Topic Index

Species Husbandry Notes

Best Tarantulas for Beginners

Aphopelma chalcodes (Desert Blonde)

Avicularia versicolor (Antilles Pink Toe)

Brachypelma Smithi (Mexican Red Knee)

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Greenbottle Blue/GBB)

Chilobrachys guangxiensis (Chinese fawn)

Euathlus sp. red (Chilean Flame)

Eucratoscelus pachypus (The Stout Leg Baboon)

Grammostola porteri (Chilean Rose)

Hapalopus sp. Columbia large (Pumpkin Patch)

Holothele incei gold (Trinidad Olive)

Lasiodora itabunae (Fire Rump Bird Eater)

Lasiodora parahybana (Salmon Bird Eater)

Monocentropus balfouri (Socotra Island Blue Baboon)

Orphnaecus philippinus (Philippine Tangerine)

Pamphobeteus antinous (Steely Blue Leg)

Paraphysa parvula (Chilean Goldburst)

Phormictopus cancerides (Haitian Brown)

Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty Sapphire Ornamental)

Poecilotheria regalis (Indian Ornamental)

Poecilotheria vittata (Ghost Ornamental)

Pterinochilus murinus (OBT)

Theraphosa stirmi (Burgundy Goliath Bird Eater)

Enclosures

Premium and DIY enclosures

DIY Sterilite Enclosures

Lorex Plastics Enclosures

Tarantula Sling Enclosures

Substrates

Feeders

Dubie Roach Husbandry

Vendor Reviews

Jamie’s Tarantulas 

Pet Center USA

Buying Tarantulas FAQ

Jeremy Stichler’s Roaches

Michael Jacobi’s Spider Shoppe

Lorex Plastic Enclosures

Great Basin Serpentarium

Stamp’s Tarantulas

Molting

M. balfouri (Socotra Island Blue Babboon)

P. cancerides (Haitian Brown)

A. Schmidti (Superstition Mountain Blonde)

C. cyaneopubescens (Greenbottle Blue)

L. parahybana (Salmon Bird Eater)

L. parahybana (Salmon Bird Eater)

B. boehmei (Mexican Fireleg)

P. antinous (Steely Blue Leg)

Feeding Videos

P. cancerides (Haitian Brown)

L. parahybana (Salmon Bird Eater)

H. incei gold (Trinidad Olive)

O. philippinus (Philippine Tangerine)

P. crassipes (Australian Barking Spider) 

Medical Issues

DKS Video

DKS Info

Molt

Impaction