I just bought my first tarantula! Its a beautiful Chilean Rose hair and I did not anticipate how sharp its legs are. Ive only held him once so far, I literally got him, or her, 30 mins ago and now Im getting his tank ready. Gives me the creeps, I love it! What I dont know, and Im sure I could look up is how much to feed it a week. Im guessing once or twice. Anybody wanna save me some effort and lemme know? Thanks!
I really wouldn't put this as "How to handle a tarantula" I can pick a bunch of things wrong with it. You get used to handling a certain spider a certain way and clearly with this one it's fine but some Ts would bite the crap out of you handled like this. You basically touched the fangs with your fingers, that's rule one of what NOT to do.
@iansheridan123 As you can see in the information about this video this is a method for handling calm tarantula species. I would never recommend handling more aggressive species this way (therefore I kind of regret that I used my old L. parahybana for this, as it's counted as a aggressive species) I can't see where I'm touching the fangs, and I never did because of what your saying. This video was a intended first in a series on how to handle/pick up different species, but I never got so far :)
@TarantelBiss Yes, you don't want to over handle any of them. Stress is makes more susceptible to disease, and may keep them from eating. Each tarantula, depending on species/personality, can tolerate more handling than others.
i know rosies are supposed to be easy to handle but... is it true that 1 in 100 are savage? if i put my hand i front of it even it will flip at me raise its front legs and then you can see his fangs : / . and once also i put a cotton stick well cushiony thing in rofl anyway it attacked it looked like it was raping it for truth...
hello chivampir, I have a specimen, female, of A.geniculata, a Brazilian White Knee, how do you handle one, i seen people do the same technique as yours, OR they press down the on the cephalthroax, and laying 2 fingers on each side between the 2 first legs and lift it up...which one is suitable
ChiVampir will you add me as a freind and btw I got teh avicularia avicularia like you recommended and its working out i have had her for about 3 weeks. Btw what type of tarantula is that
Hey bro I am a spider type person and I adore them and think thier cute except for teh ones bigger than your head (LOL) but im gona get a tarantula and my pet store sells pink toes for like 17 dollars and another spider whcih I forgort but anyway I never handled a tarantula before but I have held regular spiders and stuff and im fine with that but what do you think would be a good starter spider and im just a little worried to pick it up so my questions is do they bite when you pick them up?
@theman32able Hi! If it's and Avicularia sp. it's good starter tarantula (I really recommend Avicularia avicularia). Remember that all arboreal species is capable of running really fast for short distances, so handle it over a surface like a table. Place the terrarium on the table and stay calm and do as in this video. Most Avicularia spp. don't bite unless they feel threatened. Anyway I don't recommend handling tarantulas often as this is just unnecessary stress for them.
@mlisaoverdrive If it's angry or scared you will know as it will tell you by raising on it's rear legs and flash it fangs, or ;) And if it's upset or nervous it will try to climb upwards or flee.
sorry to say but in the wild tarantulas do eat mice. It is though bad for them i agree. and A rose hair is too small. The rosie could take it down if it wanted to but it would be a fight. Only feed mice once a year or once every 6 months. only for super special occasions. Feed the mice to blondies or LP's. i even seen someone feed a P. ornata was and the ornata came down and bit it then ran away then later the mouse died and the ornata ate it i assummed. roaches r the best. they dont smell.
It's true that they occasionally catch mice in the wild, but this is very rare. There is two reasons for this: Mice is very quick and has a fine eyesight so they will see the tarantula before it attacks. The second one is because they are too big for most of them. The truth is that tarantulas are evolved to only eat other invertebrates.
Before people tended to feed females with eggsacks with pinkies for extra nutrition, but this was before it was proved to be harmful.
The best food for most tarantulas (Rosie's, Pink Toe's) are captive grown crickets (from a pet store). I would not catch anything out of a yard as it could have a pesticide on it that could possibly harm the spider.
That's true :) But many other insects can be used as well, like roaches, grasshoppers, some beetle larva, maggots, pill bugs and many more. But as you say it's best to use feeders that's breed in captivity.
i have a question that i cant seem to find a answer for...I have a chilean rose tarantula, only been through 1 molt. now if i were to start feeding her pinkies and or small mice 1 day, do i have a greater chance of being bitten? i mean it sounds silly, but when they've tasted red blood, whats stopping them from digging in when handling? 5/5 video too ^^
Firstly: You should never feed a tarantula with mice, birds, fish or any other vertebrate as it's not part of a tarantulas natural diet, and actually harms the tarantula. So please feed it with grasshoppers or roaches if you want to see it taking big prey.
And then your question: No, it will sense that you are to big for it to kill and eat. But as any other tarantula it can bite in self-defence.
It's more species that will not tolerate handling than the are species that do. The most clam species are from Grammostola spp. and Brachypelma spp. (but species inside this genus also tends to kick hairs). But be aware that aggressive or very nervous individuals can appear.
@Devilzon if you want a tarantula non aggressive just pick out a rosie red knees actually what i wanted (my fave spider loks so cool holloweenish check them out !!!
@harrypotterboii There's no such thing as a Rosie Red Kneed. You're mixing Chilean rose hairs with Mexican red knees ;) Rosies are a bit more unpredictable, a great starter tarantula is actually a Honduran curly hair (Brachypelma albopilosum). They're very docile, get to be a fair size, and they're easy to care for.
just kidding i have a gramostola rosea... she's only bit me once...
she falled from my arm...and when i went to put it back she was stressed out and bit me...it's not pretty the bite (too deep) but it's more painfull the bite itself than the venom...
the venom desapeared after the 2nd day... but the fangs... my gosh! the fangs went too deep in the skin!
but either way i learned... never pick up a fallen tarantula with ur hand!!!
oh great, theres me trying to pluck the courage to pick my c.rose up and i read this!!! lol. i handled her the first day i got it to put into the enclosure, and she has good and bad days now, but i have never handled her again. the paint brush method works to calm them, but if they are capable of deep mechanical fang stabing action then she can stay the fuck in her house lol
so is a rose hare ok to handle? i got mine about 3 years ago when she was tiney and i used to hold her alot! but its been 2 years and shes realy big now! is it ok for me to hold her again? do they forget how to be handled over time?
@linnix13 they are the most handable spider sin my appinion but... i have one (1-1000 can be savage well i got the 1 ) aahahahha but i am DETERMINED to change her mind about the agressive ness
Yea i'm using this rule with ground species only ofc. And if it's about L. parahybana's behaviour i must say i have a couple of them and i totally agree with you that they're agressive (male always assume an attitude of defence when i'm trying to feed him, my female could be handled but sometimes she's unpredictable too). Well, what kind of species do you also have?
Yea but his abdomen is black, just like before molt, u see i have a lot of tarantulas (16) and most of them have "black ass" before molt, i guess that your spider molted 2 months after because of this clip. i mean cuz u bothered him, u know what i mean ;)
Sorry but you are wrong about this individual. But as a general rule you can use the "black-abdomen-rule". I also have a lot of tarantulas (right now 8, but I had over 30, since I'm studying) and right now I'm studying to become a arachologist.
But I agree with you that the use of tarantula (L. parahybana is as you maybe know counted as a aggressive species) and the signs that can be picket up as molt was stupid of me. I think that have been mentioned before in the comments of this video.
No i didn't. This taratula molted 2 months after this clip. But since it's a juvenile and since it had kicked of some hairs on it's abdomen I can see why you think that.
You seem like you know a lot about tarantulas. I have a Chilean Rose, supposedly, a very docile, good starter breed.
At first she was great, sweet, easy to hold, came out willingly...
But now, she's VERY aggressive. I can't even take the water bowl out of her tank without her leaping at my hand, or rearing. She constantly whips around and tries to snap at the brush I have when I try to usher her away to fix something in her tank, and she seems very edgy. Have I done something wrong?
After what you tell me I can not tell if you have done something wrong. Maybe you are the owner of one of the more aggressive individuals of this specie. I myself is also an owner of an aggressive Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose).
If your terrarium set-up matches the requirements mentioned in the caresheet for this species on my webpage or on Spiderfreaks you have done nothing wrong in it's environment that can cause this kind of behaviour.
rose hairs are chilians arent they? Im really intrigued about getting one of these little guys. But I want to make sure i take all the proper precautions when handling one.
when she or he feels nervous the tarantula dosent move X) btw i have my tarantula B.smithi all the time on the face i mean most of it and it walks all over me when it comes to the end she dosent go down she climbs back on me she dosent go any where from my side not even 1cm :Di feel like a dady :3
mine hasnt eaten in 6weeks and now its on its back ive had it 6months and its hasnt molted yet,i assume that means its molting,can anyone tell me how long that might take, roughly?
No, sometimes this just indicates that a molt is around the corner ;) Often you will see a that the bald spot turns black because of the new hairs under the old skin.
But a bald spot can also indicate that it's nervous and not comfortable with the terrarium.
Sometimes, if the bald spot has turned black it indicates that a molt is soon around the corner ;)
Be aware that a bald spot also can indicate that the tarantula is nervous, and not comfortable in it's environment. Or it can indicate that it has been scared and tried throw it's hairs against the scary thing.
Well, technically its not aggressive but it is known to be a nervous species. Its much more docile than the damn Goliath Birdeater. Thats why most people prefer the Salmon pinks cause they get close to the size of Goliaths and they are cheaper.
i just got a tarantula today.. just out of the random. and i went home with my friend to "play with it" but i didnt really know how so i just used gloves incase.. ill probably get used to it with my bare hands soon, and this video helped a bit so thanks
btw do u know how to tell the gender of a tarantula? (chilean rose tarantula)
I have a chilean rose hair aswell. If you just got the tarantula, do NOT start handling it. It won't be used to its habitat yet. If you wear cloth gloves, the bite will go through. Leather may harm their fangs, but their fangs could go through. Wait a few weeks before handling them. Try touching them on their back legs gently to show them no harm. Mine's a female. I think the males are a tad chubbier, but I'm not an expert.
Oh, I've had it for a while now. I started to touch his back legs, and then his abdomen, (on the second day) which I shouldn't have, Lol. I wore those plastic-ish gloves you use to wash dishes with, Lol.
Then I started to handle Kittin on the third day, he's really gentle etc. He's so gentle that he wouldn't even devour his live food in front of me, I've never seen him eat before! :(
one thing i would point out.. and i neer do this with any of my spiders.. (i have 13)
never put your hands infront of them..
use strong card for them to walk on. never place your fingers directly infront of their faces. this can be seen as a threat to them.. and if you have to handle them.. let them walk at their pace onto your hand... never push them!
I've been trying to handle my chilean rose hair, but it puts its legs up like it's going to bite, and it just seems aggressive like it's going to bite. Any tips?
That definitely worked, I started to get comfortable touching it, and it gradually became calm to where it wouldn't mind if I touched it, so I tried putting my hand in front of it, and it put its legs up, just to feel around. Before I knew it, it was on my hand lol.
What do you do when it bites you? Is there a first-aid for that? Or do you need an antivenin? I've read all the comments and learned alot! Must be cool for a girl like you to be so dedicated in the field of arachnids!
all tarantulas are venomous but none can kill you if bitten unless you have a SERIOUS alergic reaction to the venom but that is unlikely. No tarantula deaths have been recorded.
As USFtrack1229 writes: All tarantulas are venomous but it's not a single record of a person that died of a tarantula bite. Some species can cause pain and temporary "sickness". After what I have read the tarantula venom contains of so small particles that it's unable to be allergic to their venom, but I'm not sure if this information is 100% sure. Anyway the New-Age tarantulas often have uncarting hairs that can cause blindness if you get them in your eyes.
hey guys whats up, about 3 days ago my friend gave me a tarantula for a birthday gift, cuz i love tarantulas, however im new to this whole owning a tarantula, any tips on avoiding it to die ? i feed it on a weekly basis, the thing is i dunno what kind it is, its just brown, a little pink on its body, i realllly wanna handle 1 but im scared so if you guys can help me with a few tips that would be great :)
if it turns out to be a desert tarantula thatll make it easier, also its a good idea to use saran wrap to cover up most of the holes in the top of the cage (not all obviously hes gotta breath) but that will keep moisture in much more easily, ive also found you have to spray their cage with water much less if you just put a wet sponge into their water bowl. other then that just feed em once a week unless theyre molting and make sure he has a place to hide.
How do i hold mine though because it's an exo terra' vivarium with a front door and it's only a 23cm box so it's more awkward to get my hands in their, and it has a big log in it :(
i also have a chilean rose & she was very aggressive for a while. I used a straw to see if she would attack it...& she did... several times. I would recommend using a straw to touch her to see if she would react violently to it. Its better than using your hand lol
I left her alone for a couple of weeks & she randomly calmed herself. So maybe not handling her for a while will help her calm down. Make sure you feed her regulararly, she will be much calmer when she is well fed.
thanks man , I usually feed her fortnightly but I know its possible to feed her weekly so I might try that for a while and see if it changes anything. Thanks for the help man.
Do you think king baboons are the most violent tarantulas on earth?? Am just asking coz, in a threat display, I noticed that they have been known to poke out their fangs in an even,straight, and forward position without folding back both fangs for a longer periods of time! Other baboon species and earth tiger species displays a threat but folds both fangs quicker than Kings. Thats just my opinion. How about yours??:-)
hey, nice tarantula, i have a chilean rose, i got him about 1 year ago and he's doing good. is that dirt in your tank? also how is that grass and plant living in your tank? thanks
He's cute! I want one but my mom and boyfriend are arachnophobic. Heck, I would be a bit nervous myself on handling one of these guys. They're neat to look at though
yeah thats what mine is... but when mine was like 3 months old it was about the same size as urs in the vidio... just saying it musta been young in the video.
In all the years I have had tarantulas the tarantulas have newer mistaken my hand for food while handling. I think they know if it's a hand or food, by the vibration, and the speed you move your hand.
But I agree with you in one thing, if I had moved my finger very fast in front of it, it maybe would have bitten me. But if you do it slow it gets time to discover your hand. Tarantulas tend to know when things are too large for them to eat.
i just got a tarantula (for a sience proyect, no harm) and im planing to keep it as a pet hehe, how do u know when shes angry or nervous? its a Rose Hair Taranchula
very good, but missed probably one of the most important points. if you are handling the tarantula do it low over a soft surface! ..nice vid tho, nice T aswell :)
My teacher has 2 chillian rose's, a boy and a girl. I've always wanted one but holding hers made me want one really badly. We already have a bearded dragon, so we have tons and tons of crickets. I'm thinking about getting the same kind she has, since they are easier to care for..... Can you identifiy a very blue kind that is somewhat harmful to humans? Does one even exsist?
It exist some blue species, and some species like A. seemani even have a blue colour form.
Maby you think about P. metallica, this specie have very potent venom, but like any other tarantula it's not lethal to humans under normal circumstances. Anyway I DON'T want to recommend you this as your first tarantula. As your first a G. rosea (Chilean Rose) or a Brachypelma spp. would be more suitable.
You can find caresheets for all species I have mentioned at Spiderfreaks,org (replace , with a .)
awesome vid i'm trying to get a grammostola rosea but they are so hard to find in new york haha it sucks because not many people like tarantulas so like no stores carry then -_-;;
this is the best tarantula vid on youtube. all the other owners seem not to care or only like the fact that their pets slowly kill helpless juvenile animals. lol great vid, id love a tarantula.
Hey, I'm thinking of buying a chilean rose tarantula because they seem like magnificent creatures but I have some major questions about them, care, maintenance and such, so if you could send me a pm and answer some questions I'd appreciate that greatly. Thanks everyone.
WOooooow soooo cuteXD A tarantula got on my face b4 while I was sleeping and when I woke up it was on my mouth. From wat ive heard the hairs r poisonous and spiders have some bald spots coz they flick the hairs in the air for self defense
It's right that tarantulas from the new world (America) has the ability to kick urticating hairs from their abdomens. But these are not poisonous, but they will cause irritation and itching for several hours or even days.
I just bought my first tarantula! Its a beautiful Chilean Rose hair and I did not anticipate how sharp its legs are. Ive only held him once so far, I literally got him, or her, 30 mins ago and now Im getting his tank ready. Gives me the creeps, I love it! What I dont know, and Im sure I could look up is how much to feed it a week. Im guessing once or twice. Anybody wanna save me some effort and lemme know? Thanks!
gimmealiteracola 5 months ago
I really wouldn't put this as "How to handle a tarantula" I can pick a bunch of things wrong with it. You get used to handling a certain spider a certain way and clearly with this one it's fine but some Ts would bite the crap out of you handled like this. You basically touched the fangs with your fingers, that's rule one of what NOT to do.
iansheridan123 9 months ago
@iansheridan123 As you can see in the information about this video this is a method for handling calm tarantula species. I would never recommend handling more aggressive species this way (therefore I kind of regret that I used my old L. parahybana for this, as it's counted as a aggressive species) I can't see where I'm touching the fangs, and I never did because of what your saying. This video was a intended first in a series on how to handle/pick up different species, but I never got so far :)
ChiVampir 9 months ago
As I saw the tarantula my first word was AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh
6DanielZXC 11 months ago
Where did you get your cage?
TerrasqueNR 1 year ago
hey i got tarantulas and im just wondering if its bad if u handle them 2 much
TarantelBiss 1 year ago
@TarantelBiss Yes, you don't want to over handle any of them. Stress is makes more susceptible to disease, and may keep them from eating. Each tarantula, depending on species/personality, can tolerate more handling than others.
S0XF0X 1 year ago
i know rosies are supposed to be easy to handle but... is it true that 1 in 100 are savage? if i put my hand i front of it even it will flip at me raise its front legs and then you can see his fangs : / . and once also i put a cotton stick well cushiony thing in rofl anyway it attacked it looked like it was raping it for truth...
harrypotterboii 1 year ago
hello chivampir, I have a specimen, female, of A.geniculata, a Brazilian White Knee, how do you handle one, i seen people do the same technique as yours, OR they press down the on the cephalthroax, and laying 2 fingers on each side between the 2 first legs and lift it up...which one is suitable
xDeAdlYSp1Derx 1 year ago
ChiVampir will you add me as a freind and btw I got teh avicularia avicularia like you recommended and its working out i have had her for about 3 weeks. Btw what type of tarantula is that
theman32able 1 year ago
Hey bro I am a spider type person and I adore them and think thier cute except for teh ones bigger than your head (LOL) but im gona get a tarantula and my pet store sells pink toes for like 17 dollars and another spider whcih I forgort but anyway I never handled a tarantula before but I have held regular spiders and stuff and im fine with that but what do you think would be a good starter spider and im just a little worried to pick it up so my questions is do they bite when you pick them up?
theman32able 1 year ago
@theman32able Hi! If it's and Avicularia sp. it's good starter tarantula (I really recommend Avicularia avicularia). Remember that all arboreal species is capable of running really fast for short distances, so handle it over a surface like a table. Place the terrarium on the table and stay calm and do as in this video. Most Avicularia spp. don't bite unless they feel threatened. Anyway I don't recommend handling tarantulas often as this is just unnecessary stress for them.
ChiVampir 1 year ago
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can i feed lizards for my tarantula?
linkenzsphere 1 year ago
can i feed lizard for my tarantula?
linkenzsphere 1 year ago
How do you know if they are angry or upset?
mlisaoverdrive 1 year ago
@mlisaoverdrive If it's angry or scared you will know as it will tell you by raising on it's rear legs and flash it fangs, or ;) And if it's upset or nervous it will try to climb upwards or flee.
ChiVampir 1 year ago
sorry to say but in the wild tarantulas do eat mice. It is though bad for them i agree. and A rose hair is too small. The rosie could take it down if it wanted to but it would be a fight. Only feed mice once a year or once every 6 months. only for super special occasions. Feed the mice to blondies or LP's. i even seen someone feed a P. ornata was and the ornata came down and bit it then ran away then later the mouse died and the ornata ate it i assummed. roaches r the best. they dont smell.
drewplommer 1 year ago
It's true that they occasionally catch mice in the wild, but this is very rare. There is two reasons for this: Mice is very quick and has a fine eyesight so they will see the tarantula before it attacks. The second one is because they are too big for most of them. The truth is that tarantulas are evolved to only eat other invertebrates.
Before people tended to feed females with eggsacks with pinkies for extra nutrition, but this was before it was proved to be harmful.
ChiVampir 1 year ago
The best food for most tarantulas (Rosie's, Pink Toe's) are captive grown crickets (from a pet store). I would not catch anything out of a yard as it could have a pesticide on it that could possibly harm the spider.
Scorpion1054 2 years ago
That's true :) But many other insects can be used as well, like roaches, grasshoppers, some beetle larva, maggots, pill bugs and many more. But as you say it's best to use feeders that's breed in captivity.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
i have a question that i cant seem to find a answer for...I have a chilean rose tarantula, only been through 1 molt. now if i were to start feeding her pinkies and or small mice 1 day, do i have a greater chance of being bitten? i mean it sounds silly, but when they've tasted red blood, whats stopping them from digging in when handling? 5/5 video too ^^
FUirategamer 2 years ago
Firstly: You should never feed a tarantula with mice, birds, fish or any other vertebrate as it's not part of a tarantulas natural diet, and actually harms the tarantula. So please feed it with grasshoppers or roaches if you want to see it taking big prey.
And then your question: No, it will sense that you are to big for it to kill and eat. But as any other tarantula it can bite in self-defence.
Good luck with your spiderling ;)
ChiVampir 2 years ago
oic. I thought that maybe id have to add a bit of variety in its diet. thx for the help btw
FUirategamer 2 years ago
Gawd i love these creatures...
xXMikuGirlXx 2 years ago
The number one rule to holding a tarantula is DON'T.
SolarWindStar 2 years ago
I agree with you.
Tarantulas is not animals you can sit and cuddle with.
But some times it's useful to know handling, like with this tarantula it was used to help people with arachnophobia.
Calm species can tolerate handling, but they will never enjoy it. Therefore I teach people to just handle when they have to.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
that doesn't look nothing like my l.parahybana's and there around the same size
FulbournGUNNA 2 years ago
But I can assure you that it is. It's just a small juvenile and they don't look like the adults.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
I hold mine after a few drinks and I have never been bitten never dropped or hurt one, as long as youre not an idiot holding a tarantula is easy
TheArachnogirl 2 years ago
ChiVampir what are the list of aggressive species;? can you give some??
thanks
Devilzon 2 years ago
It's more species that will not tolerate handling than the are species that do. The most clam species are from Grammostola spp. and Brachypelma spp. (but species inside this genus also tends to kick hairs). But be aware that aggressive or very nervous individuals can appear.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
@Devilzon if you want a tarantula non aggressive just pick out a rosie red knees actually what i wanted (my fave spider loks so cool holloweenish check them out !!!
harrypotterboii 1 year ago
@harrypotterboii There's no such thing as a Rosie Red Kneed. You're mixing Chilean rose hairs with Mexican red knees ;) Rosies are a bit more unpredictable, a great starter tarantula is actually a Honduran curly hair (Brachypelma albopilosum). They're very docile, get to be a fair size, and they're easy to care for.
S0XF0X 1 year ago
lol the music
PoLaRIV 2 years ago
Before I got my own tarantula, the guy at the at store would allow me to hold some of them (he still lets me everytime I go there to buy crikets)
So when I frist held one of their tarantulas, the little darling wouldn't go back to the cage, it keept climbing my arm.
That was one of the funniest moments of my life.
Hikariv3 2 years ago
what a great life you must have then
VJakeV 2 years ago
Your T has a pretty cute enclosure. Do you have any of the arboreal species?
KawaiiKemonomimi 2 years ago
I had, but right now I just have borrowing species as they are the tarantulas I'm most fascinated by.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
how soon can u start handling your new pet tarantula?
CinderellaKandy 2 years ago
After a moth, when it's settled in it's new environment.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
OH MY GOD A BUG! LOL
just kidding i have a gramostola rosea... she's only bit me once...
she falled from my arm...and when i went to put it back she was stressed out and bit me...it's not pretty the bite (too deep) but it's more painfull the bite itself than the venom...
the venom desapeared after the 2nd day... but the fangs... my gosh! the fangs went too deep in the skin!
but either way i learned... never pick up a fallen tarantula with ur hand!!!
crlfdpta 2 years ago
oh great, theres me trying to pluck the courage to pick my c.rose up and i read this!!! lol. i handled her the first day i got it to put into the enclosure, and she has good and bad days now, but i have never handled her again. the paint brush method works to calm them, but if they are capable of deep mechanical fang stabing action then she can stay the fuck in her house lol
EMOTION1j85 2 years ago
rofl
VJakeV 2 years ago
thank you so much!!!!!!!!
gamerspider 2 years ago
so is a rose hare ok to handle? i got mine about 3 years ago when she was tiney and i used to hold her alot! but its been 2 years and shes realy big now! is it ok for me to hold her again? do they forget how to be handled over time?
linnix13 2 years ago
I own a rose hair and she is pretty big. I would say about 5 or 6 inches. She is very gentle and easy to handle.
Grammastola100 2 years ago
@linnix13 they are the most handable spider sin my appinion but... i have one (1-1000 can be savage well i got the 1 ) aahahahha but i am DETERMINED to change her mind about the agressive ness
harrypotterboii 1 year ago
Yea i'm using this rule with ground species only ofc. And if it's about L. parahybana's behaviour i must say i have a couple of them and i totally agree with you that they're agressive (male always assume an attitude of defence when i'm trying to feed him, my female could be handled but sometimes she's unpredictable too). Well, what kind of species do you also have?
serek1904 2 years ago
You can find my animal list on my webpage Brachypema,org (replace , with .) ;)
ChiVampir 2 years ago
ok thanks! :)
serek1904 2 years ago
Yea but his abdomen is black, just like before molt, u see i have a lot of tarantulas (16) and most of them have "black ass" before molt, i guess that your spider molted 2 months after because of this clip. i mean cuz u bothered him, u know what i mean ;)
serek1904 2 years ago
Sorry but you are wrong about this individual. But as a general rule you can use the "black-abdomen-rule". I also have a lot of tarantulas (right now 8, but I had over 30, since I'm studying) and right now I'm studying to become a arachologist.
But I agree with you that the use of tarantula (L. parahybana is as you maybe know counted as a aggressive species) and the signs that can be picket up as molt was stupid of me. I think that have been mentioned before in the comments of this video.
ChiVampir 2 years ago
"* Do not handle the tarantula before a molt, or when it's eating"
i'd like to say, that u just did it on that movie... moron
serek1904 3 years ago
No i didn't. This taratula molted 2 months after this clip. But since it's a juvenile and since it had kicked of some hairs on it's abdomen I can see why you think that.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
NICE....GOOD JOB
NATURESNIGHTMARES 3 years ago
i hate being an aracnophobic becouse i think spiders and tarantuals are awsome and amazing.
shorty962 3 years ago 2
You seem like you know a lot about tarantulas. I have a Chilean Rose, supposedly, a very docile, good starter breed.
At first she was great, sweet, easy to hold, came out willingly...
But now, she's VERY aggressive. I can't even take the water bowl out of her tank without her leaping at my hand, or rearing. She constantly whips around and tries to snap at the brush I have when I try to usher her away to fix something in her tank, and she seems very edgy. Have I done something wrong?
TallestCzar 3 years ago
After what you tell me I can not tell if you have done something wrong. Maybe you are the owner of one of the more aggressive individuals of this specie. I myself is also an owner of an aggressive Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose).
If your terrarium set-up matches the requirements mentioned in the caresheet for this species on my webpage or on Spiderfreaks you have done nothing wrong in it's environment that can cause this kind of behaviour.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
rose hairs are chilians arent they? Im really intrigued about getting one of these little guys. But I want to make sure i take all the proper precautions when handling one.
sharpshooter188 3 years ago
Yes they are.
A little tip: Use the scientific name (Grammostola rosea) instead of it's pop name when you are looking for information on a species.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
Thanks for the tips
TallestCzar 3 years ago
when she or he feels nervous the tarantula dosent move X) btw i have my tarantula B.smithi all the time on the face i mean most of it and it walks all over me when it comes to the end she dosent go down she climbs back on me she dosent go any where from my side not even 1cm :Di feel like a dady :3
zeks14 3 years ago
what if your cage opens from the top, how do you pick it up then, cause i am looking to buy a tarantula
teleman587063 3 years ago
mine hasnt eaten in 6weeks and now its on its back ive had it 6months and its hasnt molted yet,i assume that means its molting,can anyone tell me how long that might take, roughly?
jsnoregan1987 3 years ago
It can take from some minutes to some days.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
shit... one day i picked up my gramostola rosea, and after a while, (5/10 min) i trie to put her in the terranium, but she hates when i put her back!
So she doesn't hesitate... she fckn bit me!
hurt like hell, but although nice vid... good tips
XD
crlfdpta 3 years ago
damn your video is so tense omg i though u might have gone blind from the seriounois
gpulchra1 3 years ago
i have a chilean rose hair who is about to molt, so i cant hold it right now... but she is so cute!!!!!!!!!
arachnidfreak101 3 years ago
oh man fuck that!! i am never going to hold a tarantula. lol
Studman2011 3 years ago
What might have been the most intense music ever lol
SweetLeangel 3 years ago
Really good video, good music and well made!
herrwest 3 years ago
Thank you ^^
ChiVampir 3 years ago
excuse me i just wondered if its bad for a tarantula to have a bald spot on its abdoment please message back
johplay449 3 years ago
No, sometimes this just indicates that a molt is around the corner ;) Often you will see a that the bald spot turns black because of the new hairs under the old skin.
But a bald spot can also indicate that it's nervous and not comfortable with the terrarium.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
mine has a bald spot does that mean its about to molt
webkinznick81 3 years ago
Sometimes, if the bald spot has turned black it indicates that a molt is soon around the corner ;)
Be aware that a bald spot also can indicate that the tarantula is nervous, and not comfortable in it's environment. Or it can indicate that it has been scared and tried throw it's hairs against the scary thing.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i would friken kill it
k03durm0m 3 years ago
You have wrote "Basic rules:
* Do not handle aggressive species;.."
But normaly it must called: "If it really really NOT necessary, so don´t handle any time a tarantula".
If you want handle something, you should get buy a cat, dog or a rat or something like that.
neyzenilkay 3 years ago
I rarely handle my tarantulas, most of them have never been handled (if you don't count moving them in a box to a new terrarium when needed).
But I like to have one handleable individual since I help people to get rid of their arachnophobia.
Hope you feel that we understand each other now.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
Now than it´s ok!
Than I am sorry to wrote that.
neyzenilkay 3 years ago
Isn't the Salmon Pink an aggressive species?
R1ckR0ll3r 3 years ago
Well, technically its not aggressive but it is known to be a nervous species. Its much more docile than the damn Goliath Birdeater. Thats why most people prefer the Salmon pinks cause they get close to the size of Goliaths and they are cheaper.
KirbyStyle2 3 years ago
Yea I read that you can come across a calm Salmon Pink from time to time, congrats on getting one haha.
R1ckR0ll3r 3 years ago
Kill it !!!!!!!! Kill it !!!! :)
Just kidding, awesome little pet :)
i wish my wife weren't afraid of spiders, i would get one :(
alexpj19 3 years ago
i would cowar with fear if i saw a tarrantula
jpearcey2008 3 years ago
I like your enclosure... it's nice!
u2bed1 3 years ago
nicely done...
Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 3 years ago
haha wicked.
i just got a tarantula today.. just out of the random. and i went home with my friend to "play with it" but i didnt really know how so i just used gloves incase.. ill probably get used to it with my bare hands soon, and this video helped a bit so thanks
btw do u know how to tell the gender of a tarantula? (chilean rose tarantula)
barcodeNINETEEN 3 years ago
To barcodeNINETEEN--
I have a chilean rose hair aswell. If you just got the tarantula, do NOT start handling it. It won't be used to its habitat yet. If you wear cloth gloves, the bite will go through. Leather may harm their fangs, but their fangs could go through. Wait a few weeks before handling them. Try touching them on their back legs gently to show them no harm. Mine's a female. I think the males are a tad chubbier, but I'm not an expert.
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Good advice! This was a good video.
cuddlez54 3 years ago
Oh, I've had it for a while now. I started to touch his back legs, and then his abdomen, (on the second day) which I shouldn't have, Lol. I wore those plastic-ish gloves you use to wash dishes with, Lol.
Then I started to handle Kittin on the third day, he's really gentle etc. He's so gentle that he wouldn't even devour his live food in front of me, I've never seen him eat before! :(
But yeah :) Have your's molted yet?
barcodeNINETEEN 3 years ago
dude i did that but mine reared up with the gloves on
pntballer310 3 years ago
one thing i would point out.. and i neer do this with any of my spiders.. (i have 13)
never put your hands infront of them..
use strong card for them to walk on. never place your fingers directly infront of their faces. this can be seen as a threat to them.. and if you have to handle them.. let them walk at their pace onto your hand... never push them!
Just a thought..
BinaryPulse 3 years ago
I've seen loads of videos on youtube of people putting their hands in front of spiders! And they were alright.
UltimateRAGEX 3 years ago
Cool Tarantula i have 10, i used to have 14 but some got old as they do. I have an adult female Lasiodora parahybana. They grow fairly large lol
Apparently the venom from a Tarantula bite can kill you if you are allergic to a bee sting.
My Chilean Rose or my Red Knee won't let me anywhere near them for some reason they are so aggressive.
The most colourful one i have is the Green Bottle Blue.
SPACEDOUTCARROT 3 years ago
I've been trying to handle my chilean rose hair, but it puts its legs up like it's going to bite, and it just seems aggressive like it's going to bite. Any tips?
R1ckR0ll3r 3 years ago
dont handle it!
this is its natural threat posture.
it will do this to anything it sees as a threat and may want to hurt it..
I have a spider like that: B. Vagans.. she can be a bitch. but give him/her time and maybe they will come around..
its not normal for a G.Rosea to do that! or your B. Smithi also!
they are normally such docile creatures.. give them time and pay them some attention. they will get used to it at some point
BinaryPulse 3 years ago
That definitely worked, I started to get comfortable touching it, and it gradually became calm to where it wouldn't mind if I touched it, so I tried putting my hand in front of it, and it put its legs up, just to feel around. Before I knew it, it was on my hand lol.
R1ckR0ll3r 3 years ago
I'm glad you liked it :)
ChiVampir 3 years ago
What do you do when it bites you? Is there a first-aid for that? Or do you need an antivenin? I've read all the comments and learned alot! Must be cool for a girl like you to be so dedicated in the field of arachnids!
alcharvard 3 years ago
As USFtrack1229 writes it's not one record of death from a tarantula bite, therefore it's few countries who have a first-aid for tarantula bites.
And: Thank you :)
ChiVampir 3 years ago
all tarantulas are venomous but none can kill you if bitten unless you have a SERIOUS alergic reaction to the venom but that is unlikely. No tarantula deaths have been recorded.
USFtrack1229 3 years ago
do tarantula's have venom or poison and if they do is it dangerous to humans
coclhs944 3 years ago
As USFtrack1229 writes: All tarantulas are venomous but it's not a single record of a person that died of a tarantula bite. Some species can cause pain and temporary "sickness". After what I have read the tarantula venom contains of so small particles that it's unable to be allergic to their venom, but I'm not sure if this information is 100% sure. Anyway the New-Age tarantulas often have uncarting hairs that can cause blindness if you get them in your eyes.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
hey guys whats up, about 3 days ago my friend gave me a tarantula for a birthday gift, cuz i love tarantulas, however im new to this whole owning a tarantula, any tips on avoiding it to die ? i feed it on a weekly basis, the thing is i dunno what kind it is, its just brown, a little pink on its body, i realllly wanna handle 1 but im scared so if you guys can help me with a few tips that would be great :)
Peace
Saif909 3 years ago
Sounds like you got a Grammostola rosa. Try to google the name and see if it's the same as you have.
They should have about 20deegrees Celsius, and a humidity about 60%. If you visit my webpage you will find a caresheet for this specie.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
if it turns out to be a desert tarantula thatll make it easier, also its a good idea to use saran wrap to cover up most of the holes in the top of the cage (not all obviously hes gotta breath) but that will keep moisture in much more easily, ive also found you have to spray their cage with water much less if you just put a wet sponge into their water bowl. other then that just feed em once a week unless theyre molting and make sure he has a place to hide.
rofflemonger 3 years ago
How do i hold mine though because it's an exo terra' vivarium with a front door and it's only a 23cm box so it's more awkward to get my hands in their, and it has a big log in it :(
rhyyy2 3 years ago
It's difficult to give any tips as I don't see the terrarium.
ChiVampir 3 years ago
I tried to handle y chilean rose yesterday , I have done it before although yesterday it seemed to be quite aggressive so I stopped.
I am gentle with her and don't do it alot.
I was wondering would handling her more make her less aggressive or leaving her alone more ?
Any help would be great.
moviezfreakzreviewz 4 years ago
i also have a chilean rose & she was very aggressive for a while. I used a straw to see if she would attack it...& she did... several times. I would recommend using a straw to touch her to see if she would react violently to it. Its better than using your hand lol
I left her alone for a couple of weeks & she randomly calmed herself. So maybe not handling her for a while will help her calm down. Make sure you feed her regulararly, she will be much calmer when she is well fed.
Hope I helped.
DanielQkillerD 4 years ago
thanks man , I usually feed her fortnightly but I know its possible to feed her weekly so I might try that for a while and see if it changes anything. Thanks for the help man.
Tay.
moviezfreakzreviewz 4 years ago
i was thinking about gettin a salmon pink birdeater, are they generally docile?
kaustlington 4 years ago
No, they are considered as aggressive.
If you want a handleable tarantula a Grammostola spp., Brachypelma smithi or Brachypelma albopilosum would be a better choice ;)
Good luck with getting yourself a tarantula, if you should have any other questions just wisit my webpage where you will find my email address.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Do you think king baboons are the most violent tarantulas on earth?? Am just asking coz, in a threat display, I noticed that they have been known to poke out their fangs in an even,straight, and forward position without folding back both fangs for a longer periods of time! Other baboon species and earth tiger species displays a threat but folds both fangs quicker than Kings. Thats just my opinion. How about yours??:-)
jerumd 3 years ago
Have u been bitten by handling a tarantula before?
lukemcclelland 4 years ago
Never
And that's because I never handle aggressive species or individuals, and follow the rules in this video ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
That is a nice tarantula, I wish I could do that with my Stout Leg Baboon, but its very aggresive.
estewar03 4 years ago
hey, nice tarantula, i have a chilean rose, i got him about 1 year ago and he's doing good. is that dirt in your tank? also how is that grass and plant living in your tank? thanks
sk8t3b0ard3r111 4 years ago
Could i handle my Chilean rose?
rhyyy2 4 years ago
If it's calm, then yes ;)
G. rosea is usually a tarantula that will accept handling. But sometimes aggressive individuals appear.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Sorry, I have never heard that popular name before. Do you have it's scientific name?
ChiVampir 4 years ago
He's cute! I want one but my mom and boyfriend are arachnophobic. Heck, I would be a bit nervous myself on handling one of these guys. They're neat to look at though
NelFittir 4 years ago
ur spider bite u b4?do they recognize u?
potatogy 4 years ago
What do you mean with: "ur spider bite u b4?"
Sorry but I don't understand you.
I don't think they're able to recognise people.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
i thought tarantula's where big spiders, this one is little
Nasirio 4 years ago
It's because this one is a juvenile ;)
Full grown it is about 20-25cm in leg span.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Funny question - Are they smelly pets?? Like say a hamster??
FairyEllie1987 4 years ago
No, they don't smell at all ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
yeah thats what mine is... but when mine was like 3 months old it was about the same size as urs in the vidio... just saying it musta been young in the video.
i got mine as a spiderling from a friend so yeah.
thewitness26 4 years ago
Okidoki :)
But it seems to mw like your is older than you think, I have never heard about a 3months old L. parahybana with a legspan on about 7-8cm.
Yes they grow fast, but not that fast ;)
I don't know the exact age on mine, but like I said I think it's about 2-3years maybe 4.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
mine is a salmon pink like urs is
thewitness26 4 years ago
Are you sure that it's so young (1,5 years), mine is about the same age now maybe 2-3years old. And now it has a legspan about 12-15cm.
Are you power feeding it?
Or maybe they are at the same age.
As you can probably can tell by the date of this video it was added February 14, 2007, and I only made it a couple of days before that.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
that Tarantula was very young... mines like 10 times the size... and its only about a year and a half old...
thewitness26 4 years ago
What kind of specie is this?
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Another thing to add when you make another vid is to not put your finger in front of it, if the T is large enough it can be mistaken for food.
frozendancicle 4 years ago
In all the years I have had tarantulas the tarantulas have newer mistaken my hand for food while handling. I think they know if it's a hand or food, by the vibration, and the speed you move your hand.
But I agree with you in one thing, if I had moved my finger very fast in front of it, it maybe would have bitten me. But if you do it slow it gets time to discover your hand. Tarantulas tend to know when things are too large for them to eat.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
How old was the tarantula when you filmed it?
SRirish 4 years ago
I don't know, sorry...
But it was still a small juvenile.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
i just got a tarantula (for a sience proyect, no harm) and im planing to keep it as a pet hehe, how do u know when shes angry or nervous? its a Rose Hair Taranchula
nemesisre309 4 years ago
i got a rose hair to. 1 indicater is if it starts moving fast. one time mine bolted down my back. it was a mother to get it in its cage
micha3l12 4 years ago
It bolted down your back?!
R1ckR0ll3r 3 years ago
very good, but missed probably one of the most important points. if you are handling the tarantula do it low over a soft surface! ..nice vid tho, nice T aswell :)
MasterplanMan 4 years ago 3
Thank you!
Yes, I know.
You can't see it in the video but it was only 20cm to the nearest surface.
I will remember to use the rule in my next video "How to handle a tarantula"-video
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Neimenn, det var ett kjent navn:-) heisann!
Flott video
Gobblin1979 4 years ago
Tusen takk ^^
ChiVampir 4 years ago
thats not a tarantula tarantulas have smaller abdomens
fluro123 4 years ago
Thats not right.
This is a tarantula.
But it's a juvenile, as an adult this tarantula becomes about 20-25cm in leg span.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
My teacher has 2 chillian rose's, a boy and a girl. I've always wanted one but holding hers made me want one really badly. We already have a bearded dragon, so we have tons and tons of crickets. I'm thinking about getting the same kind she has, since they are easier to care for..... Can you identifiy a very blue kind that is somewhat harmful to humans? Does one even exsist?
killersquid4 4 years ago
It exist some blue species, and some species like A. seemani even have a blue colour form.
Maby you think about P. metallica, this specie have very potent venom, but like any other tarantula it's not lethal to humans under normal circumstances. Anyway I DON'T want to recommend you this as your first tarantula. As your first a G. rosea (Chilean Rose) or a Brachypelma spp. would be more suitable.
You can find caresheets for all species I have mentioned at Spiderfreaks,org (replace , with a .)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
a rose hair is a good starter i have 1. mine is 2-3 inches in leg span and will be eating 8 crickets tomarow. to youre question i have no clue
micha3l12 4 years ago
I've the utmost respect for anyone who can handle a tarantula or any other huge spider. You rule, Vampir.
ramosnef 4 years ago
Thank you ^_^
ChiVampir 4 years ago
awesome vid i'm trying to get a grammostola rosea but they are so hard to find in new york haha it sucks because not many people like tarantulas so like no stores carry then -_-;;
SinisterDisaster 4 years ago
Have you tried one of the large forums, like Arachnoboards?
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Hey again I got my Chiean rose and i am unsure wether it is a male or female... Do you know ho to tell?
Dave641 4 years ago
See who gets on top of whom...lol
sharonhhh 4 years ago
this is the best tarantula vid on youtube. all the other owners seem not to care or only like the fact that their pets slowly kill helpless juvenile animals. lol great vid, id love a tarantula.
myroosterwilleatyou 4 years ago
Thank you :)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Nice vid im getting a chilean rose!!!
Dave641 4 years ago
Thanks!
And good luck with the tarantula!
ChiVampir 4 years ago
hey i got Grammostola aureostriata...anyways this vid rocks!!thanks man..
joshualala 4 years ago
Thank you!
Grammostola aureostriata is a really beautiful tarantula ;)
BTW: I'm a girl ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
omg its so cute..
i hope it dont hurt u
g.l x
zackwo4 4 years ago
Thank you ;)
Actually it's name is Kawaii, which means cute in Japanese.
No, it diden't hurt me ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Hey, I'm thinking of buying a chilean rose tarantula because they seem like magnificent creatures but I have some major questions about them, care, maintenance and such, so if you could send me a pm and answer some questions I'd appreciate that greatly. Thanks everyone.
wolfboy789 4 years ago
Pm sent ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
How in the WORLD can you handle those things. They are so evil looking.
ExThaNemesis 4 years ago
Because I like them ;)
ChiVampir 4 years ago
WOooooow soooo cuteXD A tarantula got on my face b4 while I was sleeping and when I woke up it was on my mouth. From wat ive heard the hairs r poisonous and spiders have some bald spots coz they flick the hairs in the air for self defense
Jeremiah808 4 years ago
It's right that tarantulas from the new world (America) has the ability to kick urticating hairs from their abdomens. But these are not poisonous, but they will cause irritation and itching for several hours or even days.
ChiVampir 4 years ago
Great video, tarantulas never cease to amaze me. :)
ShaggE1771 4 years ago