Many of the more popular tarantulas recommended for handling are quite slow moving. They plod along at quite a modest pace. But don’t go assuming that all tarantulas move at that speed. Many other tarantulas are capable of incredible bursts of speed. Of course,tarantulas can also climbup ve...
Depth– As this is a burrowing species consider providing a depth of substrate at least equivalent to the legspan of the spider. Double that would be even better. This means that quite a “tall” cage can work well, with some people using old sweet jars or breakfast cereal containers as ...
Tarantulas may lose legs in response to physical damage. For example if atarantula is handledroughly it may drop a leg. If a leg is accidentally trapped in the lid of the cage your tarantula may choose to lose that leg. It can at least then escape from what seems like a life-and-deat...
Idiothele mira Idiothele mira is another species that is reasonably even-tempered. Like the Fort Hall Baboon they’re also quite a modestly-sized species at adulthood. This means that even if you do get the odd threat-posture, it’s far less intimidating than from a much larger species lik...
Before we look at the friendliest tarantula species it’s worth quickly discussing exactly what I mean by this word. Essentially I’m including tarantulas here if they are both relatively slow-moving and very unlikely to bite. Even some very docile tarantulas can actually be surprisingly fast...
Due to the difficulties with transporting this species it makes sense to choose a slightly larger cage, which your Singapore Blue can call home for months at a time. This is far less labor intensive that having to rehouse your rapidly growing blue tarantula every few moults. ...
Locusts climb, which can make them more easily-accessible to arboreal tarantulas than other invertebrates that may stay down low. They’re easily handled at all sizes. They won’t infest your home if they get out. The only real weakness is that they’re very difficult to breed at home, ...