Tarantula bits #6

Rehousing Poecilotheria(s). [Indian ornamental tarantulas.] Just a quick post with some pics of today's adventures in rehousing a Poecilotheria regalis and a P. miranda. The P. regalis was fun as it decided to explore the bathtub wall tile, but was easily catch cupped. Tarantulas roll in spurts, and the trick is to let em' stop…

Tarantula bits #5

This 'bits' is going to focus on the Pterinochilus murinus (OBT) as one of the most interesting and easy to care for Tarantulas in the hobby. After watching and re-reading Tom's Big Spiders article on the "best beginner tarantulas", I teased him a bit with a few of the more "advanced" species that sometimes end…