Why do I not let people hold tarantulas at events ?
I will admit when I first got into the tarantula hobby. I did ask about which tarantulas are the easiest to hold. It’s normal to want that thrill of holding them. We all see it on TV where people will hold them at zoos or pet stores. Just because we see it on TV doesn’t make it the best decision. Tarantulas are unpredictable they could be calm one second and then the next they could run up your arm and that could startle you. They are incredible species and I absolutely adore owning them. This is why I am trying to educate about them and to teach good practice of owning them 🙂 🕷️
First time pairing for me here at Tiana Jurassic Exotics! And I was thankful for a lock. Ball pythons have what are called spurs/hooks. Both females and males have them. The spurs/hooks are located by the end of their tail. In the video you will see how their tails are close together. They are hooked together and can stay this way up to 72 hours. This pairing is a Banana Calibee (possible Het Pied) x Pinstripe Het Pied
Dragon attack… attack of love ❤️
one of the adorable reptiles I bring to events. This here is a Crested Gecko.
Fun Fact: Leopard geckos have lots of small little teeth! They have 100 small teeth that are each replaced every 3-4 months. This makes them polyphyodonts, animals whose teeth are continually replaced
If you ever thought about owning a tarantula 🙂 The top couple of tarantulas I suggest if you are just starting off in the hobby is grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Tarantula), Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco golden knee tarantula) and the wonderful beautiful Eupalaestrus campestratus (Pink zebra beauty tarantula).
Try not to kill the house hold spiders 🙂 because they are amazing pest control. I promise you don’t notice half the spiders that live in homes. They are good at hiding and don’t overly want to be seen by you.
To feeding, giving fresh water, or anything that would lead me to open up their bins 🙂 🕷️
Bilbo
Did you know there are up to 7,500 different morphs out there of ball pythons ? And there are still more being created. This is why you will see different colours and designs of ball pythons. For example, Bilbo here is a Calibee banana morph but still is a ball python snake.
Arwen
Ball Python
5 years old
Normal genetic
Sometimes we got to start off small to understand and respect certain species ❤
A much deserved feeding for this little fella. First two events within two days.
Fun fact: a Brazilian black tarantula venom is so mild. It is used to just paralyze it’s prey.