Grammostola pulchripes "Chaco Goldenknee" Rehouse and Notes
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2023
- In this episode, we take a look at one of my all-time favorite species, the G. pulchripes or Chaco Goldenknee.
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I absolutely ADORE my little lady. Anyone who thinks that spiders don't have personalities needs to pick up one of these quirky little boogers, asap. They may be slow growing, but they are incredibly entertaining throughout their entire life cycle.
Agree completely, Joey!
Hey Tom!
I’m beyond totally new to the hobby - I am preparing to buy my first big spider - me and my husband decided on the beautiful G. Pulchripes. I am reading everything I can find about it, and the hobby in general, and one of the lovely people on the Tarantula Talk page on FB recommended your podcast and channel, and I spent the last few days listening and watching - and I want to say the biggest THANK YOU I have to anybody. I have a few different hobbies (I am a painter, I cycle, I grow orchids and carnivorous plants), and rarely if ever have I encountered a channel/podcast like yours, with SO much useful information that goes past the ordinary care notes.
Specifically, the fact that you tell the stories of mistakes and fails - because as an absolute noob, there is so much to know - and hearing stories of what *not* to do is so, so helpful - and it’s this exact experience that nobody enjoys sharing, for good reason.
A HUGE thank you gorgeous all your work, I can’t wait to raise my first T baby, and I know that thanks to you putting all this information out there I will be so much better prepared for this.
THANK YOU!!!!
Hello! Thank you so much for the very kind words. I love when people actually appreciate what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. I'm so glad that you find this stuff to be helpful! All the best to you! - Tom
I never had much interest in the pulchripes until I saw one at the pet store that had been purchased and returned for being "defective." They had purchased it on Christmas eve and left it in the car in freezing temperatures while they went shopping at Wal-Mart. The poor thing dropped 2 legs from the ordeal and was returned to the pet store. Captain Stumpy now has 8 beautiful legs and has been with me for 2 years.
Hey, Bobbi! My God, people are so stupid. haha I'm so glad to hear that she's doing well with you! :) I have a Stumpy as well (a T. stirmi). :)
Hello great video information and rehousing Tom
Thank you so much, Moon!!!
I adore "Pulpy", my G. pulchripes. She's about 3" now and it feels like it's taken 14 years for her to get to that size, hahah. My GBB, got at the same time, same sized sling, is WAY bigger. Pulpy is such a laid back little spider, just hangs out being beautiful. Eats like a champ and is the star of a video I showed friends at work who had NO idea that spiders molted. Got an awesome timelapse of her molting.
Hahaha Yeah, they take their time growing. haha That's awesome!
Tom, this is a comment about your podcast more than the RUclips channel. Sorry if it's long or I ramble.
I completely understand where you're coming from as far as something becoming work and losing its joy. That's the reason why I didn't go to art school as well. I know everyone really looks forward to the content you create, but I'm so glad to hear you drawing boundaries on your time, energy, and skill. Even if you stopped putting stuff out there today, what you've done for me, and our awesome hobby is immeasurable. You inspired me, and have introduced me to species, and helped me realize my own capabilities, which has done amazing things for my confidence and self-worth. I travel for work, so I'm all over the place. It's cool to take care of each of the species I have, thinking about a podcast, or something I've learned about them from your channel, and remembering what area of the country I was in. It's a great mental exercise for me. Thank you so much for all you do and continue to do.
Also, I know you like metal, if you haven't heard of them, check out Chelsea Grin.
Much respect,
Jessica
Hello! Thank you so much for the kind words. Yeah, this is just a fun thing for me, and if it ever stops being fun, I'll stop. I did that podcast in hopes that folks would understand that this isn't a business for me, so I can walk away at any time. And that's NOT a threat, but a reality. I think that some folks struggle to recognize that fact. And I'm glad that you appreciate the the art bit. I did one year of art school before I realized that I didn't want to take something that brought be joy and turn it into a business. When I illustrated several years ago, it started off fun, but I started to burn out after a while. The joy was gone, so I moved on. Thanks for commenting and for understanding!
One of my favorite-species. Mine is one docile one. Never a challenge from rehousing. So when my son showed interest in assisting one time out Kurt was the object of training. Smooth and cool. And beautiful as well.
Mine, too! They are such awesome spiders. :)
Love this species! My boy, Rogue, is not docile at all 😂 he's a feisty little thing. Great video Tom. All of your care/husbandry videos have been invaluable to this relatively new keeper ❤
One of my all time favorites! And I know that there are some feisty ones out there...sounds like you have one. Thank you so much!
They're the sweetest. I adore my lil Goldy.
LOVE the name!
I have a sub adult male named Larry (approximately 4.75 inches) that I keep in the 8x8x8 reptile growth enclosure.
I will confess G pulcripes weren't much on my radar but I got my fellow for free and was instantly smitten. He is lovingly referred to as my chaos child.
Larry spends 80% of his time lounging at the very front of his enclosure, 5% bulldozing (he managed to upend his hide and then piled everything else on top of it so he could sleep in a ditch) and 15% trying to give me a heart attack by jumping on anything that crosses the boundary of his lid (his favorite being his water dish as I'm refilling it). It's a good reminder tho to stay calm and be mindful when doing maintenance on all my spiders. It's his house after all.
I really don't think G pulripes gets nearly enough attention for how pretty they are with the yellow knees and pinkish hair. Even if some of them are gigantic weirdos.
Hello! I don't think that they are on a lot of radars, unfortunately. Folks hear "beginner" and pass on them. Sounds like Larry is quite the guy! hahaha
Great spider .... I have a MM that hooked out about 1 year ago. Beautiful spider and always doing something ..... also, Great enclosure too! I have 4 so far..... thanks to you, that is. 😀
That's awesome, Ann! I love mine!
Oooooo gorgeous ❤ I love it, I'm thinking seriously about this one or the A. chalcodes and the white knee. But this one with those gold colors❤❤❤❤❤
Yeah, the gold really pops! Thanks, Melody!
@@TomsBigSpiders happy Thanksgiving
I have one of these and can't wait till she gets bigger and get those beautiful yellow knees. Thanks for the video Tom and camera lady 😃
It's well worth the wait, Pepper! And thank you!
Loving the Electric Callboy!! I have been listening to Slaughter to Prevail!
My son and I are huge Slaughter to Prevail fans!
So, I still need to wait for about 7 years till my pulchripes will grow up... :) I can wait ^^;
Gorgeous species.
Hahahaha You're getting there, buddy! haha
Man, she is gorgeous Tom!!!! The only one i have matured out a few months ago. I was slightly heartbroken to say the least. But it is what it is. Loved the video. Tyfs God bless you
Hey, Debbie! Awwww...so sorry to hear that. The males DO live quite some time, so you'll have him for a while!
Just wanted ( since I find no way to comment on the Podcast) that I fully see where you are coming from with this week's podcast episode.
I think people just have to appreciate your willingness and effort to provide us with top notch advice and most of the avid listeners ( who also have a life) surely understand that, in no way, can this be an obligation from you.
I sincerely thank you ( and Billy) for your dedication to this, our hobby😊
Thanks so much, Miguel; I truly appreciate it!
I ordered my first T today! A G. pulchripes. Your videos have been so helpful to make a choice on a species and overcoming the fear of sling care. I have 3 enclosures set up, at least one is way to big, but just setting up enclosures was such fun. Looking forward to the T moving in!
That's awesome! I don't think that you'll be disappointed! And that's awesome; I love setting up enclosures as well. :)
Beautiful spider, Tom! I only have 1 tarantula, but eventually I’ll get more, and this one is at the top of my wish list!!
And I’m always listening to my absolute favorite band, Queen! I have an Apache jumping spider named Freddie Mercury! And three male bold jumpers, named Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon!!!
Ibe been a Queenie since the 1970’s!!!
Im wondering if my h pulchripes is dealing with not liking how moiste his or her enclosure is do u know if they prefer it more dry or moiste?
Idk y I can't spell the word for wet dirt lol
Hey, I had only one for many years, so be careful...they are addictive! I had a bunch of Queen records when I was a kid. haha Love Queen!
I mentioned in the video that they like it dry. @@reptiletailz108
Wow...she is gorgeous!! I saw one at a pet store recently and will be getting one so. I can't wait to watch them rearrange her house!
That's awesome! Let me know when you do!
I got one!! She's a sling and already she is like a little bulldozer moving dirt around!@@TomsBigSpiders
Starset makes amazing music, you should check them out! I saw them live and it was amazing. I got a G. Pulchripes for my birthday, a tiny sling, and he's an hair kicker haha and the substrate is a bit moist and he hates it oh well, I'm learning every day! Even if he's a bit spicy I love him, he molted once with me so far!
I will definitely check them out! He might grow out of that behavior; slings tend to be a bit more high strung! :)
BTW. I found a way to prevent them from filling the water dish with dirt.
My water dish is about an inch above the substrate. Still very easy for her to access and drink but it seemingly stops her from wanted to put dirt in it. She's never done that ever since I placed the dish slightly higher than the ground.
Hey, Rog! Cool idea! I don't mind cleaning them out.
Great video! Received a pulchripes as a freebie couple years ago and it's just around 2" now and starting to hang outside of its burrow. I too thought it might be dead at one point but it eventually came out 😂. Loving the little guy!
Music:
-Escuela Grind (just did a single with Napalm Death)
-Crypta (Brazilian Death)
-is that a Deadcross hat? Killer band....love anything with Mike Patton.
As always, love the QUALITY content you are producing!! Indispensable!!
Hey, Luke! I'll have to check those bands out...thank you! And, I'm glad to hear that he's doing well!
Thank you for your Videos , Content and Podcast!! I hear it every day on Spotify and learn very much from it !! Greetings from Germany !! 😃😃😃😃
Hello from the states! Thank you so much, Pat!
Another awesome video, mines so calm
Thank you so much, Brian!
Another great vid, much obliged! Not listened to much new recently so might come back to this too for some suggestions🤘
Thanks so much! I've been writing down some of these bands. haha
I have two female G. pulchripes and they are wonderful spiders! My smaller female I got in january of 2020 as a 3/4 in sling, and she is now about 5.25 in. She is housed in the same acrylic enclosure and I love it! I've had no problems with the expanded metal mesh.
Man, you are gettting some awesome growth! I'm so jealous! haha
I have an 8x8x8 of those and it's working great for a 3 inch fire leg 💪
Hey, Matthew! I'm so glad that it's working out for you!
Great video as always
Thank you so much, Chantal!
Hey Tom, oh I also love Grammostola pulchripes, I have a adult girl and a 0.1 juvi, both are so chilled and all time in the open. As you said, my girls like it dry and my little one has a deep burrow also, my big one doesn't dig. And yes, they like to eat a lot! Grammostola is such a great genus, G. pulchripes, G. rosea, G. pulchra, G. grossa, Grammostola sp. conception, and so on.. I adore them! ❤
By the way, Cypecore from germany could be something you would like, If you enjoyed Orbit culture ❤️ and Electric Callboy. Orbit culture are realy great! 🤘
Thx for the video Tom,
stay save and have a great week!
Greetings Chris
Hey, Chris! I just asked Alexa to play music by Cypecore....NICE! This is right up my alley! Yeah, the Grammostola species don't always get the respect that they deserve. I think that some folks are turned off by the slow growth rates, but it's so worth it in my opinion. Sorry for the late reply! I hope all is well over there!
I just picked up one of these this week so this is a well timed video. Amazing video and beautiful spider!
For music I've been listening to Finntroll and TrollfesT a lot lately with a little Fleshgod Apocalypse. If you haven't heard anything from them I suggest Undermålere from TrollfesT, Ett norrskensdåd or Att döda med en sten from Finntroll, and Minotaur from Fleshgod Apocalypse
Great timing then! :) And I love Fleshgod Apocalypse (I have one of their sweatshirts on in a couple videos). I'll check out the others, thanks!
My pulchripes just molted and is about 4.5 inches now. Love this species had my 2 t's for about 2 years now. My other species is a pumpkin patch. I'm also a metal head and have been revisting some older stuff such as angelmaker, make them suffer, and bind the sacrifice.
That's awesome! I love both species. :) And thanks for the bands!
Ellie, my great granddaughter wanted to watch the spidee vid. So we watched yours. She is a new convert to keeping T's. I doubt her dad would let her but she wants to have one. I told her not until she is 18. LOL Give a hug to Billie for me and one from Ellie.
Awwwwww...that's so awesome! Hopefully, her dad caves in. haha Hope all is well and that you guys have an amazing Thanksgiving!
@@TomsBigSpiders You too Tom and give Billie a hug for me.
Great video Tom
Just got a freebie .5 inch G. pulchripes in my order. Haven't received my order yet. This T has been on my list for years.
Always gets recommended along with T. albopilosus for newcomers to keeping tarantulas.
I wish some people wouldn't be turned off by the stigma of 'beginner T's'. This is an amazing, hardy and beautiful tarantula that everyone no matter how long you been in the hobby should enjoy.
I will enjoy this T now that I finally will have one.
Thanks for the video 🙂
What a great freebie! :) Congrats on getting one! :)
I've recently circled back around to a deep dive on Rammstein. I used to listen to the a bunch in High School and College, but then they kinda fell by the wayside for a bit. I'm loving going through all their newer stuff though. Beyond that I've been on a Prog Metal kick with stuff like Ayreon and Dream Theater
GREAT band. I've been listening them since the 90s. haha Billie and I saw them in concert recently, and it was fantastci. I will check out Ayreon and Dream Theater! Thanks!
My Grammostola pulchripes recently discovered that she is strong enough to move the bottle cap I had been using as her water dish and had decided to do so daily. So I gave her a heavier one water dish (not so heavy that it could hurt her if she decided to burrow, but heavy enough she can't move it lol).
For music, I've been listening to a lot of Queen lately since SiriusXM has had a channel up for them that lasts for a limited time.
Love me some Queen! Hahaha I love when they move the water dishes!
STUNNING Ts I have a fair sized adult female shes really calm and friendly never even kicked a hair
I agree completely, Michael! :)
@@TomsBigSpiders 😉👍
A great species of tarantula. I love these enclosures and the good thing is these are readily availiable in the uk. I have the size you used for my G pulchra and have just our shades 2 of the large ones which will be used for my N Chromatus. Hope you’re all well. Hi to Billi too. ( The camera lady is always overlooked lol)
Hey, bud! I'm glad to hear that they are available over there as well. I love them. Billie says hello! Thank you so much, and I hope that all is well!
Hey Tom! Oooooh this BG enclosure is really gonna make your girl shine! 😜 Seriously that beauty needs a slick enclosure. Quite jealous that everything is so hard to get over here (Switzerland). Amazon is kinda 'dead zone'. I'm gonna try with Ali express, hopefully I get some decent stuff. Need to rehouse my 3 sazimai slings next spring, so we'll give it a shot. ;)
Cheers, keep it up guys! 🤟
Hello, Thomas! Man, I love those BG enclosures. haha We have Ali Express over here, and I've received some good stuff from them (even if it takes 2 months to arrive. haha) Let me know what you end up picking up for them. Hope all is well, bud!
😃 HAHA...I'm never first! This is so cool!
@@SVXT-Official Oh okay. I didn't see any other comments when I posted mine. Maybe there was a lag in my service because I live in the country. I apologize 😊
Hey, Marat! Man, some folks take this first thing super seriously... ;) Hope all is well!
@@TomsBigSpiders Lol...yessir, they sure do. I'm just thankful to be able to comment, and honored that you respond :) Things are great here, and I hope the same for you and your family!
I probably need to hold off on new spoods for now, but these guys are def in the bucket list!
On the metal side it's been a lot of Animals as Leaders and Haken for me.
Hey, Joe! Haha I get that!
And I will check them both out, thanks!
Hey Tom! So great to see a video from you again! I've been on a Black Sabbath spree lately but if you haven't heard of them I'm concerned for your wellbeing, lol. Snowblind is such a great song especially when I'm feeling down it just brings me back up. Little update on my end, a friend and breeder just reached out to me and her P. arboricola slings are ready to ship, so I purchased two to replace my girl Mira who died from impaction recently. I miss her so much and she was one of my first tarantulas I ever purchased, as well as hands down my favourite specimen, so it was a hard hit. I'm still struggling with my E. uatuman male, he just isn't doing his thing. The female is very receptive but the male is shy and stresses easily. I will try again tomorrow... I have to rehouse my T. apophysis who just moulted and turned into a crazy man so that should be fun, but I found a wonderful large bin for him so hopefully all goes well. I recently got in an order from Kelly Swift, what an amazing experience! I am trying to work more with true spiders since I still have a twinge of arachnophobia with them, but I'm definitely getting better! I also purchased two centipedes from him, and man it feels good to have centipedes again! I obviously have a large tarantula collection but centipedes are really my favourites, I just am not comfortable working with the giants so long as I share my apartment wall with an elderly woman and a newborn down the hall, pedes are just too good at escaping and too venomous for me to risk someone's life and eviction. One day I'll have a house (maybe) and then I can keep all the giants I want!
"Fun" anecdote for Billie, I'm struggling mightily with two carpet beetle clients and I can safely say that carpet beetle clients are the most unhinged individuals I've ever met. One goes around with a magnifying glass, headlamp, and tweezers, and picks the larvae up instead of vacuuming because "vacuuming takes too long." Send help.... Like girlfriend everyone has carpet beetles.... if you're looking for them that hard you're going to find them. It's been a rough ride with her for sure, but my coworker came to back me up yesterday and client had "done her own research" (i.e. read a wikipedia article and a blog post somewhere) and basically demanded we use an IGR. I don't touch IGRs because they have a similar effect as herbicide (i.e. impeding moult cycles, etc.) and after listening to your podcasts about the bad bag of substrate a few winters ago, I'm terrified of using those chemicals and thankfully my manager understands that. Carpet beetles are a struggle for sure! I located the breeding sources (a bunch of old carpets in the attic that were infested, and an old rodent bait station from a previous homeowner that had been completely turned to powder by the larvae) and she expected immediate and total reduction... like girl it takes a while! She wasn't getting it... hopefully Billie can understand my frustrations!
Sorry for the long comment, hope you get to have a relaxing break! Wishing you and your family a relaxing holiday season :)
- Charlotte
Hey, Charlotte! So sorry for the late reply...with the holiday coming up, I got quite busy. I've actually seen Sabbath in concert a few times, so we're good there. haha And that's awesome on the P. arboricola slings! I'm so sorry about Mira; I struggle each time I lose one. Hopefully, the T. apophysis rehouse goes well. Both of mine are CRAZY. haha I need to get some more pedes; my old girl finally died. Vacuuming takes too long? Oh dear lord. haha Yeah, IGRs are no joke. Some of this stuff is super lethal to taratnuals. Good job finding where they were coming from! That's Billie's favorite part of the job...figuring that stuff out. I shared this with her, and she totally does! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
U have the best bands on your shirt n sweater
Thank you so much!
One of my favorite too. My girl thinks she's an arboreal spider. She's about 4.5 inches and has an attitude. 😅
Hahaha That's awesome, Zach!
Brilliant video as usual Tom, and what a wonderful species of spider 🕷, I actually have a juvenile, and haven't had any issues to date and they do like it on the drier side, and constantly cover up their water dish, on the music side, 🎶 I love Sammy Davis Jnr, Judy Garland, Doris Day etc etc, however I will listen to anything that sounds really good, I have an affinity for really good singers and I love the three tenors, And having sang alot when i was in secondary school, this is why I enjoy the above mentioned so much, one more thing Tom, I do listen to ACDC aswell.
Thanks so much, George! And I love hearing what other folks are listening to! I used to listen to Sammy Davis with my grandfather, who was a huge fan. And that's awesome that you used to sing! I would love to, but unfortunately, I was not blessed with a great singing voice. haha Thanks again!
Another great video,. I've had my G pulchripes for a year and a half. It's really starting to put some size on now plus it's pretty calm. Band of the month for me is Spineshank. I've been listening to the album Self-Destructive Pattern quite a bit, really takes me back.
You know, I need to give Spineshank another listen. I dabbled in them back in the day, but I need to revisit them.
Excellent video Tom (and Billie). I've been looking at these lately, they're lovely looking T's. Not heard of the bands I'm afraid, but you may have given me the nudge to go for the Chaco😊
Thank you so much, Gary! And glad that we got you to check out the Chaco! :)
Upon a Burning Body and Paleface Swiss are a couple of newer ones to check out.
Thanks so much for the recs! I'll check them out!
Love our G. pulchripes, Chaco Taco. I’m super happy Job for a Cowboy is back!! If you’re in to Death Metal you should check out Undeath!
Chaco Taco...I love it! And my oldest was a huge Job for a Cowboy fan, and I started listening to them because of him. And I will check them out, thanks!
Astralborne! Is a great death metal band I’ve been listening too!! Breakdown of sanity is another!!!
Thanks for the recs, Stuart! I will definitely check them out!
I wanted a G. pulchra and I was tripping over these guys. Now I want a G. pulchripes and all I can find are G. pulchras. One of those weird trends you see, I guess.
As far as bands go, recently I was lucky enough to see Hanabi from Japan in Pittsburgh. It is metal and pop with Japanese lyrics. It isn't for everyone, but it definitely scratched an itch for me.
Hey, Jeffrey! Haha Isn't that always the way it works? :) And I will check them out...thanks!
G. pulchripes is the most underrated species in my country. It has been breed excessively to the point that its price and value plummeted drastically and since then it became the most looked down species to the point that they are just considered as freebies and even sold for as low as a dollar or two. Unfortunately, the same thing is happening to Lasiodora parahybana, Tliltocatl albopilosus and Poecilotheria metallica. 😢 Sadly, no rules are applied on their breeding and marketing since tarantulas or exotic pets in general are considered as a black market and technically illegal (esp. tarantula). But there are some that can be purchased legally but it's quite rare atm.
I'm very sorry to hear that! The LP is like that here. There are just so many of them available, that the demand is way down.
Thank youuuuuuuu for all your educating videos ❤❤❤
Thank YOU for watching and for taking the time to comment, Mereyem! :)
@@TomsBigSpiders 👍😊
Lots of love and respect for the whole family from Amsterdam The Netherlands
Love Chacos too. Mine is a tiny 1/4 inch right now. I had one pass away during a bad molt. The metal question is cool. I'm currently big into Rammstein although I cannot understand the words 😂
Love Rammstein! I've been a fan for years, and Billie and I got to see them earlier this year!
My first T and my favorite. Lots to love about the G. pulchripes. Mine is about the size of Tom’s and still delights me with her activity. I just rehoused her into probably a larger than necessary enclosure, but she does roam around it.
Tom do you use the Biodude’s substrate anymore? I still like it, but then again I only have 11 tarantulas so a lot less needed for me as it is expensive.
Hey, Dusty! I haven't bought it in quite some time. I use a LOT of substrate, and the price went up, so I've been mixing my own. It's good stuff, but when you're spending more on dirt than spiders, there is a problem. haha
Hey Tom! Awesome video once again!
I have a confirmed female G pulchripes who is getting on for about 3 inches and I can't wait to see her get to the 5-6inch mark and I can put her in her forever home.
Music wise, Callboy are sick I do agree. Maybe check out Sleep token, they're abit progressive and poppy at times but very technical metal at times too. Think you'll vibe with it
Thank you so much! And that's awesome!
I was listening to a lot of Sleep Token recently. I totally dig them, although I must admit that I like their heavier songs better than the slower ones. Still, an awesome mix of styles!
What are the odds of this upload? I just picked one up at the St. Louis NARBC convention.
Yes! Fantastic timing! haha
Love my pulcherpes. Funny enough her name is Dozer. Beautiful spider Dozer just had the" how the heck did you fit in your old skin" molt. Also did you see Cannibal Corpse just put out a coloring book? Thought it might be something you'd like. And lastly, I bought one of the breeding box, one. Your right they're super shallow. Been listening to some later Carcass. Love thrash and death metal.
Hey, Erik! I DID, and I think that Billie bought it for me for Christmas! haha When I used to illustrate, I would draw some REALLY gory stuff, and folks would compare my work to that of Vince Locke, their cover artist. It was always such and awesome compliment! haha And I love thrash and death metal as well, so I'll check out Carcass! Thanks!
@TomsBigSpiders funny I used to eat a Caliber comic called I believe dead world Mr. Locke had for a while.crazy.
Don't take the people expecting a podcast each and every week seriously.
It was a good opportunity to fill people in on why I do this.
I would highly recommend "motionless in white" and "asking Alexandria" two great bands! Thought, I'm more into their older stuff.
I love Motionless In White and have seen them in concert a few times! One of my students introduced me to Asking Alexandria, and they are quite good, too!
Love Motionless and I've enjoyed what I've heard of AA!
Tom great Video! I also really enjoy the podcast episode too and understand the feeling. I heard the call and I would like to suggest Power Trip, and Nick Depirro. Both good metal, and on spotify.
I LOVE Power Trip (RIP Riley Gale), and I'll check out Nick Depirro! Thank you!
I've been listening to Kin by Whitchapel quite a bit. If you haven't heard that one, I highly recommend listening to the album as a whole. Also, Orbit Culture is a great band that doesn't get enough attention imo. Their album Nija, and ep titled Shaman were both amazing!
Funny that you mention Whitechapel, as I just started listening to some of their stuff recently. And I'm LOVING Orbit Culture. We saw them live with Avatar, and it was one of those bands that I wondered how I had missed for so long!
A absolutely love this species! Got a 1.5 inch sling back in May of last year and she's now anywhere between 4-5 inches and a confirmed female :)
But... Now I hear you say these guys actually take forever to grow... Is mine growing up too fast? 😂 maybe it helps that I live in a sub tropical country.
Absolutely love golden knees. She was my second ever T that I got.
Man, that is some amazing growth! They DO seem to go a bit more quickly once they hit 1", but still... Yes, that probably helps quite a bit! haha
I don't keep any tarantulas yet but general concensus seems to be this species would be a great one to start with. As for bands, lots of thrashy stuff. Ingrown, Dead Heat, Pest Control, Enforced, Mindforce, Skourge. Low IQ stuff in Outta Pocket, D Bloc, Mugshot, Volcano, Big Boy. Wild card would be Chat Pile-God's Country. Spiritworld-Deathwestern is a fun one.
As long as folks realize that these take forever to grow up, they can be great beginners. And thanks so much for the recs! I willl check them all out!
Tom I'm sorry for commenting late on this one. Love your videos and your podcast, listen to them regularly and this might answer some of the questions I had about my G Pulchripes and why at a half inch it has been burrowing deep in its substraight and there might be some corrections to how I'm keeping him/her.
As far as music goes... I mostly listen on the tech death side but I haven't heard anything new that has caught my attention. I've been listening to a lot of Argent Metal, pretty much anything Mick Gordon touches. So I'm going to recommend 3teeth which might be a bit industrial for your tastes, all of their new stuff has been fantastic... If you are looking for a pop/metal vibe, they aren't my thing, but a friend of mine loves "Poppy" and that might scratch that itch. If it does, I'm glad you enjoy it, I'm going to listen to Necrophagist for the 10000th time. I work in the IT side of education so I can't say I know your current struggles, but just know others are feeling it too. Thank you for all your amazing top tier content.
No worries! I'll definitely check those bands out; I'm always on the lookout for new ones, and I have very diverse tastes. Thank you so much!!!
Ive been loving Dark Moor lately, theyre a symphonic metal band. Just love the blend of orchestral and heavier music, they've even got a metal cover of Vivaldi's Winter. Their albums Beyond the Sea and Ars Musica are amazing
I'll definitely check them out, as I love metal that has a symphonic component. Thank you!
@@TomsBigSpiders awesome, let me know what you think! I don't have any friends into metal so I'm deprived of the ability to discuss it haha
I didn't know that regarding the coco fiber. That explains my aphonopelma seemani hugging the side of its enclosure. Also, check out All That Remains 🤘🏽
Hey, Terrance! Yeah, I made that mistake years ago, and I had a bunch of spiders tip toeing around. haha And thanks for the rec!!!
I'm gonna get one 🎉❤
That's awesome!
Beautiful spider Tom. I've become hesitant to recommend the species that seem to grow on geological time scales to beginners (without caveats at least). They're ideal as adults, but if someone is getting a sling, and only intends to have the one spider, the slow growers may be a poor fit. My first T was a B. albiceps, and while that's an awesome species for the beginner, I did not fully appreciate what "slow growing" could really mean---no regrets in my case, but my solution was getting a lot more spiders so they can cover for one another when they go pet-hole mode---if I was only willing to have one, that last year-long pre-moult would have put me off.
Yeah, I covered that as a podcast topic before. Very good point. I usually mention in the videos when they grow super slowly. A lot of folks who are getting their first tarantulas are scared of them, and the idea of a slow growing one actually appeals to them. That said, others could be turned off.
This will be my next one
That's awesome, Lisa!
Hi from the UK Tom, I follow your channel all the time and I was just wondering what the enclosures down to your left in the intro video are?? Thank you for everything you do and thank you for helping gain so much more confidence on my journey in the hobby, 🕷️👍
Hello, Chris! These? www.amazon.com/Sterilite-1753-ClearView-Plum-Latch/dp/B007P2VU7I/ref=asc_df_B007P2VU7I/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=632171704015&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3296353750816168721&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003293&hvtargid=pla-1719111792700&mcid=18b948cd430433e58a87aebeb693f69a&gclid=CjwKCAiAjfyqBhAsEiwA-UdzJC0G_N-UBTt-ae9F1esm21vDbgWF0eSxW_bbmfzw_SBJ8pgclpqnmRoCAyEQAvD_BwE&th=1 Thank you so much!
Hey man ty for all ur content seriously when I was preparing to get my first babys and wanted to make sure I had the proper set up it was u and a few others that I trusts info and the bigger enclosure u show in the beginning I'm guessing that's what ur putting her in I just ordered one and I'm super excited to get it in the mail I'm gonna put my gbb In it
Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you've found this stuff to be helpfull! :)
Knocked loose has some good stuff our right now, just saw them in mesa az
Hey, Brian! I will check them out, thanks!
I think the exoterra breeder boxes would work well for some of the smaller scorpion species
Hey, Kevin! Yeah, as long as they don't need much sub. I had one escape from one using it's tail! :)
I love to listen to many older bands like maiden, priest, motorhead but I guess newer bands for me must be five finger death punch, airborne, Phil Campbell and the bastards, disturbed, Corey Taylor, blutengel, booze and glory, Greta Van fleet etc 😊
You've got some bands there that I have to check out, Nicky! Thanks!
Hi Tom and Billie, hope youre both well 🤞🏻 great video, love G pulchripes, was my third T, sub adult (supposed confirmed female) inevitably molted male, big guy, but a puppy dog with it, was great to have him, now have 3 large grown ons, around 3½ dls all from slings, 2 confirmed as female, other is male. But yeah, definitely prefer the drier side of things, strangely, the boys enclosure is always tidy too compared to the girls lol. Music....ive got into Falling in Reverse, if you haven't heard them 👍🏻 if you have 🤘🏻 keep safe.
Hey, Sean! Yeah, now that you mention it my boy didn't tear things up as much. He was super laid back as well. And I JUST started listening to some of Falling in Reverse this week! haha Thanks for the rec!
@@TomsBigSpiders hey no problem buddy, their cover or Last Resort is haunting, another, if you don't already is Citizen Soldier 👍🏻
Great video Tom she is stunning.my very first tarantula was a grammastola pulchripes.which matured male and passed on.i do know have a juvi female very laid back and definitely my top 2.as u know I love metal too and I have recently discovered a great band called eleine.thrash metal with symphonic.very heavy on the instruments I think u would enjoy them.let me know what u think.
Hey, James! Ohhh...I will definitely check them out. That sounds right up my alley! Thanks!
You might want to check out the Norwegian band Aspherium - melodic death metal. Also Be'lakor in the same genre - seen them live this year and they are amazing. When it comes to a bit more silly, but super creative music, Nanowar of Steel is a must. These guys blend several rock/pop/metal songs into one, usually with a ridiculous lyric theme.
...And I still don't have the pulchripes in my collection.
You had me at melodic death metal! haha I will definitely check those bands out! Thank you!
Nice video, it's always a joy when new videos come out. About music, sooo many bands to name but my go to band is Metallica lol. My other band is Trivium. You should give them a try, you won't be disappointed 😅
Thank you, Jairo! Hey, you can't go wrong with Metallica and Trivium! haha I'm very familiar with both! :)
Would love to have a chat Tom, please do a live stream...
I want to do another, but our internet is not very reliable lately.
I just rehoused my G. pulchripes juvie last night. Such a gentle spider 😊
I'm a huge Five Finger Death Punch fan and have been listening to the Hu and Peyton Parrish recently. If you haven't heard them, definitely check them out.
I'm glad to hear that it went well, Misty! LOVE Hu! We discovered them a while back. I will check out Peyton Parrish...thanks!
Thank you, this videos are invaluable. What would be your top 3?
Oh God...I honestly don't know! hahahaha Don't make me choose! lol
Hi Tom what's the brand of your Thermometer \Hydrometer combo.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WCR5Y4B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
This is one of the ones I use. I also have a Sensor Push, which lets me monitor the temp when I'm not home.
Hi Tom, hope you’re doing well today.
I love a good rehousing video, and the notes that you pop in during are very informative.
Your Golden Knee is absolutely stunning, Billie has gotten great footage of her!🕷️
Let’s see now, music… I love a bit off Linkin Park (gutted that Chester is no longer)😢 Also love Bowie, George Michael, Queen, my music taste is quite eclectic, I’ve been listening to Talk Talk and John Newman also Tears for Fears 😊😊
Have a fabulous weekend both 😊😊
Hello, Joanne! I actually bought Linkin Park's first album the day it came out. Very upset over Chester. And you've got some great bands there! I was a HUGE Tears for Fears fan in the '80s and had two of their albums on cassette (yes, I'm that old. haha). Thanks so much!
@@TomsBigSpiders Haha Tom, not as old as me!! Sometimes our music gives our age away! Hybrid Theory is an amazing Album 😜
Have a great Thanksgiving 🥳 🦃
Hey Tom, the newer Reptile Growth, with the brand new packaging, do have a rubber bung that you can use to block the cable hole, but it comes out if you lift the perforated lid section off, so be carefyl not to loose it anyone 😅 The ones in the older packaging don't have a bung, so I've had to use a bit of plastic tape on both sides of the lid to cover it 😊
Bung?
@@calliew311 Yep a piece of rubber to bung up the hole, a stopper to close it off. I don't know if America use a different word.
@@vanessasmith5227 I think we'd say plug up the hole. I get it now. Thanks for explaining. I thought your phone or whatever you're typing on was autocorrecting (incorrectly). I thought you were trying to type rubber "band". Lol. Thanks for teaching me.
@@calliew311 We do sometimes use plug too, it's just not that commonly used where I come from in the UK, but my hubby uses plug much more than I would, he's from the Midlands and I'm from the West Country 😉
@@vanessasmith5227 well, I appreciate the dialogue. I wasn't trying to be like people that think the USA is the center of the universe, and I like to learn about words, culture and things from around the world. Thank you for answering very nicely. Sometimes, written words don't come across nicely, especially since I just wrote "bung?" You could have taken that as me poking fun. Anyway, have a good rest of the weekend and thx again.
PS: when I hear the word "bung" in my head, it reminds me of the old MTV show Beavis and Butthead. Beavis would walk around with the back head hole of his tshirt on top of his head. He would put his arms out at 45 degree angle, palms facing out and say "I am cornholio, I need TP for my bung-hole..." 🤦🏼♀️ And sometimes he'd say "Bung-holio". If you want a laugh, search it on RUclips, Beavis cornholio. Lol.
Have you heard the new collab between Disembodied Tyrant and Synestia, ft. Ben Duerr of Shadow of Intent?
I have NOT, but I'm going to look it up! Thank you!
Hey Tom! Question. I just sent out my MM Aphonopelma iodius. I want to reuse the cork bark, but my boy was a bit of a hair kicker. I won't reuse the substrate. Is a good rinse off or boil enough to get the hair off? Or is there something else I could use to rid the cork bark of the urticating hairs?
Sorry for the late reply, Callie! For cork bark, I scrub it well under hot water with a toothbrush and reuse it. I've never had any issues. Just be sure to put on gloves for new world species so that you don't get haired!
A golden knee was our very first T. Unfortunately, in spite of being convinced we had a little girl, after we'd had him about 3 years, he hooked out on us. Very cool little guy though.
Btw do barbarous growth make arboreal enclosures? I really like the look of those but all I've been able to find is terrestrial. The next new tank I'll be needing to buy is for a little versi sling. It'll be a while before she needs anything new but eventually I'll be on the hunt for something nice and at least semi inexpensive
Yeah, fellow metalhead here - mostly anyway. My go to playlist I listen to at work has Lamb of God, Gojira, Messuggah, Korn and Iwrestledabearonce among other things. My newest obsession though is probably Sleep Token. The new album is really good (especially The Summoning and Chokehold) but my favorite album is probably Sundowning. The song Blood Sport (from the room below version) absolutely gives me chills every time I hear it. They're hard to pin down as far as genre though - not just from one song to the next but within a single song they may jump between metal-ish to prog to kinda pop-y to even a little RnB. Really interesting band
Hello, Dana! Oh no! Maybe next time you'll get a lady!
And not yet! I just did a review of enclosures on my podcast, and I mentioned that. Hopefully, they do someday. Love Lamb of God, Gojira (my 20-year-old's favorite band) and Korn. I was really into Sleep Token for a bit, and love their stuff. I'll definitey check out the others! Thank you!
My g pulcripes is a feisty lil hair kicker 😂
What size is she, Stacey? They tend to grow out of that!
@@TomsBigSpiders still just a tiny sling , ive had her about 8 months and got maybe 2 molts from her yet , my LP i got the same day on the otherhand is growing like a weed 😂. Hopefully she will relax as she grows like you say ☺️
That was a very in lighting video I did not no they don’t like it moist and as far as metal I like Kataklysm ,jungle rot,Amon amarth and mastodon
Thank you! LOVE Amon Amarth (we just saw them again in concert recently), and I'll check out Jungle Rot and Kataklysm. As for Mastadon, I have to give them another shot. We saw them years ago, and they were berating the audience for not being into their music (they opened for Disturbed, which wasn't a good match). That turned me off to their music. That said, it's been years, soooo...haha
Awesome species to keep although every one I've had has been male🤦if you're not already, you should definitely have a listen to anything by Cardiacs dude🤘
I will definitely check them out; thanks so much for the rec! :)
Beautiful girl you have there, I have not yet hotter one but I'm overloaded right now maybe in spring. As foe music well I'm a hard nut to Crack as far as new bands but have been stuck on Motionlezs in White, my fave being Immaculate misconception. Keep on keepin' on.🎉
Hey, Sharon! Love Motionless; we've seen them in concert a few times. I will check out Immaculate Misconception! Thanks!
One of my top 3 tarantulas, glad to see them here. The other two are G rosea and pulchra lol
Also checkout Sabaton.
Love me some Sabaton!
Ive just got my first tarantula and its also a g.pulchripes. shes hanging out in a catch cup as the substrate is too moist. Planning on wiping any condensation in the enclosure (my room is fairly cold but im heating the box which her enclosures in). Should i replace the substrate or just wait for it to dry out on its own?
You started with a great one there! If it's really wet, you may want to replace it now.
Tom, have you listened at all to Sleep Token? Their newest album is a masterpiece!
I have, and I very much enjoy them! I love the mix of metal with almost pop.
Perfect, Glad to hear it. When you said you liked electric callboy my ears perked up and sleep token came to mind haha@@TomsBigSpiders
G. Pulchrapes is a spider i found for a great deal n said "what the hell." Its a staple and heres a deal. Never care much for it. It actually my favorite spider (this month) that i care for. It thinks its been hired to move dirt on a job site or something. Just like what was said in the video.. not burrowing just moving stuff around, BIG TIME too not just filling the wayer dish. G. Pulchrapes just seems to have few more marbles rollong around upstairs cpmpared to other spiders.
Favorite spider (this month). Hahaha I LOVE it. Glad that he has grown on you! :)
This one has evaded me … I want one with size but the money and time has to be right … a larger one is not cheap or easy to come by … I was at expo today and found one but couldn’t commit to the asking cost unfortunately 😢
Yeah, they take so long to grow that well started ones are usually quite expensive.
Hi Tom! My golden knee has become a fairly large girl. I rehoused her into the enclose you feature in this video. She was out and about for a while, occasionally staying in her hide, but not for long. For the last couple months, however, she has since remained in her hide disappearing from view. Food remains uneaten. I’m in Colorado and it’s definitely been winter here, but the room she lives in stays above 70. Question: do they hibernate seasonally? Will I ever see her again? Looks like she walled off the entrance to the burrow, but I dread her curling up and dying in the hide. Thanks! Signed, concerned T parent in Colorado.
If it's winter there, that's completely normal. All three of mine have been hiding for the past couple months, and one of them hasn't been eating. Even if you keep the room pretty warm, they seem to know that it's colder outside.
Wow this was my first sp. bought him around .5" inch and it grew to 3.5" in a year. He turned out ♂️ though, that was around 2019. I had to leave him to a friend when covid started he passed away late last year. Sadly didn't get to know if he matured or not my friend didnt know how to check. I got a new 5" inch sure ♀️ now! In your experience how big do they get? Google says 8.5" but thats probably super outlier, right?
ps: Electric callboy was a really nice recommendation they got the exact combination of metalcore and techno? Pop? I'm aiming for! Thanks
Although I like heavy music, I secretly like pop music, and I LOVE the way Electric Callboy puts them both together. SO catchy! haha You guys have the perfect spider growing climate over there! haha I'm almost jealous. As for size, I would guess that an older one could ready 8", but it would be an outlier. Hope all is well!
I just got one like 2 days ago and I love him, he is very calm, however I would like to know what else is possible for them to eat besides crickets
Meal worms, super worms, D. lateralis roaches, locusts (if in the UK) ... those all work.