My TOP 15+ Favorite Tarantulas...for Now
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- What are my top 15 favorite tarantulas in my collection? In this video, I attempt to figure it out!
NOTE: This list is only for fun and is not intended to be a "The Best Tarantula Species" list. These are just some personal favorites in my collection at the moment. If I'm being truthful, I love them all!
Also, I usually get the footage of these spiders when I'm doing feeding/cleaning/watering. For ones with dirty bowls, I DID clean them (and in two instances, there were second water dishes with clean water). The G. pulchripes actually has three water dishes because she filled two with dirt. :)
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After so many years of keeping Tarantulas it still fascinates me how much variety there is to them. Makes it even harder to make a choice, doesn't it?😉
why make a choice? get them all 😅
@@mr.nobody2244I was hoping to read that comment. We're hopeless. XD
I think that's what makes the hobby so addictive; there are just so many amazing ones out there!
there nothing like a fav spider of all time, this changes all the time even if you do not get new species. just got a l1 pulchripes and waiting for it to grow :)
"...for Now." haha Indeed, I agree!
I simply cannot do without my Brachyepelma species, I was terrified of spiders so much so that I couldn't even look at spider photos but one day I noticed a B. Smithii & my whole world changed yes I was still scared but there was something about this species that drew me in, I finally plucked up the courage to get one & the more I learnt the more my fear seem to vanish & the more I fell in love with tarantulas now I live with over 100 new world species and I wouldn't have it any other way, they now give me a reason to get out of bed each morning with a smile on my face 😊🤗🕷️
Hello, Nicky! That is so cool! I got my first tarantula years ago partially to get over my fear of spiders. :) I love hearing stories like this!
I adore my juvie G Pulchripes - he comes to the front of the enclosure every morning/afternoon/evening when I'm checking on them all. He is so docile - he's beautiful
That's probably my favorite species. There is just something about them. :) Thanks, Carole!
Such beautiful spiders.... and was so happy to see your Klaasi featured! I live in the Mexican State of Colima and literally can go in my backyard and find them if I look hard enough. I find them to be beautiful, and super calm, having handled several wild ones here (moving them to avoid traffic, constructions, etc), and haven't even got a single kick. I take great pride in my Home State T!
That's totally awesome, Bishop...wow! I can't imagine finding any tarantulas in my back yard (we don't have them in my state). And it's an awesome spider!
Hey Tom, I’ve listened through all the podcasts during my landscaping shifts, been awesome to learn so much. All I can say is please keep them coming!
Thank you, Jugen! I sure will!
Awesome collection of favorites!
Thank you so much!
Hey I love your channel! You’re a legend!
Thank you very much!
Love these videos Tom you always pull out something I've never seen or have only seen in pictures
Thanks so much, Nick! I like breaking out the more obscure species every once in a while. :)
Saw my giant H gigas for the first time in a year today and it immediately went back up the list , and no doubt will go back down when I don’t see her for another year😆
It's funny that you mention that! I wanted to include one of mine on this list, but I only had old footage. When I was uploading the video, I caught mine out! hahaha LOVE that species!
Such a fun video! Hope you enjoyed making it as much as I enjoyed watching it!
Thank you, Christopher! These longer videos with more editing are always quite fun to put together!
Nice video. It introduced me to some species that weren’t as familiar to me. Thanks!
I'm so glad, Fred! Thank you!
Very nice collection. I enjoyed this video 😃
Thank you, Pepperlee!
Great list
Thank you, Chantal!
a lot of great footage of some beautiful spiders..... thanks for the video!
in my small collection, I have a soft spot for my P. victori :)
Hey, Dee! I love mine as well! She is stunning! Thanks!
Hey Tom, love this video, it's always nice to see you do some more "fun" things every now and then!
Your S. hoffmanni is gorgeous, monotypic genera are super cool to me! I love the tiny little horn she has, very unique! In some pictures I see of these guys it looks like a little chocolate chip, lol. I think it's interesting that tarantulas from both the old world and new world have developed these foveal horns. Your S. crassipes is stunning, these are another species I tend to consider truly advanced, mostly because of the dog thing but a few other reasons as well. Definitely hoping to pick one up at some point, plus I *need* an Aussie spider and I think it's like the only Aussie T in the hobby (okay we have all the subspecies or whatever of these guys but I don't necessarily count those for this purpose...). Autumn's carapace reminds me of a solar eclipse! The black on the femurs is absolutely incredible! How long has the H. pulchripes been in that enclosure? The webbing is INSANE! It looks so clean! Definitely going to have to pick up a subfusca Highland now, those purples are amazing! Do you have names for your klaasi and G. pulchripes? I feel like they deserve them...
My current favourite specimens, in no particular order past the first 3:
1. Phormingochilus arboricola (Mira)- One of the first tarantulas I ever got! This girl is hands down the most beautiful spider I've ever seen in pictures or real life. I'm about to sound like a brony or something but she's just this glorious velvety jet black and she's an absolute sweetheart, if you asked me my most gentle spider it would be her. I adore this spider so much. These guys get so much flak for being nasty and are often overlooked by the likes of L. nigerrimum (they have a purple sheen) and L. carpenteri (they are giant) and while I know every specimen is different I just can't look at her and see the monster the rest of the hobby sees. I was able to get right up next to her to take some beautiful pictures of her and I was probably a little too close to her and in the back of my head I heard you saying "Well I was being a doofus and trying to take a picture of a P. metallica!" but she was so nice and just sat there for me stretched out and relaxed. Dude I love this spider so much.
2. Chilobrachys sp. Electric Blue (Cassiopeia)- This was a freebie that my dealer actually had to talk me into getting, I wasn't super into them and since I had just purchased 2 Birupes simoroxigorum I kinda had my "metallic neon blue" itch scratched, but BOY am I glad he talked me into it! She grew into a beautiful, gentle female who has consistently refused to burrow (despite being offered infinite substrate) and has instead webbed up the enclosure beautifully. She is out all the time on her webbing and gentle as can be. When I disturb the enclosure she either sits there or slowly returns to her burrow. I also feel like she's a little smarter than the others cause she used to web over her water dish and after the 6th or 7th time of me cutting away the webbing to change it, she stopped webbing over it. Almost like she recognised "okay we don't web here." I love Chilobrachys so much, and this girl is definitely something special.
3. Tliltocatl verdezi (The Queen)- Homage to The Queen, since this girl is my queen. I think I explained it in another comment but she was a mystery sling and growing her up and watching her develop colours and change colours and not knowing what to expect was so much fun. She is in a beautiful front opening enclosure on my night table and I sleep like a baby knowing she's just chilling a few feet away. I can't put my finger on it but there's something special about this girl for sure. This is NOT typically the type of tarantula I like which should be pretty apparent from just the ones that are on this list, but this is now my #1 beginner species I recommend to people. If I could only keep 1 tarantula it would probably be this one (the first 2 rank above her cause I love that species as well; this is more like "I just love this specimen"). Her takedowns are amazing, she is beautiful, an amazing display spider, grew at a decent rate, a tiny bit more skittish than a G. porteri but not at all defensive. And she's big!
4. Ephebopus murinus (Gaia)- I absolutely adore Ephebopus, it is hands down the best genus. This is one of the first t's I ever got, along with my P. arboricola. She is big, beautiful, relatlively calm and quite visible except for premoult. Love her so much and I had to put an Ephebopus on here, frankly I could take up half the list with Ephebopus species.
5. Poecilotheria subfusca "Lowland" (Pickle)- Finally a female Pokie! I love this girl, she is beautiful, calm, gentle, and a great hunter. Definitely coveted for being my only female Pokie, plus I love the darker colouration.
6. Heterothele villosella (Hazel)- This girl :) She used to be my absolute favourite but I got a few more that moved up the list, but at this point the spots on the list are interchangable and mean nothing. She is one of the only spiders I have that will come out and explore, even if I tap the enclosure. She is quirky and inquisitive and reminds me of how people describe H. chilense. Cannot recommend this species enough as a beginner old world.
7. Ornithoctonus aureotibialis (Calypso)- Absolutely beautiful spider, quite visible and in my experience not nearly as defensive as people claim. I have yet to see a threat pose. She stays in her burrow all day and comes out at night to sit on the webbing.
8. Psalmopoeus irminia (Iris)- Weird little spider. She likes to lounge on her back in the silk flower in her enclosure, she also will come out of the enclosure to explore, I always say she's a Psalmo that thinks she's a Homeoemma! Hoping she keeps the cute and quirky attitude as she grows, but I'll love her even if she doesn't.
9. Sericopelma sp. Santa Catalina (Sabine)- Obsessed with this beautiful T. Thank you so much for putting them on my radar! It behaves much like you describe your Xenesthis species do, she rolls onto her back and teleports across the cage for pray. I am so excited to grow it up, this is a species that will always be in my collection.
10. Thrixopelma ockerti (Aurora)- Just picked this one up last week and I am already in love, it has already moulted and has just picked up its adult colours. I will have to get it into a nice front-opening when it grows up. I have only had it for a week but I can tell it's going to be a favourite!!
11. Ornithoctoninae sp. Vietnam Silver (Morgana)- Just picked this one up two days ago and I am already in love. I accidentally dropped in 2 crickets instead of one and this little spider wrestled them both down, it was adorable! The colouration is extremely unique, even as a sling (definitely deserving of nomination for the "Tiny Diamond" award :D) and I cannot wait to grow it up!
Thanks so much for everything you do for the hobby, keep up the awesome work!
- Charlotte
Hey Tom thanks for sharing your top 15.for me it's an hard one.but I think my phormictopus sp bayahibe is my personal favourite thanks to your recommendation I love the genus.i rehoused her the other day and wow the colours are amazing.and my AF omothymus violaceopes because she is always out and after a molt looks amazing.but I love them all.
Hey, James! Can't argue with that! Mine are putting on some size and showing a bit of color.
I had to double take on when the video was released . I was sure i had already seen it but it was the podcast a few weeks back. You did say back then your list would change 😂 anyway thanks for the video version it was great . 😂
Hello! Yeah, I decided to try to turn this one into a video. haha I just don't have the time to do the ones that take a lot of editing and voice over work during the school year, so I usually bust them out in the summer. And, yup...it changed! hahaha Thank you!
Hey Tom, love the video! My favs are my big girl P. arboricola, my M. robustum, and my A. geniculata (at the moment!) I had been putting off rehousing my P. arboricola for months because I was so nervous (silly me) and eventually I realised she really needed a better enclosure, there was algae growing in her old one and she deserved an upgrade, so I just went ahead and did it and she was just the sweetest thing ever. I ended up having to dig her out but I had an awesome role model who posts a lot of amazing rehousing videos (haha ;p) and she just sat there and scrunched up. I got her into the catch cup and she just very slowly and deliberately walked into the new enclosure. ABSOLUTE sweetheart. If I was 1% less sane I would have just stuck my hand out there and picked her up. She was just so unproblematic and well behaved and I'm just like "yep here's your demonic evil Asian arboreal here to eat your family and kill your babies, lol." My M. robustum is gorgeous and very unique, I love fossorials and there aren't too many NW fossorials. My A. genic is just super cool, hits like a truck and got those adult colours after its first moult with me, it was just so exciting. Of course I love all my Ephebopus, my H. cafreriana, and my B. simoroxigorum, but those 3 definitely take the cake at the moment!
Awesome video again, keep up the great work!
-Charlotte
Hello, Charlotte! How big is your P. arboricola? Mine is actually only about 5-6" or so. hahaha I'm so glad that her rehousing went well; I love to hear that! I find that the ones that I have to dig up often surprise me by being quite meek and manageable. And I love my M. robustum and A. geniculata as well; I just love them all! haha Thanks so much for chiming in!
@@TomsBigSpiders she’s about 5 inches but I hope she gets a little bigger, she is gorgeous!!!!
Top 3 from my collection are, Grammastola so Maule, Xenethis sp Blue and Grammastola Pulcra. Also love my Balfouri group too. I'm raising two tiny Klassi slings, and Brachy Emilia's are a firm favourite as well. Enjoyed the video, cheers Tom and Billie 😊
Hello, Gary! I can't argue with any of those! hahaha Hopefully, your B. klaasi and B. emilias grow quickly for you. :) Thanks so much!
Brilliant video Tom, very enjoyable and beautiful species featured, i have a chaco golden knee and a b auratum and their two of my favourites.
Thank you so much, George! Both of those species are amazing!
Fantastic list! The stout leg baboon - oh my goodness, what an adorable spood! I will be keeping my eye out in case I ever see one for sale! ❤ My G. pulchripes is such a sweetheart, always bulldozing, I just love watching it! I picked up a couple new additions just today, including a juvie OBT. I already have a sling, but I couldn't resist 😅.
Thank you so much, Becca! Yeah, those two girls are so darned cute. Definitely pick some up, if you ever see them for sale. And let me know, too! haha LOVE my OBTs. I'm sure one will be on my future list. haha Thanks!
Awesome list Tom, glad to see the N. tripepii at least got an honourable mention from yourself (it’s probably my all time favourite species :D).
Like you my favourites change a lot, but 3 that are always up there for me are my Thrixopelma cyaneolum cause it’s docile and very curious (like you mentioned in the vid, it’s one of those ‘clever’ spiders that will come and investigate things rather than running away… oh and it’s blue, gotta love blue T’s), my AF Brachypelma albiceps cause it’s just the most gorgeous pet rock ever, and the tripepii as previously mentioned, cause it’s huge and absolutely wrecks it’s prey!
No joke...I finished editing the guts of this video and went to do some feeding. I immediately looked at her and realized that I left her out. haha UGH! And great choices! Thanks, Christopher!
Mine is my carabena versicolor. I'm currently cleaning, listening to your video, and she's so frecking beautiful. Just hanging out in perfect lighting. Drawing me eye non stop
It really is a stunning species, Meghan!
OH MY GOSH!!!!! The stout leg!!! SO adorable!!!!! I WISH I could find them! Glad to see your phormict in the list, my girl is so * spirited* I dont know how yours is calm LOL. The little Purple teleporting Hooker, .. that is her name
Mine was MUCH more spirited until her past molt. She seems to have finally calmed down a bit. haha Thanks!
Was surprised not to see a Xenesthis species on your list 😂, but as always i'am very jelous of your collection Tom some very impressive spoods🤘😎. Awesome video as always buddy 👏🕷😁
So was I...it was supposed to be number 8. hahaha I do this EVERY TIME. Thank you!
Great video as always Tom, heaven knows how you could pick 15 from your collection, id have trouble with mine and its tiny compared to yours but some great choices and species included in it, well done sir 👍🏻
Sean, I already hate this list. haha It's just too difficult! :) Thank you!
@@TomsBigSpiders I can totally understand that, way too many to choose from, think it would be just as difficult making a list of 30 let alone 15
Gorgeous spiders and a few more to my wishlist. We just got a Davus Pentaloris and Hapalopus Sp Columbia over the weekend, and they are gorgeous! My A. Chalcodes is still my favorite overall. Something about the forbidden kiwi that is just so cute.
Thank you so much! And congrats on picking up two awesome species! :)
Great video as always, trying to decide on which of my collection are currently my faves, I've ended up watching this video at least three times and I still cant narrow it down - I'll come back to you tomorrow 😉😁, I can say for Sure my Adult female Subfusca lowland as she is a big breath taking girl, my adult female seemani because she is just a complete sweetheart and likes to supervise me when ever I am doing any thing to her enclosure, My C Hatti hatti's because although common they really caught my eye when I first started keeping spiders, but I felt I should wait and gain a bit of experience with other arboreal's before I ventured into old worlds - not that mine have ever caused me any problems at all.
Hello, Lisa! Yeah, it's not an easy task. I already want to change my list. haha And all the ones that you mentioned are great species! :) Thanks!
I've never heard of or seen the stoute leg tarantula. They are adorable!!! It's a shame they aren't worked with more.
Sadly, NO ONE seems to have or be breeding them. It's a shame, as they are amazing.
not a bad list, cool to see your crassipes on there, i think it has been featured before on the channel in the bolt clip.
Thank you! I think that the one in the bolt clip was my species Eunice that turned out to be a male.
I loved this video! You have such gorgeous spiders. I have a small collection of 10, and my favorite one is my A. geniculata! I also just confirmed her as female with her last molt!
Thank you so much, Jennifer! And A. geniculatas are awesome...congrats on getting a lady!
I'm definitely on the look out for any E. Pachypus I love their boots they're so cute.
My favorite ( I only have 3 but still) is my T. Vagans, my little Peanut I raised from a sling and now about 1 inch and a half or so. I love seeing her wrestle her food she's so funny, and I saw her happy dance for the 1st time this week! It was amazing, spiders are so fascinating to look at and see go about their day ( which in Peanut's case, washing her toes every time she feels something dirt on them haha )
I hope that we someday get them back in the hobby. I worry that there will be no replacing my girls when the time comes. And she sounds awesome!
Hi Tom & Billie 💙💕🕷️
Great choices, very beautiful Spiders you’ve picked… for now 😂😂
Take care and enjoy your evening and weekend too 💙💕🕷️😊😊
Thank you so much, Joanne! And...I already want to change the list. Haha Have a great weekend!
Great list of favorites! Out of all of mine, my favorite is my Acanthoscurria geniculata, Martha. My other favs - N. tripepii, Phormictopus sp. full green, P. metallica, Aphonapelma sp. white, seemanni, chalcodes, T. stirmi and my gorgeous H. gigas 🖤
Hello, Michelle! Thank you so much! I have all of those species and love them all! hahaha This is so difficult!
E pachypus looks like a bee without wings. Great list Tom! Some definitely getting added to the 'to be bought' list. How the hell did I forget about B auratum?!
Hey, bud! Oh my God...it really does! hahaha
I had a Bahia bird eater it was huge. I definitely see them getting to twelve inches. Mine was 10 when it died and fit a whole dinner plate. I always wanted a Goliath but never got around to it.
What is things I’ve noticed about keeping spiders. Is your go through these phases of thinking it’s ordinary and then into a phase of. It’s fascinating.
That has happened to me SO many times, Jared!
Great video, dude. Insane spiders. I hope to keep some species of tarantula myself one day. They truly are mazing pets.
Thank you very much, Luke!
Just got 3 auratum slings and one Pamphobeteus yesterday (unboxing and rehousing on YT this sunday). It always amazes me how those small brownish dwarfs turn into those beautiful 8-legged horror hamsters. You definitely have a lot more species to choose from, but if I had to choose favourites I would propably go for the P. rufilata, Ephebopus murinus and Encyocratella olivacea... but that list changes all the time, since every spider has something awesome and fascinating.
Good watch, great list and awesome footage.
Hey, bud! congrats on snagging the auratum and Pamphos! It really is amazing to see what they grow into. And I already want to make changes to this list. haha Like you said, it really does change from day to day! Thanks so much!
@@TomsBigSpiders My pleasure ^^
You have a fabulous collection Tom. Give hugs to the gorgeous Billie from me. It’s lovely to be back.
Thank you so much, Bobbi! Great to hear from you!!!
Great timing with the vid! I'm going to the reptile show in Anaheim tomorrow to pick up more Ts. Always happy to add more species to my list 😆👍
Awesome! I hope that you find something cool!
@@TomsBigSpiders Got a P. regalis, and a freebie T. vagans 🙂 Soooo pretty freaking cool! 🤩
Hi Tom,
thank you for all the great information you put out there. I also enjoy your more "fun" list.
I started listening to your podcast 1-2 years ago and have listened to every episode multiple times by now. It is now my bed time ritual since it really helps me winding down. My boyfriend learned a lot about tarantulas too (maybe voluntarily, maybe not) and really appreciates my 30+ T collection.
Will there be new species-specific husbandry podcasts or genus reviews anytime soon?
Greetings from Germany!
Hello from the US! Yeah, these are fun to put together every once in a while, and these types of videos DO tend to attract more interaction than my husbandry videos. haha And that's awesome! Oh man...that poor guy. You've got a keeper there if he loves you enough to go to bed listening to some middle aged weirdo talking about spiders. hahaha
Did you have any requests for species you'd like to hear about? :)
i didn't expect the chaco golden knee at #1...surprising...my chaco sling is burrowed for good 7 months now...(only emerged once to snag some food)
they are so beautiful, it is totally worth the wait
I LOVE the G. pulchripes. Haha I couldn't tell you why exactly; it's just a preference. My slings did the same thing to the point where I thought they had died. haha And it totally is!
Love your list and know your frustration of trying to pick favorites when they are all a joy to own. Also you not having a list of all pokies? 😉 They are great and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for my striata pairing to be successful.
Weird question but have you gotten a Thrigmopoeus truculentus ? Not common at all, but mine has been an absolute wonderful surprise for a normally "oh brown spider".
Also, is there a distinction between the tarantula shapes? Bumba horrida, orphnaecus philippinus, and others seem to have that more slender and smooth look and always wondering why as compared to chunky geniculatas and t. albos.
Hello, Vermyfox! Yeah, I don't get a lot of joy out of this. I just feel bad when I realize that I forgot some species. haha
I have not! I'll definitely keep a lookout for one!
That's a great question! It seems like there should be some type of classification for shapes, right? Thank you!
Love the vid ! If you want to see more of your Crassipedes id recommend a rehouse and make her an "interesting" enclosure. Lots of plants (real or fake) and a few bits of wood to explore around. I've also noticed that a 30x30 size enclosure gives them a lot more confidence to come out and explore !
Funny that you should mention that, as I have a rehousing planned for her soon, and I was eyeing a 30 x 30 acrylic (the one in this video is about 38 x 23, so not far off). And I will definitley decorate it much more. Thank you!!!!
@@TomsBigSpiders You're welcome ! I'd love to see you making her new enclosure !
I can't argue with any of your picks. Some I'd totally be up for. Others, not so much.
Well... given I've only got 4, it's basically impossible to choose a veritable favorite. Instead... I'd say I like each for different reasons.
B. boehmei : My oldest in my collection, raised her up from a 1.5" unsexed juvie. She's probably close or over 6" now. Raising her up to adulthood has been one of my most rewarding experiences in my life. Her colors are simply mind-blowing.
B. hamorii : 2nd oldest T and this was the species I wanted the most when I started the hobby since it's the ultimate Hobby Icon. I'm pretty sure this one STILL hasn't reached its adult size. She'll likely outlive the other 3.
G. porteri : 3rd oldest T. I'm pretty sure this girl was one of the last WC picks from my LPS before Chile began to stop exporting them. Of my foursome, she is my calmest. She never gave me a threat pose in all the years.... and here's what I really love about her : Unlike most of her kind, she does NOT fast ! She's always up for crickets until she's dur for a molt.
T. albopilosus : 4th and final one. At first, I just didn't get their appeal at all. She was a rescue when someone bored of her dropped her off at the LPS. I just happened to stop by for crickets and the staff let me have her for FREE ! Over the years, I've come to appreciate her unique looks and her voracious appetite.
Eventually I'd love a B. klaasi, G. pulchripes and A. chalcodes of my own.
Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
Hey, Luc!
That's the thing with these lists; they all come down to personal preference! And that's a an awesome list yourself! I have all of theose species, and I love them all. Man, these lists are hard. haha Hope all is well, bud...thanks!
Your capture video of the “Philippine Tangerine” was so Good. She’s a Beauty! Brazilian Black is not here that’s my Favorite T’s ever! 😊
Thank you! I was really excited about that footage. haha As for my G. pulchra, he/she's been in premolt FOREVER. haha
Fine! I'll buy all the ones I don't have from this list!.... Great video
Hahaha Thanks, James!
My chalcodes is fasting right now and has been for months! They are also one of my favorites. Second tarantula I ever got.
Yeah, my girl did that to me for quite a while! haha
WOW that Phillippine Tangerine is insane!!
I LOVE that species. haha
Hello great video information Tom
Thank you so much, Moon! Have a great weekend!
Fun video. Right now a couple of my favorites are my a geniculata and t blondi juveniles, always on display and great eaters. I also think my P hanumavilasimica is my dark horse favorite pokie, always a treat when it comes out on display. The most recent molt he/she came out real lanky but I’m not jumping into any conclusions, no sign it’s a MM
Thanks, Parker! and I can't argue with any of those species. And that lanky thing for determining males is a bit of a myth. I've posted several videos featuring lanky juvies of different species, and everyone keep saying 'male.' Nope...they were all ladies! I hope that you get a girl!
I LOVED your video!! Great minds think alike!!!!! I have 10 T's, I'm gaining on you 🙂 I got a G-Pulchripes sling that I will raise up. I can't wait until she/he gets bigger. I love to watch them grow. I can't really pick one that's my favorite but my G-pulchra and GBB are close! I also Have N-tripepii and a Salmon pink bird eater. I just love animals no matter how many legs they have 🙂 Have a great weekend and enjoy your summer break!!!!!!!!! Be safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha You're getting there, Lynette! All four species you mentioned are fantastic. Honestly, it's so hard to pick. Thank you...you as well!
Man, I couldn't do a Top 15 and I only own 21! You're a better man than I.
No I'm not. I'm already second-guessing this list! hahaha They are just so darned difficult because I love them all. haha Hope all is well!
I have 2 dogs. 1 bit me in the face. I can definitely pick a favorite.😅
Ha
It's the one that bit you, right? 😉
@@TomsBigSpiders Nope
All these species, and the humble chaco at the top ❤
Always. haha
Hi Tom, what a absolutely great list of your faves!!
And Eucratoscelus pachypus is one of those tarantulas, that I really want, but I haven't found yet. I also love all of my spiders, it's hard to make a list of my faves. But I have one little list for the moment...
1. Tliltocatl verdezi - my big girl "Pepper" is very special to me and I absolutly love her.
2. Grammostola rosea - "Roseanne" a very docile girl and curious.
3. Pterinochilus murinus rcf - my old girl "Arrakis", so beautiful and a calm OBT.
4. Eupalaestrus campestratus - "Molly" 12 years old female, docile, calm, wonderful...
5. Brachypelma klaasi - "Jalapeño", beautiful girl, love those colors.
6. Grammostola pulchra - "Salem" - one of my oldest Tarantulas, very calm and big! That black is amazing.
7. Grammostola pulchripes - "El Dorado" docile, pretty and special.
8. Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens - "Dune" the last living female of my three chromas, so pretty, I love the blue!
9. Thrixopelma sp. cuzco -
absolutely special tarantula with great colors.
10. Harpactira pulchripes - love the calm character and thouse blue grey and gold colors
... a very small list for my collection, but I could go on and on and on like this... there are so many.
By the way, not all my T's have names, only a handful of my old special girls.
Thx Tom for the video and have a wonderful weekend!
Hey, Chris! Thank you so much! This was "fun" to put together, although I already want to add more to the list. haha I do really love them all. And AWESOME choices yourself. I will definitely have to check out Thrixopelma sp. cuzco! And that's the way it is with mine. They have to do something special to get a name (or, just have a fat butt, apparently haha). Thanks again!
Another awesome vid. Wish we had a Tom Moran for scorpions lol
Thanks! haha There has to be someone out there.
Out of my HUGE 13 tarantula collection, my current favorites are my G. pulchra, P. Regalis, and my OBT. This being said, tomorrow may be different
Those are great choices, Stephanie! And I totally get it. lol
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, YOU’RE the reason why I LOVE The Phormictopus genus. I’ve got a Cancerides sling and I’m hoping get em all. Full Green is my next target hehe. I’m hoping to breed this genus as it’s difficult to find em in Malaysia and at an affordable price 😁
Ha! Thank you so much, Thomas! You can't go wrong with any of them. And, unfortunately, now that they've become really popular, they are quite expensive in the states too! Good luck!
@@TomsBigSpiders Haha good luck to you too! The annoying thing is the genus is still a mess and I don’t know about any of the uncommon ones other than the usual Atrichomatus, Auratus, Canerides, the 3 Greens and the popular Dominican Purple. I guess I’ll just have to buy em all and find out haha!
I just picked me up a Juvi Theraphosa Stirmi. love the big spiders.
Congrats! I have one that I'm raising up now. :)
@@TomsBigSpiders Well I guess mine aint much of a Juvi more of a small adult. Just got it a 36x18x18 Exo Terra. I just have a question, I know alot of people take off the mesh tops and make like plastic, but should I even worry about it as the Stirmi can't really climb up that high?
It's still the GBB and Brazilian Black! 🕷💙⭐💚🕷
I can't argue with either of those, Lisa!
My G. pulchripes is my personal favorite, too! My first one was my second-ever tarantula (after a G. porteri). Unfortunately, it turned out to be a male. So I picked up two slings a few years ago, and ended up with one male and one female. They're about 4-5" now and seem to get even more gorgeous each time they molt. :)
Yeah, as the years have gone on, I haven't gotten over my love for the chaco! haha There is just something about them!
Great video! I would have a hard time narrowing it down to 15, and my list would probably change monthly! Sorry to hear about the Queen.
Mine has been changing daily. haha I hear you! And thank you!
Like you, every Tarantula is my favorite! I have just 38 at the moment, been keeping 3-1/2 years. The species that I currently consider my favorite favorites are Andre, my T. stirmi, who is still fairly young and close to 8"; Pookie, the Nhandu tripeppii, that I raised from a 1/3" sling and just experienced his ultimate molt and got his hooks. He will be moving on, to be used for breeding. I tried tong feeding this one when he was around 5". He leapt into the air like a Frisbee Whippet, took the cricket off the tongs, and landed back on the substrate before I could even react. I have a complete Brachypelma collection, I love them all. Can't pick just one. I can't imagine ever being without a P. murinus. I am on my third and fourth, slings named Leia and Poppy. They are very different personalities. Leia webs up everything and is out all the time, very bold. Poppy is shy, has made a tiny little burrow at the base of a vertical corkbark flat, and is seldom seen. I have a GBB named Vesper who has a ton of personality. She is still a juvenile, and I raised her from a tiny sling smaller than my pinky nail. I adore her. I could keep going until I named every spider in my house. I enjoyed seeing your favorites, and saw a couple of species in there that I had not seen before. Loved the Stout Legged Baboon. What a cutie!
Hello! Yeah, I'm the same way. This list was terrible to try to put together. And I can't argue with any of the ones on your list either! Love the names! You sound like you have some awesome spiders!
Loved this video. And I loved that the G pulchripes got 1st place. My queen is also a G porteri named Rosie. She is/was my first T. I got her as an unsexed adult from a pet store. She could be over 20 yrs old for all I know, and the longer I'm in the hobby the more grateful I am that she is still alive. There will be tears when her time comes. I'm like you, and can't pick a favorite but another one that is very high on my list is my 9 year old female GBB. I raised her from a baby and her name is Cersie (from GOT) Not because she's evil (she's a sweetheart, just a bit skittish is all) but because she's so beautiful. And another one that is very high on the list is my AF G pulchripes. She is so docile. She is child safe. She's the one I"ll take out and show people because she is so tolerant of handling, although only for short visits. I could go on but this would turn into a novel. But like you, I love all (43) of them. There isn't any that I'd like to trade off or anything. They are all my 8-legged fur babies. Well, the whip spider and Fufius don't have much fur, but I digress. Thanks again for the video. Have a great weekend!
Awwwww...that's so awesome. I hope that your Queen is around for a good many years! And it's really true that I DO love all of mine. These types of lists just kill me. haha Thanks again!
Ya know its definitely very hard to actually pick out a favorite t for sure cause ya know they're all just amazing but I gotta say one that's definitely up there has to be a rufilata the one female I have now she is just a lil stinker but so cool to see her out and if she's disturbed she makes noises and all ya see is her feet tips from her hide but ya here those lil hisses from her tank gotta love them and she can be handled relatively easy and doesn't show any signs of aggression and will just chill on ur hand or arm like an old dog on ur lap
Hey, Eric! Yeah, I struggle with this type of list, because I really do love them all. And your P. rufilata sounds awesome!
@TomsBigSpiders ya she's definitely fun but is quite cantankerous to lil stinker lol haha did finally manage to get every poecilotheria available on market not all females yet but a good portion of them r and I've had em for bout 3 years not just to grow the slings up and try a good breeding program for them
I love this type of video. For some reason, I thought Nicky was a N. Tripepii but she's actually an A. Chalcodes. I think she is so pretty!
Thank you so much! We tried to name the N. tripepii a few years ago, but it didn't stick. It was like "Barbi" or something. haha
Love ur channel and im so torn what species i want to get next I'm getting the itch and want to grab a few slings i prefer arboreal ts idk why i just do however i do want to get a few regular terrestrial species however so far im enjoying the old world arboreal ts any suggestions i am prob gonna grab a darth mal and a p regalis and idk any suggestions!! Oh im gonna grab an obt as well
Thank you so much! I would definetly vote for the Darth Maul...they are awesome spiders. And the P. regalis is one of my all-time favorites, as is the OBT. Grab all three! haha
I need to do a video on my Cyclocosmia latusicosta that i just got! She hasn't quite settled in yet. Im having to kinda just go with it on husbandry, theres really nothing out there.. so deep substrate, medium humidity and room temp it is😂😂.
Sounds about right to me. Deep moist substrate it is! haha Congrats on getting a cool species!
@@TomsBigSpiders thanks! I just scored big at an expo as well. T. Apophysis, 2 male T. Albos and a Phormictopus sp Dominican purple, for 200 bucks total. I'm trying to get to your level🤣🤣
I have a B auratum that is about 1/2 an inch in size. I got it in September of 2022 and it STILL HASN’T MOLTED. It is so fat, but it’s never went more than two weeks without eating. I look at all of my tarantulas at least once a day, so I know it never molted. I personally wouldn’t recommend a new keeper to buy one for that reason. For comparison, my B albiceps that I bought at the same time has molted three times in that 10 month span. It’s mind blowing how slow those tarantulas can grow
Mine was a bit smaller than that when I got her. It took quite a while for her so show some color, but it was worth the wait. :) My B. albiceps are growing just as slowly, though. haha
My G. pulchipes has always been out, even when they were little brown ticks lol. It is growing slow and I am sure that it is female. I need to check it's last molt one day lol. It is around 4 inches. My T albo matured out in 18 months and passed away yesterday. I bought it in January 3rd of 2020. He was about a 1/4 inch. It lasted 3 years 6 months before it passed. It ate two weeks ago and had a nice sized abdomen. I have higher temps so I am sure that is the reason. I like 77 - 80F. My T's seem to like it as well. I tried to find a breeder locally with no luck. I guess I will have to buy 3 more when I move to Miami FL in the coming months. I try to comment on all your videos. Sorry I have been too busy to comment on the last few for obvious reasons. Keep up the good work and I 100% agree on your Number 1! Mine is only 4 inches at 3 years of age. Super calm. When I have more room I will be getting 5 more in hopes of maybe 2 females. If I get 5 females I will be doing the human "Happy Dance!" lol. Truth be told I would trade all of my T's, including my precious P regalis, for an equivalent amount of M. balforuri. 10 females in 1 enclosure!!! I would even go for 20! Yet... I would still have 1 G. pulchripes. It's a must! Love them as well. Keep a mic on Billie! Her reactions make me giggle lol. Add a few out takes at the end if you want on these "Non Educational" videos. If there are any. People like a good laugh! Thanks for all you do and enjoy your summer break!
Man, you are lucky, Dusty! All four of mine did quite a bit of hiding when they were smaller. haha So sorry to hear about your T. albo. And I was JUST going to ask what your temps were, and then I read it. haha Yup, you'll get some fast growth with those! And good luck with your move to Florida! As for outtakes, I really don't have all that many. It's usually just me swearing! haha Thanks again!
What camera are you using here, this looks incredible
Sadly, this is just my Samsung phone! Thank you!
Honestly, I can’t tell. But I love my B. emilia, she‘s super cute. And I‘m very interested into Brachypelma and Tliltocatl species, how their habitat is coordinated over Mexico. Don’t know why, but I like to read everything about them and see video and picture footage available on RUclips and on other platforms.
I‘m currently on my way to get every Mexican species I can 😂 wish me luck…
Hey, Angela...good luck! haha They really are amazing tarantulas. :)
@@TomsBigSpiders thanks Tom 🤘🏼 they are, I really adore them. Started over 20ys ago with Brachypelma species and they’re still my favorites.
Love the videos! Any on the Cotztetlana sp. Puebla?
Hi, Stephanie! Well, I thought that I did, but apparently I never put one up for mine!
And thank you!
@TomsBigSpiders well now you've got homework!! Lol. I received two slings from Fear Not bc I loved their unique appearance. But def haven't seen a lot of traffic on that species so I figured I would ask. As always, thank you for the great content and the response!
Nice collection. I had a spider addiction for a long time, now I have an autistic son that would try to get in the cages so i had to stop. This video has me looking around my house for places i could hide spiders, but I have to stay strong and resist temptation.
Thanks, Jay! And I can definitely see how that would prove to be an issue.
@@TomsBigSpiders Yea it stinks. Have you ever heard of a Cobweb Castle? There is a guy that builds them and sends you a southern porch spider with it. Im thinking that would be safe enough and easy to hide. Check them out though. They are pretty interesting and look like a pretty cool addition to a spider collection. Also thank you for taking the time out to respond I respect that. Allot of youtubers don't interact with their fans whatsoever so I like seeing someone at least shoot a message or two. I understand nobody can reply to thousands of contents but one or two doesn't hurt so much respect to you for doing that, and good luck to you with all your future endeavors.
Get a gun safe.
@@HansHinnershitz Hhmmm. I never thought of putting spiders in a gun safe. Do you think there would be enough air?
@JAYTEAM187 I would think so, especially if you open it up on occasion. Obviously depends on the size of the safe too.
Tough choices to be made... I guess mine would be H. Chilensis, I finally have 3 slings, also Neischnocolus Panama, sadly my boy just died last week and nobody wanted him to breed and my new G. Grossea sling. So fluffy :)
I LOVED my H. chilensis female, and she would have definitely been on this list. I'm sorry to hear about your male.
My O. Philippinus sticks to the borrow mostly. I’ve not seen mine since I rehoused to a bigger enclosure! No webbing at this time. When did yours begin the amazing webbing? 😍 (mines still slightly small)
These two started the webbing after I put them into these enclosures a little over a year ago. Before that, they burrowed quite a bit. I'm not sure what has changed, but they like to hang out on the surface now!
Thank you Tom ! I really enjoy videos like this . I only have one on your list . T apophysis . Crap . I'm gonna need a bigger house .
Hahahaha Good luck with that, Dan! And thank you!
A Psalmopoeus species should be on this list in my opinion. Lots of good ones on there though!
Gotta love the brachys the og 5year plan ts lmao gonna he the better part of 5 years b4 u really get to see the true colors of the species but so worth it
Man, for me it's like the 10 year plan! haha But it IS totally worth it!
@TomsBigSpiders oh yes definitely worth it in more ways then one to cause they have such an effect on us all not just physically but mentally as well and it's amazing
Why am I even watching that ? Pffffff..... subscribed !
I don't know...but thank you! haha
My favorite so far is my Phillipinene tangerine and my colbalt blue but my 1st tarantula Rosie who is a pink toe is a good boy
LOVE the O. philippinus! That orange is just amazing!
Alot of the Mexican tarantulas have some cool colors like that, Brachypelma genus is awesome overall
Agreed.
AWESOME I like the Therophosa and the Baboons
Me too! haha
@@TomsBigSpidersAWESOME
The top 3 list of the spiders i own is:
1 Amazonius germani
2 Dolichothele diamantinensis
3 Brachypelma albiceps
Nice ones, Peter!
Of the five I have, at the moment my C. versicolor is a favorite just because it has a crazy feeding response and seems pretty happy to pig out all the time. Seriously, it sat in its web tunnel for about a week after molting and seemed completely uninterested in food, and now a couple of weeks later even after eating it's out wandering around and acting like I haven't fed it ever. It really is such a little pig.
Edit: I should probably add that it's only a 1" sling at the moment, so it's not like it should take a week to harden up after a molt.
Awwww...that's awesome! She sounds like a doll.
@@TomsBigSpiders There is poop all over the door now 😂
Is it okay to handle a young spiderling? I have a Brazilian black tarantula and thought about trying to handle them as they've grown larger.
I'm not big into handling, as the spider gets nothing out of it and it can put it at risk should it bolt. However, yes, some folks handle them.
Nhandu tripepii, everyone should have one 😍
Orphnaecus... do you have any other species than philippinus? I really find them to be very different from the other species of Orphnaecus that I had. They are all very beautiful though.
I agree, Ken! And I've had Orphnaecus panay blue and sp. marinduque.
Bonus spider: Ceratogyrus Chalcodes, rear horned blonde? First time seeing that one.
That's an awesome species...
I feel like when you get a massive collection you have to sub categorize if your picking favorites. Favorite in what way? Most docile? Prettiest? Most active? Biggest? Communal? Strong feeding response?
Hey, Mike! I did a fun podcast topic earlier this year where I did an "End of 2022" mock award show for my tarantulas. In it, I did something like you describe here. In the case of my top 15 here, a lot of these are...well...just ones that I love! It can be difficult to articulate what it is about each that makes me love them so much (although I tried to in this video). For example, my G. pulcripes...I just love the species, and this is my largest girl. Perhaps I'll do a video version of the podcast with "Best Eater, Prettiest, etc". Thanks!
Hey Tom, how old is your B. klaasi? I just bought a juvenile klaasi that’s supposed to be a female and I was wanting to get a general idea of her age. My guess is three to four years old. She’s smaller than yours by about an inch. Thanks
Hello! I got her in September of 2016, so she's going on 7.
My G pulchripes just stays in her hide all day and night for the month i've had her. She has just molted when i got her off craigslist. Is this normal? wish i could see her more without disturbing her.
What size is she? Mine burrowed when smaller, but they stopped once they hit around 4" or so. That said, it's not abnormal for any tarantula to hide. She could just be coy.
@@TomsBigSpiders She actually popped out about an hour after this comment and she's still out today after i wet down the enclosure and she was laying in the damp dirt
My favorite is still my first t C. versicolor. She's just so gorgeous and laid back. Her name is Blueberry even though her blue color is long gone lol.
Awwww...what a great name! They are gorgeous spiders!
@@TomsBigSpiders they definitely are
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As of this moment !! My large Pinktow
Thank you, Candy!
Tom, would you be willing to copy/paste links to your website and official podcast site in the descriptions of your videos? Nbd if not, but it would help your audience with navigation. :D
-edit- To be clear, I'm not asking you to go back and manually insert links in all your older videos as that would be asinine and would perhaps drive you nuts. I'm just talking about going forward.
I sure can, Brian! I actually used to do that with the podcast, but I stopped for some reason. haha Thanks!
Tom I noticed some youtubers ordering and buying and unboxing more and more and more and more spiders lately, I know because it's addictive and we want to learn and observe all of them but sometimes I worry they will send that message to copy cats for notoriety and "fame", and many people get overwhelmed fast, and then comes neglect, even with something so hard to neglect.
I know many people are responsible and yes you should get as many as you wish if that's the case, I just want people to be aware a huge collection happens fast and people need to know, sure it's not a cat or dog, but things can go downhill if you get busy and have other priorities, mold, ants, other bug infestations, drying out, escapes, uneaten food, dirty water, other oddball occurrences.
I've kept and bred reptiles, fish and Ts for 30 years or more so I've been there too, just thought it might be a good podcast or video topic.
Great vid.
Take care brother.
PS, I'm not talking about you by the way lol. You have a proper room, very legit set up and your a legit educator.
Hello! This is a bit of a problem in the hobby and with some of the content creators. Not only is it addictive to get new animals in, but unboxing videos are VERY popular on RUclips and an easy way to get some extra views. It doesn't take long before your collection explodes and you have too many to properly care for. Over the years, I've known several folks that ended up getting in too far over their heads by buying too many spiders too quickly. Like you said, some will see this, think that it's the norm, and emulate the behavior. It can lead to burn out and poor care. I think that I may have covered this exact topic before, so I'm going to have to double check! Thank you!
@TomsBigSpiders I cant for the life of me figure out why people like the unboxing videos.
Unless its suprise items from someone.
Please show your new spider already unboxed and ready to house or something or Im going to wait on your porch, and just unbox all your shit for you then leave it there nicely lololol
Tom, you have good taste but you need a S. calceatum. Two words: adorable li'l pipe cleaner legs. Ok, a bit more than two but you get the idea.
I know, Brian! haha I definitely need one!
Mexican Pinky certainly does the booty dance lol.
Hahaha She sure does!