heated with external heat lamps at a temperature of between 21-23 degrees celcius. I have around 80 tarantulas so I’m so glad you confirmed my suspicions on heating by rather heating the room than using heat strips. The spiders are eating a bit during winter and have even had a few molt, which I assume means the spiders are happy? I must be completely honest Tom, I’m a huge fan of your content and is my favorite tarantula channel on RUclips. Here in South Africa we don’t have many RUclips channels, and I would be honored if you wouldn’t mind looking at my channel and subscribing if you mint mind. I’ve just started trying to put videos out there, and am learning so much from you. Thanks Tom, you’re a legend 😎🙏

@@stuartSteele-tarantulaman Ah, okay...that makes total sense. This is similar to the one I've used for years. It does a great job raising the temperature in a small to medium sized room, and you can set the temp to what you need. www.amazon.com/PELONIS-PHO15A2AGW-Electric-Adjustable-Thermostat/dp/B08TGXDRNZ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=38GMD8BPG1ZC9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k28RWbA1M6ZWMQ3ixUMqASPIWknKnCOT9btRnV1_A_8jyyvTXuQTBJ_6EZPvIRuUcTO40Nnybi8YHfcgNs4T4TArJ81d3RvykdhtQzrkKut1jNzIXDAthLTYx8BOOT9a8qTH23s8TpcPydiL001Y0940_o6oATsnEtzMx2Ug-lbjtvL1i3RXrVOkw9x1jhRikai396AvbBMsZDUxOuiHe3C7YDZ1P6HbB2vtzJgCrwz6akFGiH4ZwG9gSie99RNXWLmn5OPQxQtlODid5UkWz4pgTsFtknUkQke6foH7lqk.vDyeJcWAS_K7e40b5mER9jdQhqK-rwpTgidhUWiD4gY&dib_tag=se&keywords=oil+heater&qid=1719670630&sprefix=oil+he%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-5 I find using one of these is easier than heating with tape. And thank you! I'll check it out in moment!

Hey, bud! Hope all is well. If I remember correctly, mine started chunking out at around 6-7" or so. At that point, they tend to thicken up a bit. I check out one of my rehousing videos from when mine were around 2 and a half, and they were around 6" and still pretty gangly.

@@TomsBigSpiders good to know! Thank you.

Thank you so much, sir! :) And that's awesome!

Thank you so much! And enjoy your break time!

Thanks so much, Chris! I just checked that out. What a calm girl!

Thanks, man! :)

I've used similar sized plastic bins myself - I have some ziploc ones that worked great. It gets cold here in the winter as well, and the heat dries out the air, but I run a humidifier and I've never had an issue with the slings or juveniles drying out if I give them deep sub. I'm glad that you found something that works for you!

They get HUGE. I wish that I could give a better idea of perspective in the videos. Thanks!

STOP IT, BRIAN. You KNOW what you're doing!!! BAHAHAHAHAHA Yup, I agree completely. I've actually had people email me to tell me that I "need" to stop using the term "semi arboreal" to describe tarantulas because people are putting their spiders in super deep enclosures, and I'm helping to "kill tarantulas". Excuse me, but it's not my fault that people can't understand what I'm explaining. I always give the specs for the enclosures that I'm putting my "semi arboreal" spiders into. Do they not pay attention to that part? So irritating! Such is my life...haha Hope all is well!

I'm torn. A part of me worries about the invasive aspect of it and what impact they could have on the local ecosystems. The spider dork in me, however, is super excited about the idea. I really want to see one in person, and if they kill lantern flies, they could be beneficial.

I can definitely see that!

It has mold on its actually body? Yikes! I hope that she pulls through. How moist is it in her enclosure?

Man, I LOVE these kinds of comments, as this is what I do this stuff for! Thank you for taking the time to tell me, and welcome to the hobby! :)

yaaaaaaaay welcome to the hobby!!!!

@@TomsBigSpiders yes, it is a C. Versicolor 3/4 inch baby. I know you don't personally recommend them as a very first species, but I have done my homework. First it will be housed in a fifty dram vial with extra holes for cross ventilation, substrate and some twigs for her to make her home on. Then I plan on going to the dark den arboreal, and then the 8x8x12 arboreal from TC! SO excited, I'm definitely going to be a fancy enclosure guy 😂

Hello, Nicole! Yikes...that doesn't sound like fun! Luckily, the Theraphosa hairs don't bother me too badly right now...although that could change over time. And I love the name!

Hi, Megan. You may be able to get away with misting for slings in smaller enclosures, but it doesn't work with larger, moisture-dependent specimens. Many need to burrow, and they burrow to get to moisture. It helps to keep them from loosing too much moisture from their book lungs. In the winter time especially, misted enclosure dry out very quickly leaving the spider with no way to stay properly hydrated. So, no...I would not advise that.

Hey, bud! hahhaha Yup, this was a really stressful year, so I definitely kicked all of my hair off! Sadly, I don't think that most of mine will be coming back! :) I hope that all is well with you!

Thank you so much, Mark!

That's awesome, Shelly! They grow like weeds!

Man, I lucked out with these two girls! :)

They really are. And Billie did a great job with this one!

@@TomsBigSpiders I kept thinking one was gonna kick hairs and you and Billie would be out of commission for the nonce.

Hey, if you ever decide to get one, let me know! :) They're not as bad as some make them out to be. :) Thank you!

Yeah, I used to feed hissers off from my colony, but I stopped. I keep them as "pets" now, because I always felt bad for them. haha

Me too, Gary! I remember when my male stirmi was doing that. That boy could make some noise! haha I hope that the pairing is successful!

Thank you so much! Awwww...I'm so sorry to hear that. :( He could have been pushing 11".

Oh man, that's awesome! Hopefully, this video made them even more attractive. :)

Hey, Dan! Thanks so much, bud! Let me know how it goes.

@@TomsBigSpiders If I get the nerve . Gotta rehouse my Apophasis female today . Damn thing's growing mushrooms . Thank you !

Sorry to bend your ear like this , but I m going to anyway . Just rehoused the Apo . Didn't kick a hair . Took the aquarium outside and dumped the substrate on a stump in the yard . Scraped it out with a spatula . (Don't tell my wife) Bleached and rinsed the house well . Rebuilt it with all new things . Cork bark , hide , plants ... The girl went in without a hitch . That's when I started itching ...

I'm always on the lookout for new enclosures to try out, but the Barbarous/Reptile growth ones have become my favorites! :) Thanks!

www.amazon.co.uk/Reptile-Growth-Terrarium-Appealing-tarantula/dp/B09JWBQQG8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2J2TMEGLV263Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PmSHRJo2f8Qk6PAla3xFdfa1hxVl01_WQBE9fHr4Es74Y4G_RsosIt17PhTqEO7_92yjLjdYWTZqraKS_X5s6J97ABEcoP5TVvDTXQGYiuaBXqCG6WYDK_wQQSeM83IJR8RfcBvBUTYbdJKy4H3DIW4o9Dpa1uLutkx8N0BT3uy1qLsyLlmM7O7h1r7yjfZXgvGEuaEh5pv_4q6ZMg3jK6aM-WGwB7SAsfVCKJfXaN-09H8NFZoYvPQILkNo4UGXjAgnxBIEppCFQrgwQFcZZe3DsicSZeH44nw2-m8H0xY.dV9YdTOzI7Dn7Z5j88QjqQ65UxglXtm9z4q77fK1aOI&dib_tag=se&keywords=tarantula+enclosure&qid=1719669238&sprefix=tarantula+%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-4 Here is one of the smaller ones on Amazon UK. I would just search for the larger models. I hope that helps!

Thank you, Michaelnancy!

Hey, Mike! So far, I'm lucky that the hairs don't bother me that much (unlike Xenesthis sp., which I'm more sensitive to). And I think that Billie did a great job getting some of the more subtle colors to show up. There are definitely some pinks and even purples on the apophysis. Thanks for chiming in.

They sure are, buddy!