Grammostola Pulchripes "Chaco goldenknee" Rehouse and update
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- A quick rehouse and update featuring one of my Grammostola pulchripes.
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I bought a 1/3" G. pulchripes, mistaking it for a G. pulchra (i'm new!). At first I was bummed out, but I quickly fell in love with this little sling. I am 51 and only just got into the hobby this year. I had to laugh at your comment about putting tarantulas in your will, because I have warned my children they may inherit several :)
That's so awesome! They are both awesome spiders, but I have a special place in my heart for the G. pulchripes. Hahaha Glad that I'm not the only one who is willing these! haha
Nice! Mine is about that size as well. I got it back in January of 2020 as a half inch sling. It did burrow when it was a sling but after it started getting it's adult colors it quit. This is one of the few spiders that I have that don't borrow. It's last enclosure had 5 inches of substrate, a starter burrow, and a hide. It molted twice before I rehoused it into it's current enclosure. Mine has never filled the water dish either. I keep one side of the enclosure moist for the plants. I just overfill the water dish. It will hang around the water dish from time to time and even drink from it. I got the Repti Zoo 16x12x6. About 2/12 inches of substrate. If I notice it wanting to burrow I do have another enclosure ready that has 6 inches of substrate. Love this species! They are so chill. Mine has never kicked hairs. Awesome job Tom! Hope you feel better for the next one.
Hello, Dusty! Yeah, they seem to stay out more once they get the colors. And yours sounds like a sweetheart! Such an awesome species. Thanks for chiming in!
Brilliant Tom, really enjoyed that one due to the fact, i have a little juvenile Chaco golden knee and mine is very docile, they're a beautiful spider 🕷 and definitely worth keeping.
Hello, George! Thank you so much. I absolutely LOVE this species.
Thanks for putting the names of the tarantulas up on the screen.
Most people don't do this & imo it's a bad way to do videos.
I learn so much more when I get to see the names that you are dealing with & to me the production value of your vids go way up when you're going the extra mile that so many don't.
You're most welcome! I try to put text for folks in case they don't catch what I say. :)
I always find it amusing when people talk about how docile they are as mine didn't get the memo 😂 Mine thinks he's an OBT! First ever T to throw me a threat pose!
It's great that you always add the disclaimer that temperament can vary a lot between specimens, and that you demonstrate and explain best practice when rehousing. We use the same techniques and only vary for terrestrial vs arboreal
Hello, Amy! That's why I always try to mention that there can be exceptions. I've had 5, and all are super docile. A friend of mine has one that's a maniac! haha I don't want to give people the idea that they are ALL going to be this laid back. And thank you so much!
Hi Tom! Hope you're feeling better! I'm sick in bed currently and am binge watching your vids so sorry in advance for all the comments you'll have to go through! 6:37 I appreciate how you said that completely deadpan, I would have laughed my butt off just trying to say that sentence hahaha. Your little girl is sooooo cute, I didn't realise how yellow the knees were! I've seen pictures of course but mine is more of a white-gold than that bright yellow at its current size. I do give my G pulchripes a damp corner and I haven't seen her show any preference for or against it, but I keep all my t's at least a little moist. Mine usually goes over and digs in the moist area and then spreads the damp dirt around the enclosure, it's a weird little spider that constantly bulldozes the entire enclosure and rearranges stuff but I've heard that's pretty normal for this species. Awesome video as always!
- Charlotte
Hello, Charlotte! Luckily, I kicked this one pretty quickly. I do hope that you are feeling better, as it's been a few days now. Hahahaha I have a lot of practice deadpanning my jokes. haha Yeah, after a molt, that yellow really tends to pop. I absolutely love the look of this species, and yes...they are definitely little bulldozers. Get well!
Hey Tom,great video she is gorgeous,it was my very first tarantula when I got in the hobby and it matured male and passed on.i have managed to pick me up a juvi female,they are my favourite.
Hey, James! Thank you so much, bud. And I'm so sorry to hear that!
Hello great video information and rehousing Tom
Thanks so much, Moon! Happy Holidays!
Well you answered my question without me asking. Ha. My curly hair has gotten big enough it can reach up and touch the top of the enclosure. She sometimes sits with a leg up touching the lid and when I open it she runs down to the bottom of her hide spins around and waits for me to drop in her dinner. It makes me laugh every time. I thought maybe that could become problematic when feeding/maintenance but you just rehoused with about the same headroom. Thanks and get well.
That's adorable behavior! haha
She’s so beautiful Tom! I’m sad I can’t get one since I absolutely ran out of space to get anymore. The last time I went out with the express intent to get one my spider dealer didn’t have one, even though he said he’d absolutely recommend it too. I got my Grammostola pulchra instead. Maybe one day in the future I can get one of those beautiful gold banded babies.
The flu absolutely sucks. I’ve had my flu shot and the booster but kindergartners have some kind of special power of spreading disease and I got the flu too. It’s awful. Take care Mr Moran! I hope you and your lovely family have a blessed holiday.
Happy Holidays! Thank you so much, Mausami Rai! You can't go wrong with a G. pulchra. haha And I'm feeling fine now. Luckily, I kicked it rather quickly. Now, if I can just keep from catching anything else... haha Thanks again!
Such a gorgeous species 😍 I do keep this t but mine is still only 2.5 inches and spends 90% of her time in her burrow, I hope once she starts feeling more confident I will see her out more atm it's more I know she's alive because her food disappears and the lay out of her viv changes as she makes more tunnels n brings up dirt under the cover of darkness 😆 great sp though can't beat those yellow stripes. Great upload as always Tom . I hope you feel better soon , try n put your feet up I know you hate just sitting but you sound like you need it, maybe get yourself a model to do while you sit so you have something to fidget with, I remember you saying you used to enjoy doing them.
Hello, Charlene! Once she puts on some size, she should be MUCH more visible. Yeah, that's part of my problem...I don't tend to take it easy when I get sick. I DID take my first sick day in 6 years, so that helped! I'm feeling great now. Thanks again!
Slow growing is an understatement. I bought my sling at a 1/4" while it was in pre-molt and it still didn't molt for almost 3 months. I'm hoping it gets to an inch by the end of the year.
Yup, I think that I mentioned how slowly my first two grew. They also buried themselves without eating for 6 months.
Wow, what Timing! I literally just got home from an expo with a female g.pulchripes!!
Get well soon though, the flu is nasty. :(
Thank you so much. And that's awesome! Congrats on getting a lady!
My a pig a grew very fast ,
From sling 3/4 inch to 5 inches 1 year ,my loves to burrow an doesn't hang out up top much feel better Tom,merry Christmas 🎄
WOW...that's insane! What are your temperatures there? And a very Merry Christmas to you, bud!
I have a baby Chaco and it doesn't like lights lol. He curls up in a corner and looks afraid. He does have a hide, he rarely uses. I will remember NOT to mist his tank as he doesn't like wet substrate. New info learned thanks!
Hey, tina! Awwwww...poor little guy!
One of my favorite species, this one has personality.
I LOVE this species.
Interesting Species! I have a sling that fasted for 13 days inside its borrow sealed. Freaked me out but I waited and did some research (to calm me down and so and so lol). It was one of your videos and podcasts that eased my anxiety really. I say they are educational and purposive. And I'm a teacher myself too 😂 that adds up personally after learning you are too. Anyway, the sling emerged leaving it's exoskeleton on the water dish, which is awesome and interesting! Merry Christmas Tom!
Merry Christmas! My first two once buried themselves and fasted for so long, I was convinced that they were dead. I'm so glad that I could help ease some of the stress! And that's awesome...what do you teach?
@@TomsBigSpiders hey Tom! How are you, I was away for 3 days, I visited my wife's hometown. I had some screen time and finally hit my first comment on you, which I've been watching,reading and listening from you for quite some time now. Anyway, I just got back. I was expecting a molt on some of my Ts. And the Brachyphelma Albiceps did. Still a sling but showing some of it's coloration now, which is great! I teach Technical Drawing( Industrial education major in technical drawing). It's my 3rd school now haha. Cheers from the Philippines!
Beautiful Ball of fluff. Get better soon Tom.
Thanks so much, Mike!
We’ve missed you!!!!
Thank you, Melly!!!
Happy New Year Tom. My Chaco is a very slow grower but at least it's a confirmed famale.
Happy New Year to you, bud! And that's awesome...congrats on the lady!
Great video! One of my absolute favorites as well. I have a big, burly, beautiful female “pet rock” lol. Easily, one of the most chill spiders I own.
Hello, William! Glad to know that I'm not alone in this! :)
Feel better. Great video. I just sent my mature male off to a breeding loan.
Thank you, Chantal!
Beautiful Girl! May just have to be my next purchase 😊
Thank you, Robin!
Mine is very inquisitive. Took me several months to get one but I have an adult female finally and she’s stunning.
Yeah, I have two that are the same way. It's quite cute! Congrats on getting a lady!
I see that’s why my g pulchripes cover its water dish with dirt doesn’t want moist 😊 thank you for the info tom I have two slings of this one
Glad that I could be of help!
Absolutely beautiful spiders Tom I have been considering a Chaco Golden Knee, I too do not handle my spiders, I did when I first got into the hobby but after sustaining a bite from one of our Oklahoma browns I decided not the best thing to do “ouch”! Tom I love the enclosure you used can those be ordered through Amazon, am needing some new tanks. As always great video and great work, thanks so much!!🕷🤘
Thank you so much! And that does NOT sound like fun. haha Here's a link: www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQMYH41?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Cool tattoo!!!
Thank you!
'Sitting still" is one of the signs that a tarantula is comfortable snd enjoying its surroundings so having apet rock tarantula is a good thing. Nice video!👍
Wow!!! You've made me so happy with this comment 😍😍😍 thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Very well put, bud! :) Thanks!
Got my 8 year old daughter a chaco for her 8th birthday on May 8th of last year. Golden knee for her golden birthday!! A great addition to her first pet, an Arizona hairy scorpion. When we got her (we're hoping it's a her) she was about a dime size. She has melted 5 times in the last year, and us now about 2 inches I'd say. You said in your video to keep the substrate dry. I always thought that moisture helped with the molting process. Am I wrong? I've never owned a tarantula before. So my daughter and I are learning together as we go. Thank you for the great video!!
What a great birthday present! I LOVE the golden knee and currently have three. They may be my favorite species. This species doesn't like a lot of moisture, so I would usually just give slings a damp corner of substrate and a small water dish. As they put on size (like 2" or more), I keep the dirt dry and give them a water dish. They do just fine like that. I hope that helps!
Great video again Tom , I’ve got an AF coming tomorrow, so excited 👏🫶
Congrats, that's awesome! I love all three of mine!
@@TomsBigSpiders mine arrived and is absolutely gorgeous and around a 5in LS and she let me handle her straight out the box 👏👍
Getting a young juvenile/ big sling soon. Thanks for the tips about substrate and dampness. Would have followed standard advice for slings otherwise
That's awesome, Alison! I'm so glad that this was helpful!
For some grammastola must be the best T Ever! Personale I don't keep any but so cool there is something for everyone
Yup, to each his or her own!
My top 5 favorite tarantula ❤️ them...
Nick! How the heck are you, bud? I'm glad that I'm not the only one who loves these guys!
@@TomsBigSpiders everything's great my friend get well soon, the Grammostola pulchripes was my second tarantula ever purchased they are slow growing but very beautiful currently have 2 need more 😊
What a cutie!!
Thank you, Chenin!
I picked up a small juvie that had been returned to the pet store because it dropped 2 legs after being left in a car in the cold while they went shopping at Wal-Mart. It has since regrown the legs, but it's keeping the name "Captain Stumpy."
Hey, Bobbi! Awww...poor little guy. And I love the name!
One of my top 10 faves! Has a cool name too,. Sorry Blue Front tarantula
I guess if your tarantula were to explode you'd be safe, LoL 😂😆
Bahahahah That will never get old! Thanks, Melody!
This one is on top of my list for expo coming up 25th of March along with a GBB … I had a Grammostola rosea for 16 years and haven’t had a tarantula for last 12 .. after watching lots of videos I am shocked my husbandry was horrible for 16 years .. this time it going to be way different. Like the enclosure I will probably get one once I figure out what size t’s I get and if I don’t pick enclosures up at expo
I hope that you find one. I love this species; it's one of my all time favorites. And I think that a lot of us kept our G. roseas wrong back in the day. I know that I was guilty when I first got mine.
I seem to have bad luck in terms of "personalities" of T's that I've gotten. My A. hentzi is just flat out insane and will completely barracade his burrow for maybe a week, then take it all down and be out and about for a while, basically doing very slow laps around his bin.
My A. chalcodes is/was moderatly high strung when i got her. I believe she is nearing a molt, as she has clamed down quite a bit, has a large bald abdomen, and hasn't taken food for a week plus now.
My T. alpbopilosum is my most "defensive" T. He does not like to be bothered much at all. he has bopped the paintbrush i use to help him not climb out when feeding before. But, i mean, if some guy took my roof off and was pushing on my butt with a giant paintbrush, i might bop the paintbrush too.
Hahaha Sorry to hear about your wild bunch! It amazes me how different their personalities can be. Hahaha I don't think that I'd like a big brush up my but either. haha
I lost mine back in 2019- either a rough molt secondary to impaction or the other way around. She was an absolute champ, though. And she was never shy about sitting out in the open. Gawsh, I miss her. ;-;
Since I am in kind of a transitional phase in life, I am not rushing into getting more It's, but as soon as I can be confident I'll be able to care for one for a decade or more, I am looking forward to getting attached again haha.
Hey, George! Awwww, I'm so sorry to hear that. :( Hopefully, that time comes soon!
Good afternoon, Tom and Billie ❤ Thank you, again, for another fantastic video! I'm learning so much from you! Once I think I want a specific spider, I search it out in your list and watch it a few times, taking notes as I go, (you should see how full the notebook is lol) 😅 Then I decide if that particular spider is a good fit for me. I'm so thankful for you! I do have a question, though. I believe your Sling Care videos say that all slings need humidity/moisture, because they lack the waxy coating that older spiders have and thus the need for moisture. Is that correct? I have a Chaco sling, (.25"), coming this week and I want to make sure I make it's home what it needs it to be. Seeing here, that adults need bone dry surroundings, when do Chacos need less moisture... juvenile age? Sub-Adult?
Hey, Mara! Thank YOU for watching and for taking the time to comment! So, there are a few species that don't need it particularly moist when they are slings, and the G. pulchripes is one of them. With mine, I would moisten down a corner and leave the rest try. The GBB and G. porteri are two others that follow this same rule. I'm actually posting a video featuring the G. pulchripes later today in which I addres this. If your sling is around .25", you can either keep a corner moist or put a little pinch of sphagnum moss in and use that for a water dish. Just moisten it once a week and let it dry out in between.
@@TomsBigSpiders I appreciate you so much! I'm looking forward to your video, too 😀 Tell Billie hello, and I hope y'all have sunshine to enjoy today 😎
Don't have one of these, they look like a color variant of seemani. Very cool. Hope you get to feeling better. This years flu is pretty gnarly.
I can definitely see that! And thanks so much! I'm feeling almost perfect now.
You said you wanted to do updates in shorts. Why not in pants? Wouldn't it be warmer this time of year? 😆. Great video my friend. I want one of these but at this point I'm not patient enough for a tiny sling
Bahahaha Well played, bud! Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!
Great video Tom,thanks for sharing.
My fav vid of yours is the "Blue Tarantula" one.
If you recall,I posted the lyrics of Lee Ann Rhymes "Blue".
Trying to impart a dose of humor.
Anyway....have a question for you.
Have I not seen on your channel the Chaco Golden knee but in a stunning blue color phase?
Ive seen the brown version,but isnt there a blue....also?
Same question for the semmanis.
I recall there are 2 countries species,no?
Thanks!!!!
I DO remember that! Thank you!
As for a blue version of the G. pulchripes, I have not heard of that! I HAVE seen more blue versions of the A. seemanni.
I got 1 golden knee this week with 8 cm and she is very very docile.
Awwwww...she sounds awesome!
The Golden retriever of spiders. Love these guys.
I love that!
Only $25 and it’s explosion proof? I’m going to need to give it a try now.
Hey, Erik! They had me at "explosion proof." hahaha
The more I listen to the intro, the more I like it! Merry Christmas, Tom!
Merry Christmas, Ben! And I'm so glad!
Grown 2in for 3in total in 6 years? Wow! I do constantly hear about how slow these grow, but this puts it into perspective! I just received one in my last shipment as a freebie. It is .5in! This is going to be a long wait... lol
Hi, Kevin! People who keep theirs warmer may have faster growth rates. Still, it's been TOTALLY worth the long wait!
I absolutely love this species. I feel it is a less expensive alternative to the G. rosea. I have 2 juvies and i love watching my "pet rocks". Hope you feel better soon Tom!
Thanks so much! Yeah, they are very inexpensive these days (and the G. rosea are more expensive because they are harder to come by!).
I hope you feel better soon!!
#NoSpon but my favorite shoe brand is chaco, so as soon as I found out about a T with the same name it was like "yes. Good." ID I only have one right now, but I really like these guys, and I'm hoping to get more soon.
Thank you so much...I'm feeling great now! Hahaha And that's awesome!
I have five of these, one is still a small sling the rest are all adult females. They are all pretty chill except one, she has a bit of an attitude for a chaco.
I've heard from a couple folks that have more high strung ladies. Just goes to show how much their personalities can differ!
I want this as my first spider pet. I had terrible arachnophobia for over 40 years, just recently over the last few years have calmed down with my phobia. I'm just so paranoid of doing a rehousing, and missing a hair, and it getting on me, and then I wipe my face or something, and I end up going blind lol. I sound dramatic, but that can happen. I was thinking of getting an N. Incei, with no hairs, but they are faster than Superman, and I wouldn't want that roaming my house lol.
Hey, Phil! This might be my favorite species. If you're concerned about the hairs, use a cup to rehous and gloves on your hands. That will be enough to protect you should it kick (mine never do). In all my years of kicking, I got hairs in my eye once, and that was because I was not being careful. I've kept about 75 new world tarantulas species with urticating hairs, and I've had no issues. Good luck!
I have two Grammostola slings one is a Rosea and then the 2nd is my Grammostola Pulchripes "Chaco goldenknee". Wich is the one I am more keen on, was given the Rosea for free... Wasn't going to say no.. haha
Also a lot say they common now but still, that black and gold is just something all T's are unique in own way common or not.
Yeah, you can't turn down a free G. rosea. hahah I love both, as my first ever was a G. rosea.
awesome species! though the ones that take a long time to grow can be torture. :(
Yeah, those wait times can be brutal. haha
Such a awesome spices. ❤️ Great video and rehouse. So glad you don't have to worry about your enclosure exploding.🤣
Hahaha My mind is so much more at ease now that I don't have to worry about explosions!
One of my first tarantulas and the only one I've handled, absolute sweethearts and pretty 🥰
Yeah, I'm not big into handling normally, but these guys...haha
Great spider Tom, I can see why you rate them so highly. After watching this, I may seek out an adult female, best to you and Billie☃️🎄
Let me know if you find one, Gary! And thank you!
WOW! These are beautiful.
Aren't they? :)
I love my G. Pulchripes, she is very chill. Mine, during the day stays in her hide, but at night she's out and about. Usually i find her splayed out on the substrate which i find funny.
Hope you feel better soon, Tom.
Oh, heve to tell you, I've been invited to one of our local high schools to talk about tarantulas as pets after the holidays. I'm looking forward to it.
Hope you and your family have a fun Holiday Season.
Happy Holidays, Linda! That sounds adorable! And congrats...that's awesome! Will anyone be recording it?
@@TomsBigSpiders I have no idea, never thought of that...I'll see if my grand daughter can do that.
She's very pretty!!! Wonderful video!!!!! Get well ASAP Tom and get some rest! Also, Merry Christmas to you and your entire family. Have a fantastic New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃
Merry Christmas, and thank you! I'm feeling fine now!
Another great video Tom 👏, one thing about the enclosures, I’ve got 3 sized 16x8x10in there brilliant but I ordered a 20x11x9in but the front and back were rippled causing a blurry effect, ends and top lid were crystal clear, ordered another the same thing, they reimbursed me and said keep the enclosures which was great but setting them up you can’t see the Ts that clearly, just wondered if you or any of your followers had the same problems with the biggest sized ones? Shame really coz there well built, I said could be manufacturing problems but they didn’t get back to me to clarify if it’s been sorted, so I only purchase the sizes below the biggest and clear as day!
Thank you so much! Yes, I had someone else have the same issue and, like you, they replaced it. I have not had it yet (I currently have 14 of them), but I'm definitely going to keep a lookout. I have four of the 10 gallon one, and I've had no issues with that model. I almost hope that I get one now so that I can contact them about it. I don't think that it's a widespread problem, but I will definitely keep my ears open!
@@TomsBigSpiders yeh it’s a shame especially when trying to photograph my Ts but not the end of the world, I have a female G pulchripes around 4-5in LS, gorgeous T and has been very docile with me. Have a great weekend buddy!
Beautiful specimen you have there Tom! Got one of these along with a G pulchra but unfortunately the pulchripes passed away from a bad molt… hopefully I will find another female one day, but I can enjoy looking at yours for now!
Oh no, Christopher! I'm so sorry to hear that!
@@TomsBigSpiders Only bad molt I’ve ever experienced thankfully, just one of those things I guess… Thank you very much for the content, it’s great to see a larger one of these guys😀
Question regarding water… we have a G. Pulchra with a small water bottle cap for a water dish, in a 16 oz deli cup, with a hide and leaf litter. We fill the water about once a week, but it will trash the place or bury the water dish, then will play “the floor is lava” and will wall walk to keep off of the damp substrate until it dries out. We believe we packed the substrate enough with this rehouse, and it acts “normal” until we fill the little bottle cap, not even full. Normal? Weird T? Or what? 🕷️
Hahaha That actually sounds like pretty typical behavior. Some of them love to go at their water dishes.
@@TomsBigSpidersThanks. He has since dug his little deli cup to oblivion and it looks like he diorama’d his enclosure like an earthquake or landslide. Maybe his substrate is his medium, and he is a little artist. Lol 🎨🕷️
Feel better fast Tom! Thank you so much for the video!
Thanks so much, Jay and Nikki!
Beautiful spider! I have two young females and they are a joy to keep. One is 3.5in and the other is 4+in and both of them have gotten calmer with each molt.
Oh, those are some good-sized ones! And they really are!
Love the G.Pulchripes I have a Male and female but the male kept running away from the female but I think he is past breeding now hes really old now
Well, at least he got a shot at it, Michael!
@@TomsBigSpiders true but shame didnt get a sac
Terrific video as usual! I hope you feel better soon Tom! This species will be my next spider.
My favorites are still GBB and Brazilian Black! I love all spiders though. 🕷💙❤💚🕷
Great species, too!
Hope you get over that flu quick, Tom! I also have a question: does this model have the same holes in the lid for running cords? I’m considering getting one of these for my juvenile OBT, and I want it locked down like Ft. Knox 😂
Yes, it does! I forgot to mention that I super glue plastic strips over those holes!
@@TomsBigSpiders thanks for the reply! I did end up ordering the enclosure and I glued a piece of plastic over the hole, so there’s no chance “she” can escape. Rehoused her on Thursday and she’s already got her web castle shaping up!
I just got a golden knee along with a striped knee tarantulas love how beautiful their stripes are on them
Those stripes are just so striking!
@@TomsBigSpiders yes they truly are
I love these so much I bought four slings just to be sure I got a female. So far I have two confirmed female and two suspect female. I shouldn't complain but my odds seem to be all or nothing. I got two C. leetzi and both are confirmed male. And two B. auratum that I'm pretty sure are male just based on how insanely quick they are growing. On the plus side, I'm pretty sure both my G. pulchra are female.
That's awesome! I had a string of great luck getting females years ago. I feel like I'm paying for that now.
I hope you feel better soon.
These are beautiful spiders! I have a sling that is now about maybe an inch or so! And it's always out! It's even cute as a sling!
The cc kept saying "Gramma stole a poker peas" and "choco goldeneyes" and Coco goldmead" once though, which was funny!
Bahahaha Love the auto CC. haha Thank you so much! I'm feeling much better now.
Mine has been buried since July.
Hey, Brian! Man, that little bugger is really trying to make you worry, eh? haha
I currently only own 1 t, a gbb, and she is brilliant but a little small so can you reccomend some new world species that do not reach giant size as my arachnophobia couldn't handle it but do get bigger (around the 7-8" mark), and are preferably beefier rather than leggier. I am already aware of the Grammostola Pulchra, are there any alternatives? This video has been very useful on claryfying my thinking towards what I would like in a second t and I value your opinions on t's more than anyone else so thank you in advance.
Thank you so much! And I'm feeling totally fine now!
Your leaves do you put them in the oven or anything?
Hi, Shane...I do not.
Hey Tom, can I ask how you do presentations in schools? Can you bring a tarantula into a classroom in an enclosure without harming or stressing the spider? I've been playing arachnid ambassador with the a few folks I chat up and would love to visit schools and show kids that tarantulas are not scary.
(Also I appreciate that I'm hardly the only one who choses not to handle as much as possible. I get so nervous about them falling or getting scared.)
Hello! Unfortunately, I haven't presented, although I'm thinking about doing it this year. One of the reasons I haven't is because I'm concerned with the health of my spiders.
@@TomsBigSpiders Ah I misunderstood you, my apologies. Same worry here though!
You are not alone Tom. Mike and I got the flu from our great granddaughter and that is running thru schools everywhere. This is the worst sick I have been since 2017. Not Covid. Just the cruddy flu. Feel better. You too Billie. When ONE gets it we all get it. Hugs to all of you.
Oh no! I hope that you're all feeling better! The schools are TERRIBLE right now with sickness. Fell better soon!!!
@@TomsBigSpiders I am working on it. I have not had the flu in 10 years. Must be a new strain. Not Covid tho. I test neg for that. But this one turned into bronchitis. I guess when you turn 70 getting the flu is an initiation test. Ha Ha. Thank you Tom and Billie. I hope you all stay healthy. Not easy when you have kids in school. Many blessings!!
The enclosures are $40😬
I know it's but how was your Thanksgiving?
It was quite good, thank you! Very relaxing... How was yours?
@@TomsBigSpiders same thing with me and my parents and the chickens cooing and turkeys gobbling (they're ain't for eating!)
@@monsterkajiu1912 Hahaha Sounds like a great time to me!
Having the flu is no fun, Tom. Hope it passes soon ! Gorgeous spider for sure, this is one of many "Pet Rock" Ts I want to own at some point. Also, I want to add that it's very important to all to observe and know how your individual spider behaves before attempting any kind of interaction. My quartet are all HIGHLY food-motivated, so they often bite the paintbrush if I try to nudge them around during maintenance. Definitely something to keep in mind.
Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
Hey, Luc! Luckily, I kicked it rather quickly. And that is an excellent point! I think that many folks mistake a good feeding response for "aggression." Hope all is well!
Do yourself a favor and turn on closed captioning 🤣🤣.
Grandma stole a poker piece 😂😂.
Then, Grandma store poker cheese 😂.
I saw that. hahaha
This species is very moody. Sometimes great but next day. Bad days
I've had really good luck with all of mine, but I've heard from others who have snotty ones. Another reason I don't like to handle and give people the impression that they are all tame (and stay tame). Thanks!
Mine was as gentle as you could ask for as well. One of my must have species for any collection