Do tarantulas drink water? There are many viewpoints on the subject of providing water for tarantulas. This can lead to confusion, and with some misinformation and myths out there, it can be difficult for new tarantula keepers to know how to hydrate your tarantula. To help new tarantula keepers better understand all about this topic,…
If you found this article, you probably ask yourself if you can keep millipedes together with other animals. I asked myself the same a few years ago. Although there is some information out there, I still wanted to test if the combination of different species together with millipedes would be successful. Combining different species in…
You have probably seen it many times on pictures and video: A kid or adult holding a tarantula. Although they have a bad reputation because of all the horror movies, tarantulas have become a popular pet because of their massive size and hairy bodies. But are tarantulas dangerous as pets? Most tarantulas are relatively harmless…
Do you want to keep ivory millipedes? Or do you have them already? Ivory millipedes (Chicobolus spinigerus) are among the easiest giant millipede species to keep and are a great choice when you are a beginner. These beautiful looking millipede species are hardy and don’t have high requirements. Nonetheless, they still need good care. They…
Like with every pet, tarantulas need a clean environment too. Although tarantulas are tidy creatures and cleaning is not so frequently needed as for many other pets, there is still a need to clean the enclosure once in a while. However, these spiders don’t like that you poke around in their cage, and can defend…
Tarantulas are large, hairy, eight-legged creatures — often called giant spiders. Some people love them and can’t get enough of tarantula species as pets. Others will not use the words “love” and “fun” when talking about tarantulas. They think tarantulas are just creepy crawly big spiders. Although many people call them spiders, is a tarantula…
Tarantulas belong to a special group of spiders called Mygalomorphae. Although they are not considered true spiders, they still have the ability to produce silk. The silk is produced, like with every spider, in special organs called spinnerets. We all know that spiders use that silk to make a web and catch prey. But do…
Tarantulas are heavy-weighted spiders that are generally rather good climbers. There are even tarantulas that live in trees — also known as arboreal tarantulas. But when you keep tarantulas in a glass terrarium, should you be careful that they don’t climb out? Can tarantulas climb a glass wall of their enclosure?
There are so many different millipedes in the world. And many of them are quite easy to keep as well. Millipedes make great pets to have. But what if you want to have multiple species? What if you like to have bumblebee millipedes and scarlet red millipedes? Do you need to house them separately or…
Although you actually know the (basic) answer, you can’t help to search for the whole answer. Tarantulas: do these giant spiders poop? I, at least, have questioned the same. Not only out of pure curiosity but also what to look out for when cleaning the tarantulas’ enclosure. Because to know if your tarantula is healthy,…
