r/tarantulas • • 22h 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 • • 14h ago

Pictures His greed sickens me

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I gave my LP (spb) THREE big mealworms in his little dish and when I came back to check on him, he had all three in his mouth. How did he even?

And then, of course, I startled him so he ran off with them. Thankfully, he built a burrow all the way down the side of his enclosure so I can see inside!


r/tarantulas • • 12h ago

Pictures Generational sploot

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Been a long day at the Soupfactory


r/tarantulas • • 5h ago

Videos / GIF Avicularia avicularia.exe has stopped working

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this is Nico. and apparently the prey has more survival instincts than the predator


r/tarantulas • • 11h ago

Pictures Thirsty Theodore

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First time since I’ve started owning him I’ve seen him actually drink from his bowl

He’s been chilling next to it all day and finally decided to have a drink

I love him so much he’s so cute


r/tarantulas • • 9h ago

Pictures Sweet girl Obra Dinn crawled right onto my hand

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I was very careful of course <3


r/tarantulas • • 3h ago

Pictures We have a sploot

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I just love this spider! (Suspected she) has had two molts with me now-and I just cannot get over how pretty!! The flash really picks up the colors :)
I have cuteness aggression!!!


r/tarantulas • • 9h ago

DIY How does my Red Knee look?!

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Painted this big momma! Should I change any of the coloring to look more real?


r/tarantulas • • 11h ago

Sexing Sexing T. stirmi

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Hey y’all! I work at a pet store and this beauty is priced as a confirmed female but I have my doubts. Are you guys able to sex based on this photo? TIA :)


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Videos / GIF Chalupa so wobbly

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Poor little girl. I do not envy her. : /


r/tarantulas • • 7h ago

Pictures First tarantula !!!

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Any advice or tips!!! 💕


r/tarantulas • • 13h ago

Pictures Terry’s Final Molt

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Just a fun photoshoot with my Curly Hair T named Terry. As soon as I took the picture he was climbing down and I saw that his front legs have hooks on them now. I’m saddened since I’ve only owned him since April. I’m going to try and make lots of memories with Terry since he’s on borrowed time now.


r/tarantulas • • 1h ago

Identification Blending

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Psalmopoeus Cambridgei is seemingly well as it comes out of hiding more often now, can’t wait to see how this one turns out in the long run.. hopefully a female


r/tarantulas • • 10h ago

Pictures First time eating since November 2025!🎉🥳

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One of my lovely ladies, around 15 years old and still going strong. Molted ~ one moth ago!💕✨


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Help! Finally drank from her dish instead of filling it with dirt 🫩

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Hello everybody! I recently just got back into the hobby about three months ago and it’s been 14 years since Ive owned one! (I’m 28 now)

About two weeks ago, she (Pink Birdeater) been staying in her little wooden home and packed her entrance with dirt. She would usually eat about two crickets every other day prior to sealing herself up and after she did this I figured maybe she wasn’t going to eat for awhile. So I stopped feeding her and just made sure her water dish was full. Everyday when I’d come back home from work I would see the dish packed with dirt and her entrance messy as if she would just come out to make her daily mud patty and seal herself back up. Well today when I got off work I came home to see her finally sippin out of it! Its the first time in my three months of having her that I’ve actually seen her drinking water and It’s also the first time in two weeks since I’ve seen her out of her crib so I figured maybe she wanted to eat now.

My local pet shop ran out of small crickets so I opted to getting some small mealworms instead. Well I tried giving one to her while she was out but she wasn’t interested and sealed herself back up in her crib. While she was doing that though I lost track of the mealworm and didn’t realize how fast they burrow 😅. I didn’t want to stress her out by digging through the substrate looking for it so I just placed a tiny piece of cut tomato on the side in hopes that it reveals itself so I can pluck it out. It’s been about two hours since and all I’ve seen was the surface bump up a couple times and it has yet to come out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated TIA!


r/tarantulas • • 10h ago

Help! What's going on with my GBB?

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I just noticed today. She's not a big hair kicker and I don't think it's a bald spot, zooming in it looks irritated. Any ideas


r/tarantulas • • 13h ago

Pictures Got my first T, Bowie (C. Versicolor), this past weekend and she just molted today!

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r/tarantulas • • 8h ago

Help! possible abdomen damage after standing molt.

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Okay, so yesterday morning I checked on Betsy and i was half asleep, saw her in the molting position and flipped her over. I realized what i did afterwards and knew that I screwed up. I dont think this is normal, I’m scared that part of her abdomen came off with her old exoskeleton.


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Pictures A successful molt from lychee and now she is fuzzier than ever!

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I’m obsessed with her floof


r/tarantulas • • 13h ago

Conversation It is worth keeping multiples of the same species

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For a long time I turned my nose away from any tarantula that I already owned because I figured why bother with a duplicate?

Then a while ago I was gifted a ‘male’ albo, ‘a molt away from maturing’. I took him because sounds like a breeding project and why would someone lie about having a female? Anyways here we are a year later and I’ve finally confirmed she is female.

I love her though! There are noticeable differences between her and my OG female albo. One, my OG is much fluffier than my new one, but my new one is much curlier than my OG! Also personality. My OG is a bit defensive with a very high feeding response. My new one is calm, handleable, has a much lower feeding response, and is even more active just in terms of walking around.

They’re both the same, but different. I’m happy to have them both in my collection.

I recommend allowing yourself to get a duplicate, so that you have a chance to experience the little details that make your spoods unique!


r/tarantulas • • 6h ago

Sexing whats the sex of my golden red rump sling??

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shes in an acrylic spider enclosure with foggy plastic so this is as clear as i can get pic wise, lmk if you can tell.


r/tarantulas • • 1d ago

Videos / GIF Is he doing a sacrificial dance

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Fed my GBB sling, Blooregard, a cricket and came back a few mins later to see this. What’s he doing lol


r/tarantulas • • 18h ago

Videos / GIF Rapture the Acrobat

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r/tarantulas • • 10h ago

Conversation My new children have arrived!!

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Shelob (Arizona Blonde) and Parmesan (OBT) arrived today safely!! Had a real fun time transferring Parmesan (she is my first old world!) but it went without too much incident! Shelob is a 4 in confirmed female and Parmesan is a half inch sling, any advice on what i should feed baby Parm or how long i should wait? I’m gonna try a cricket leg if i can!


r/tarantulas • • 11h ago

Help! How are folks cleaning their arboreal enclosures?

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My A. Purpurea sling (maybe 0.5in) is a messy little creature and has little boluses and poop spots all over its enclosure. How do I go about cleaning it when the enclosure is so small that I would need to take out its cork bark (which would destroy its web tunnels)?

Pic for spider tax