Poecilotheria rufilata - New Home

[MrSpiderpunk]

Awesome spider,awesome set up,awesome couple,awesome tattoos and finally,awesome music..respect from me

[liampaul1992]

hey im likeing the hide looks sweet nice vid

[Tisoyspiders]

Hey guys!! Cool vid cool enclousure!! Hope she is okay!! You gave her realy a nice home!! How many T's you got?? I have also a nice Collection just Check it Out if you want! Where are you guys from? Best regards

[ewunia24115]

Nice home.

[TheBigtony1912]

love the t and the setup good job but how long did it take for her to decide to decorate lol my girl is a scruffy monster its just web web web but shes a happy t .peace

[John2137]

im sorry...i was wondering how do you make terriums like that i need one for my frogs [=

[HairyCelt]

Great vid - thanks for the tips on both the setup and the brilliant handling technique. Mine's due a strip-down in the very near future and I'll be taking a lot of that on board.

[ankr3w1]

is there a need for 6 different kinds of substrate?pretty sure that thing wont give a shit

[Dosalt]

Can't you take it on your hand? Does it hurt if it bite, doesn't look aggressive though!

[GreatSmeagola]

AWESOME LOG!

[samverwimp]

cant you just handel it with ur hands

[GreatSmeagola]

@samverwimp

Short answer yes, long answer, not always.

[Nzime69]

Frankly, it's amazing to see how much effort you put into that setup! Some years ago I had over 100 birdspiders myself, like 40 different species. I'm thinking of starting over again with this interesting and beautiful hobby. :)

[fizmo100]

Dried grass as a second layer - genius! I hate it when my t's dig up the bottom layer of vermiculite, it looks awful - thanks for posting this vid, I'll be using a second layer of dried grass from now on! Lovely Ruffy too, very chilled out. I don't think I'd have the balls to dig a pokey out of it's lair with a paintbrush like that!

[HarisSiddiqui07]

Hey wher are the Ventilation Holes?

[michellekate]

@HarisSiddiqui07 The top of Cheetara's cage is made with aluminum screen.

[Suidakkra]

What a beauty!!!

[cjcarlosnumber1]

Michellekate beautiful T and the enclosure is amazing to.

[arachneowiec]

beautiful terrarium!!!, I have 5 Poe rufilata: L4, L5 and L6

Pozdro arachneowiec

ptaszniki to całe moje życie!

[BooshgaFilms]

amazing T

amazing tattoos

AMAZING VID!!!!

[Wintersun93]

Thats a nice, calm Poki.

[spinoses]

Perfect setup . Nice T .

I have to ask you one question :

Plants in Terrarium are fake or real one?

I need something like that for my P.Murinus .

Ty

[connjamm19]

what is the point of the grass

[lethalmethal]

nice spid and very co operative for a pokie too :))

[jjdiy]

Cheetara must be very happy with this beautiful home. Just neglect what the others say it's too big... A spider live in open system in the wild.. Would that be too big? lol

[michellekate]

@jjdiy tyvm! she's very happy indeed.

[Heem24100]

wow, nice hair!

[GamerWithBrains]

:(

I want a spider dammn it



[Ellustrium]

they way you where poking it, i thought it would take off and run up the wall. Very nice transition

[ozonegaz]

what is the size of your tank ?? please

[GamersWeekly123]

Man, the Economy must be pretty bad is T's are now joining the real estate market...lol...Nice upgrade...beautiful Spider...

[kezia96]

whats with all the layers of substrate?

[lyckanthropen]

,,,, where's the water dish????

[DJPatXK]

very nice clip

[Eliaaszz]

to dry actually

[macek677]

shouldn't be 'leave' instead of live? :>

[smallgiant9]

live can also be pronounced (ly-veh)

[JensTwn]

Looks dry

[gr4ndhustle]

beautiful enclosure, nice spider 5!

[distrugetimasoneria]

Foarte tare!Very good!More water inside please:)

[MrDarkart82]

can anyone tell me where i can get a hide like that

[1992pattrow]

@MrDarkart82

you make them

[RoadRashBurn]

And you "live" here to settle in huh. :P Nice setup though, and nice spider.

[headbutter]

absolutely love the enclosure. the hide is the best.... i'm going to have to steal your idea with how you made a stand for it

[jangotrooper]

DAM, nice enclosure, gonna be kinda hard to keep that clean don't ya think?

[casprow1990]

beautifull, nice work

[cel313131]

Very nice! Great setup, and gorgeous spider. Awesome =D

[GozuPlayah]

amazing poe <3

[Cwisiee]

Now, get her Lion-O and let em have hundreds of lil Thundercats babies!!!

[Tonberry88]

wtf i was expecting a red knee or something then this huge hairy beast emerges lolz

[DanMaxPL]

Spoko filmik :) tylko według mnie trochę za dużo warstw torfu szczególnie jeszcze ze to nadrzewny ptasznik i na ląd często nie będzie schodził i przy czyszczeniu terra będą problemy bo u nadrzewnych terra brudzi się szybciej niż u naziemnych. Ja mam Avi. metallice i mam 2 warstwy i wilgoć trzyma dobrze.

[MrDarkart82]

what is it a p. what? im to new

[regalis420]

peocilotheria rufilata

[dylerpillar]

A very pretty spider, I hope your pet enjoys the new home.

[phebe111]

Very nice video,beautiful !

[lordofsing912]

veeeery nice video but...

the terrarium ist imba...i`ve never seen a nice spider home ;)

[pokinoiombra]

LOL! I love how you got your rufie out with a paintbrush.

[Lasiodoria]

Nice job.

Regards

[OldskOOlOrey]

Nice video and Rufilata!!!;)

[ssxxiii]

nice song. what is it?

[SBrunings77]

That looks awesome! Thanks for the inspirartion.

[H3LLTeRRoRdaR]

beautiful spider with a beautiful new home....

I can see that the owners care about their spider. n1 !

[albertoceronentei]

and the heat plate?

[michellekate]

I live down in Brazil, no need for heat plates.

[Drescher1984]

@albertoceronentei I don't recorment using heat plats/cables for any T's. It's better bring the room tempertur up to 25-29 C* in during the day and 22-24 C' at night.

[comfortjjc]

@albertoceronentei its a bad thing to use heat pads for tarantulas...a bad thing

[madturtlefan]

@albertoceronentei wat is a heat plate??

[MrGrayish]

Beautiful setups. You really love your spiders.

[fuckoffdotorgdotuk]

Looks wicked. =]

She looks really calm! Might have to do something like that for my Regalis when she's bigger..

[m0rc0v]

very nice....

[TitanheadTito]

that b some cool shit

[uzerd]

Nice set up. She's beautiful. She seems really calm.

[Riddler89bg]

Good job! Nice terrarium!

[Schandeman]

very nice!!!

[Gportentosa]

Very nice Video and a beautiful spider!!

[flyingloo]

beautiful new home!!!!!!!!!! i like it

[Nevstrup]

Beautiful set up for the poke. I'm thinking of getting me a P. metallica, but i need some space. In my opinion pokes are the most fascinating in the hobby. Great you guys. A pleasure to watch your beautiful spider.

Michael Andersen Denmark

[kenstarh01]

very nice guys

[klabaternik]

regalis looks like better:))

[BoboTheDodo]

Wow, what a stunningly beautiful terrarium! Kudos, you obviously put a lot of effort in. Don't mind the haters saying it's too big, they're just biased! You don't happen to have a website with pictures of your cages? I'm thinking about rehousing my Avics and need some inspiration :-)

[lewisskinner]

Great vid by the way you guys - she's a beautiful T! I want a Pokie (got an option of a P. Ruffy, but I'm skint at the moment!) I have a Cyripagopus sp. "Singapore Blue" (AKA Lampropelma violaceopes) in a very similar setup to that, but he's off to Denmark to get a girlfriend, so my C. schioedtei will be moving in once she's bigger.

[lewisskinner]

Keep up the good work - you have some great vids and wonderful Ts!In the wild, Ts have unlimited space, so why not a large tank? Whilst most Ts do not venture far from their hide, surely it's better to provide space? If you're worried about feeding, throw more in and then add a few woodlice to clear the waste!

[lewisskinner]

Common consensus seems to be that one should provide a terra 2.5x the T's legspan by 1.5x. So, a 6" B. smithi, 15"x9" ought to be OK. A Pokie can reach 9", so adults need 22"x13" (nearest on sale is 24"x18" Exo terras). Of course, it is economically impractical for most hobbyists to rehouse after each moult, so a tank may look big initially, but the T grows into it.

[Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Very nicely done, and very nice tank, and great to see quality T videos...

[Poxicator]

I've watched this a few times now and love it. It was probably at least a month ago when I first looked but now I have 3 ruffies living communally in a sweet jar so it has far more interest. It's good to see large tanks as nature doesnt tend to restrict space like we do and I'm therefore considering putting my 3 into a 45x45x60 Exo, this gives me great inspiration and I'd love to hear your thoughts on how this might work.

[subfuscap]

And, the spider will be stressed out in a big tank. Why? Because it can't "feel and sense" it's surroundings. In a small tank, they are able to know it's entire envirement. In a big tank, their senses will be decreased and it may result in shorter lifespan, bad sacs, not willing to breed, eating less, just to mention a few things. You don't have much knowledge about Poecilotherias, right?

[michellekate]

There a forums for that kind os discussion and I probably know as much as you, only prefering to follow a diferent line of thought.

[lethalmethal]

@michellekate elitists are assholes for this same reason i try not to use forums always some turd ready to shoot ya down for some petty oneupmanship kinda stuff awesome T nice enclosure too screw what other ppl say i keep Ts ppl who dont need just leave it lol as if you know anything bout our hobby fuckin big fat clown shoes :P

[rasta66six]

judging only by facts u are totally wrong. a big terra means a more natural environment. if you provide the correct humidity and temperature your poe should live just as much as she would in the wild. and if u were smart enough to watch all of Kate's posts you would have seen that she's kind of a pro. cheers

[r4iney]

@subfuscap

Are you seriously this dumb? So tarantulas in the wild, who has no limitation of space, suffers the same? I don't know if I should laugh or just shake my head in disbelief. Way to shoot yourself in the foot with that post.

To the poster of the video: Your tank is nothing short of great. Keep the videos coming. Subscribed :)

[r4iney]

What is your point, other than reciting common knowledge that everyone in the hobby know about? I was replying to some tool, who claimed the terrarium was too big. Sorry, but you misinterpreted my post completely. Read subfuscap's post, and you understand.

[camp4928]

@subfuscap Then we need to get as many out of the wild as we can because last time I checked India is bigger than a ten gallon tank....

Give them a log or a hide that they feel comfortable in and they'll do fine in whatever size tank you put them in.

[2828joes]

@subfuscap Can't get a feel for its surroundings? Seriously? What do you think happens in the wild? There aren't any glass walls out there to outline a T's living space...

[Reptiliatus]

@subfuscap "You don't have much knowledge about Poecilotherias, right?" With all due respect you sound rather uneducated yourself! Quote: "In a big tank, their senses will be decreased and it may result in shorter lifespan, bad sacs" well in that case we better go collect them out of the wild because they have WAY to much space out there! The environment the tarantula seeks for comfort is that of it's lair or hide(log, burrow, etc). That is where the animal feels confortable in it's enclosure.

[subfuscap]

Unnessacary big terrarium for a Poecilotheria.

[michellekate]

Really? How can you tell? Have you been a spider before? Are you talking about being confortable or just surviving? How do you keep yours? Please bless us with your precious words!

[NerazWins]

@subfuscap i agree with you

[henrikossauros20]

I love so much spiders and tarantulas!!

I have some spiders and two tarantulas!!!

nice work!!!!

[rasta66six]

nice... i'm waiting for a poecilotheria regalis and had a big question about her terra. now i think i know what i have to do. great job, beautiful poe. xcuse my english ;)

[adimodeus]

Woow! Beautifull poe and her terra. Yesterday I have bought such. How is called music in background?

[psychentrick]

Very nice Terra. And i love this track. Boom Shiva

[PowerOfRa19]

Professional terra and professional care about spider, but spiders dont need such things in tank, regalis and rest of (dunno word - tree spiders) can make web arround 1 piece of lumber and need the ground + water and its happy then, that kind of tank is only for Show

[michellekate]

So?

[emdeee69]

gut job!

:)

[Qvarnold]

Why so many different substrates? Nice job by the way. Love the way it turned out.

[michellekate]

Thanx

Well, I used Gravel to keep the bottom wet, then I used dried grass to make it dificult for the Tarantula to mess the bottom layer. Then I used dirt as the main substrate an finaly another type of dried grass as decoration.

[michellekate]

Thanks a lot guys!!!

[szaddam]

Thanx for the vid! nice spid nice vid! and respect for this job!

[ZieloneZX6R]

"woa, big respect for you, i like the way that you touchin this spider, very unstressed for him, i see that you`ve got an experience. And his house... just amazing, that`s all:)))"right...

[scorch0902]

NICE JUST GREAT!!!!

[nojoe100]

amazing job guys. The experience shows. Did you make your enclosure yourself?

[adestradoronline]

Thanks, yes we built it!

[michellekate]

Thanks! Yes, we built it.

[michellekate]

Thanks Guys

[88SpecialK]

woa, big respect for you, i like the way that you touchin this spider, very unstressed for him, i see that you`ve got an experience. And his house... just amazing, that`s all:)))

[DKfansown]

wow, you take really great care of your tarantulas. impressive.

[scuffle]

beautifull spider

[michellekate]

Thanks!!!

[fcsgd]

un trabajo excellente y profesional buen detalle de como manipular a una poecilotheria

[barnelf]

hey amazing my pokie a baby but growing rapidly that looks so good great vid thanks for ideas too

[methatiax2]

Good video. I liked the song. Who plays it?

[michellekate]

The Name of the song is Circle and it´s performed by Solar System.

[methatiax2]

Thanks.

[Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Beautiful spider, and yet another pokie to show no signs of aggression whatsoever... cool tank too... I imagine she'll be very happy there...

[palegreenmoth]

You make it look effortless! The tank and pokie are both beautiful. I have never heard of using dried grass before... that is very interesting.

[michellekate]

Sorry for any grammar mistakes, this is not my native language.

[michellekate]

The "hay" is dried grass, and I´ve neve had problems with it. It´s firm, retains moisture and it´s light weight. Whenever I have mould problems I spray them with water added with a drop of bleach. One drop of bleach for onde litter of water.

Thank´s Arachnotube, love your videos. Keep them comming

[ArachnoTube]

Great Tank!! Goood work..

[krisk3]

maybe this "hay" was be mould ??

[michellekate]

Thank´s Candyman, I´m sorry Marcinek I don´t understand your language!

[Marcinek8899]

gratulacje filmu ale czy materialy uzyte do budowy wnetrza niezaczna plesniec??

[1981candyman]

nice setup mate pokies look class!!!!

[albertoceronentei]

ok thanks