Tarantulas

Due to just finishing reading the other two reviews on this subject i have to put in my two pence and shed a little light on the vague world of the hobbyist tarantula keeper. First and foremostly half of what you read on the internet is a lie, most pet shop owners and amateur keepers will give you duff info about the particular species that you are purchasing, your best bet is to find someone who ACTUALLY KEEPS AND BREEDS TARANTULAS IN CAPTIVITY their hands on knowledge is second to none when seeking out advice for your new pet. Most serious keepers also belong to reckognised associations such as the british tarantula society and know a lot of other ...  Read the complete review

Tarantulas are 8 legged, 2 palp, 2 fanged, exo skeleton creatures. The number of different types of tarantula becoming available in the pet trade is growing all the time but the red knee origionaly from mexico is the most common and also my favorite. This species grows to around 12cm, the girls usually being bigger than the boys, sexing them is very difficult as it is only once the male reaches sexual maturity at around 5 years old that he grows hooks on his front legs, this doesnt happen on the females. A male will live to about 6 years of age but the females live much longer, mine is 15 years old now although she is begining to slow ...  Read the complete review

Tarantulas (and spifders which actually aren't of that species but are generally known as such) do not make good and easy family pets, whatever pet shops tell you. They need quite a high degree of fairly specialist care, and I've seen so many sad and sorry specimens that I thought I'd write a few words about them. A lot of spiders are actually quite aggressive. Some, like the Mexican red-knee aren't, but even they can be provoked into giving a nasty bite. A spider never becomes 'tame' in the way that a dog or cat can. Handled regularly and properly they can learn to tolerate it, most of the time, but it remains an inexact science. They must be ...  Read the complete review