r/tarantulas • • 3d ago

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Ask Dumb Questions + Newbie Welcoming Wednesday (2026.10.14)

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Welcome to r/tarantulas's Ask Dumb Questions and Newbie Welcoming Wednesday!

You can use this post to ask any questions you may have about the tarantula keeping hobby, from advice to husbandry and care, any question regarding the hobby is encouraged. Feel free to introduce yourself if you're new and would like to make friends to talk to, and welcome all!

Check out the FAQ for possible information before posting here! (we're redoing this soon! be sure to let us know what you'd like to see us add or fix as well!)

For a look into our previous posts check here.

Have fun and be kind!


r/tarantulas • • 1d ago

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Free Talk Friday! (2026.10.16)

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Welcome to r/tarantulas Free Talk Fridays! We invite you to comment on this post with pictures, videos, and stories about you, your life, or your interests, other than tarantulas!

Caught your dog doing something cute? Post it! New pictures from the Zoo? We want the highlights! Teeny baby scorpion was trying to convince you it’s tough and scary? Pics or it didn’t happen! New TV show you're in love with? What is it?! Concert recital has you stressed? Tell us about it!

See a comment from someone else that reminded you of something? Post the story! Discussions are very welcome!

Please adhere to the community rules in the sidebar and avoid sharing anything involving animal cruelty. This discussion post remains a NO NOPE ZONE!

Enjoy & Happy Friday!


r/tarantulas • • 3h ago

Memes What do you all think of my Halloween decoration? 😂

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r/tarantulas • • 1h ago

Pictures Loki (my cat) imitating his pink salmon Brother (Thor)

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r/tarantulas • • 17h ago

Pictures Jake

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Showing off my sweet guy


r/tarantulas • • 1h ago

Pictures Chalupa says good morning

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I took away the sun to try to get measurement and forgot to put it back. She started me down until I took note.


r/tarantulas • • 14h ago

Pictures Persephone loves to sit out in the open

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She is a confirmed female


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Videos / GIF Watch Mrs. H as she performs her happy food dance, stumbles over the pumpkin, and then crawls into her hole

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🔊sound on


r/tarantulas • • 9h ago

Pictures I guess you can starve then 😒

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Kuma was quite feisty during this afternoons feeding lol. Dont worry though, I came back later and he was chompin’ down on it!


r/tarantulas • • 14h ago

Pictures My 12 year old Brachypelma Boehmei

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r/tarantulas • • 2h ago

Sexing Is my G. Pulchripes definitely male?

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I’ve had him (or her) since 2021, bought as a small juvenile, sold as male, and they molted last night so I took a look at the molt again. Now I’m thinking he might actually be a she, but I wanted a second opinion because they’re my first T so I have no prior experience.

First picture is the latest molt, and the second picture is the last one.

Proportionally they look male, more leggy, but since they‘re so old now and I don’t spy any hooks yet I’m a little suspicious.

Thanks for any help!


r/tarantulas • • 11h ago

Pictures Rare sighting of my tiny Curly Hair sling

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My tliltocatl albopilosus named Bogo (because he was a buy one get one freebie)
I rarely see him but he’s doing good work excavating his little deli cup! Look at that burrow!


r/tarantulas • • 2h ago

Pictures bioactive enclosure for my p.meta

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posted yesterday about designing my enclosure for my business, here’s it scaped

p.s. i dislocated my elbow so i did this one handed


r/tarantulas • • 21m ago

Pictures I’m already obsessed with Atropa (P. regalis)

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This is Atropa, named after deadly nightshade. Ages ago I said I’d succumb to a pokie and it’s finally happened. I worked with one years ago at my zoo and she was perfection. Atropa has already moulted, so this is them extra fresh.


r/tarantulas • • 2h ago

Pictures Heavy construction 2

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I question the motives....

She did build the soil nearly to the top.

Is there a escape plan ahead?


r/tarantulas • • 1h ago

Pictures Help me name my new Trinidad chevron!

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r/tarantulas • • 1d ago

Videos / GIF Caught Charlottes molt!

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(Upon inspection of molt, Charlotte is now Charlie)


r/tarantulas • • 36m ago

Help! Feeding recommendation

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'Fussel' the heavy construction worker builds a lot.

Had 2 full size crickets / Week (one every 3/4 days)

For a 5,5-6 cm bl fem Curly too much?

Abdomen seems about carapace size


r/tarantulas • • 19h ago

Videos / GIF Psalmopoeus cambridgei hunting #2

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She’s my favourite spider ever. Her speed and aggression soooooo cute.


r/tarantulas • • 15h ago

Help! My T isn't doing well

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This is my C darlingi, old world rear horned baboon, I've had her for roughly 3 years now and this is the weakest I've ever seen her in(not that this happens alot, in fact extremely rare). As you can see clearly, she lost a leg to which I have 0 idea on how she lost it, but I only noticed that she's missing a leg just a month ago. Since then she's getting more and more inactive. But just a day or two ago, she started doing a stress curl to which I've began to panic and placed her into ICU. She's not doing well and I've did as much as I can for her, I left a water dish but I don't think she's dehydrated and her abdomen isn't shriveled so I really dk what's been causing her to be so lethargic. I'm looking for some advice on whether I can do anything more to save her, it really breaks me to see her like this.


r/tarantulas • • 11h ago

Pictures Close up on phoneutria fera

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r/tarantulas • • 3h ago

Pictures Tara Bulbi

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r/tarantulas • • 15h ago

Identification Mites or springtails?

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Should I be concerned? I change the water with glass bottled water every few days.


r/tarantulas • • 10h ago

Help! Is this a costa rican zebra or a juvenile lp?

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Seller said lp, but looks alot more like A. Seemani, what are your thoughts?


r/tarantulas • • 12h ago

Videos / GIF She caught her cricket🩷

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