For new tarantula owners, I will say that THIS should be required watching. For old hands, it's an excellent refresher course. Tom, thank you for taking the time to do this! Part #2 will start following this installment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CepME20ZDg
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…
Sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason to a tarantula sling dying. I lost my Tapinauchenius violaceus the other day. It was eating well, kept in a good enclosure and seemed to be thriving. However...it molted. The next day it high dived off of the cork bark onto the floor of its home and this is…