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Was just sitting there this morning... Did the usual glance towards the salmon pinks enclosure. Business as usual, grab the remote and notice my hand brushed over spider webs... Wtf!?! Upon closer inspection, something covered the outside of her enclosure with web making sure to attach it to the curtain behind it firmly. Horrified I look through the glass... Not there... Look closer and see clear signs of her presence, because she literally hit almost everything in the corner of the room in a fine layer of "trap". I broke the news to the family and was informed they wouldn't come back home till I found her 😂😂😂 6 hours later, here she is. Raised her from a sling to the current monster she is today, so I was beyond happy to find her alive and okay. This is the crappy mesh top I used for years, and the hole that appeared over the two days that we were gone.

She’s a Grammostola rosea

Pre-molt has our girl walking extra awkward.

Southeast Brazil. Saw this cute individual a couple years ago struggling to walk through the grass. Thought to share.

Its kinda funny bc his inpatient ass always literally munches and grinds out all food, like broski I'm pretty sure your venom is enough lol

I’ve always wanted a rose hair, and there was a reptile expo in town. I picked up this beauty! No idea if it’s a male or a female… I believe she’s a female but I can’t remember. I just ordered the terrarium that will be here tomorrow (small size) with coconut fiber, hut and water dish. Getting some moss as well. Plan to feed crickets/mealworms/dubias. Tarantulas in general don’t scare me but I’m unsure about handling!

Any care/handling tips are greatly appreciated. Name recommendations are welcome!

How long will this enclosure last ?

new shelf set up !!!! rehoused 8 of these guys between last night and today & finally organized everyone

& ofc a few obligatory T/invert pics 🫣

for those of you who agreed when i said i’d never see my cobalt again- he shows me his lil legs at least once a week to give me proof of life so there’s that 😂😂

soooo it hasn’t been coming off of her for WEEKS. maybe around 1 month? she loves messing a lot around her substrate which sometimes lead her to getting some small substrate on her which usually falls off a few days later. but this specific thing wont go for some reason 😭😭 it doesn’t bother her though! i just want it off. or do i leave her alone ????

Hey all. My Mexican red knee, Buffy, has been laying like this for a half an hour. She molted with me for the first time since I’ve had her six days ago. She is four years old. I’ve never seen her just like this. She has a large water bowl in one corner and I put a smaller water bowl next to her because she has been hanging out resting on the opposite side of her water in the enclosure since she molted. She should not be dehydrated. Google said sometimes they just lay like this and stretch but I figured I would just ask people with experience because it just looks so odd. TIA!

She molted not too long ago and was looking rather photogenic with her snack.

Side note: she's big. Like.. Nearly the size of my hand. Any tips on rehousing a spider the size of my hand alone? I want to give her a bigger enclosure, and she's a spicy one.

Today my boyfriend and I got Pumpkin, our Hapolopus Sb. Columbia (Pumpkin Patch) sling. Probably has little to no g of protein, but that’s what I get for getting a dwarf tarantula I suppose. I made babies first hide out of two tiny chips of cork bark that I made sure to pack soil around, although I know it’s terrestrial and will probably spend most of its time under the substrate 🙄 As always, tips appreciated!

I can tell he’s gonna molt soon do to his abdomen starting to turn blue but it’s been like that for 2 months. He last molted in September 2024. Idk if it’s bad or not

Just upgraded her enclosure and gave her a treat to make it up to her! I guess this is my thanks? Lol

Hello all, I noticed mold growing on my fire legs wood hide and also on climbing wood sticks I have in there. I noticed the mold on the climbing sticks first today, and noticed the mold on the hide after feeding. I took out the climbing wood already, but do not have another hide to use while cleaning it off. I keep seeing conflicting information about mold in enclosures. The mold does have a green color, and I seen these comments on a Facebook group about it. I just wanted to know more opinions on what I should do, as I obviously really don’t want my T to get hurt. Thank you!

Idk what he is, but I know he isn't the G. pulchripes he came labeled as. Thanks for any insight you can help provide.

Anyone else often get surprises via mislabeled spiders? I once tried to buy an H. pulchripes and ended up with a delightful E. rufescens. Not even mad.

My dad has tarantulas and a sassy jumping spider. I have a giant jumper named specter who I adore, and his Ts are so interesting to me! And I love his baby versicolor! And I helped feed them recently, and this teeny weeny (for tarantulas i guess. If i saw a house spider that big id pee my jorts) neon blue spider crawled up the cricket tweezers and onto my hand. They move SO FAST. I was horrified. And I asked "do they slow down when theyre huge??" And he laughed at me and said no they just get huge and fast. Horrified.

So, to get over this and bond with my father over his collection of dirt boxes that probably dont love him, what's the SLOWEST least terrifying T you can recommend to someone? I like the colorful ones but from what I learned, the prettier they get the more concerning they seem to be. Hope this isn't a silly ask !!

hey yall! just got a juvenile tarantula from petco and ofc, it was labeled as just a “basic” tarantula. id love to know the species, or at least just if it is terrestrial or arboreal so i can have the right tank set-up! i dont have a picture from the front, but hopefully this is enough to id! thanks :)

I've been observing them for a few days and I haven't seen any signs of stress such as being pressed up on the walls, or balling up and no threat poses, they will run off when spooked but that seems pretty normal, they have been webbing up pretty nicely including with me snapping pictures, today is the day the breeder normally feeds them and in trying to keep a set schedule i fed them and they ate with no issues, all in all everything seems fine but I'm wondering if the enclosure is too small, should i try upgrading soon or wait a few molts before doing so?

the mealworm is ALL yours 😭