Thanks for giving our stream a shout out dude! Having Tom on it was awesome! Hopefully you can come back again...that would be amazing! Great rehouse! Beautiful pokies! The enclosures are awesome! ☺️☺️💜
I've only been in the hobby for 2 years, and I couldn't resist a regalis sling for $30! She's growing like wildfire, and I can't wait until she's as big as yours!
Still a brand new keeper so I am not ready for old worlds yet, but because of you and Tom Moran and Tarantula Kat, I will definitely be getting a Pokie once I am ready for old worlds.
mariaVTCgirl gorgeous creatures and unique color patterns. They can be shy but I do see mine out all the time. My P. metallica female has a specific spot where she likes to sit all the time out in the open and I see her every day. If I don’t see her then I know she’s molting.
Beautiful pokies Alex!! And nicely done :) i was laughing all the time the bird on your shoulder was staring at you real funny 😂😂 It was a pleasure having you on last week and thank you for giving the stream a shout again dude we really appreciate all of the support you have been giving us dude 🤘🤘
Glad you liked it! My wife bought it for me to add some color to my room. The cool part is the poster is no longer available because they got dinged for copyright violation and had to quit printing them. So she got it for me just in time. Sucks for everyone else though. :)
Wow Alex loved the video your Ortamental is beautiful as is all your Poecilotheria. I also want to take a second to say your choice of music is always perfect for the job at hand and love Love your Ring neck parrots so pretty ❤
Dude love the Tarantula Tuber Shoutouts! And what a great idea tbh going of what we listened to him saying it! Well done, charlotte laughed at the layer saying it was like cereal 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤣 now I want cereal 🤦♂️ loved how you explained what you was doing during trying get her out and all the information. Stunning Tarantulas bud! You just showed what they are like truly 💚 well some 🤣 Legend mate! 💚
Mr Grindlers Creatures thanks buddy. Yeah I just wanted to show people how they can safely do something without putting themselves at great risk. I saw a lot of early videos where people put them in their bathtub and try to walk them out and then they run all over the place and it’s a mess. There are so many better ways to handle it. 🤓👍🏼
I know Im asking randomly but does anyone know a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost the password. I would love any tips you can offer me
@Dominic Thiago thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Thanks! My wife used to keep cockatiels. Sweet little babies. She had a male that loved her but he hated me so any time I showed her any affection he would run over and fuss at me. He would never bite but he would do that thing where they kind of nuzzle you and shake their head kind of nibbling. Just fussing to keep me away. I told her she should have gotten a cockatiel instead of the ring necks but she wanted something bigger. Coco likes her and isn't mean to her or anything, she just prefers me and will move over to me if I'm in the room.
effy kujo They do have a unique look about them. That’s part of what attracted me is their long lanky appearance and the colors of course. Keep watching, you’ll eventually get one. 🤓👍🏼🕷
Get a n.incie, they’re docile enough to not worry but fast enough to prepare you, then when you feel comfortable with the speed get a p.reduncus prepared me for pokies I feel
Awesome video Alex. I rehoused my AF striata at the weekend and like you say, they're not as bad as some think. I also had to get a MM out at the same time. I used the 'plug the Cork bark' technique as she hid down in the tube.
Very cool. Yeah I could have done that with my P. regalis but I wanted to demonstrate how to control the T and of course, nobody would have seen her if I had. XD
@@TarantulaHaven yeah, I wanted to tempt her out initially but she's been paired recently so I thought best not to stress her out if I can help it. You're right mate, I was limited to about a 5 second glimpse of her
Very nice. Good looking birds as well. I have been uploading some videos on my channel. 2 tarantula related videos and 1 of the rural county where my parents and i live
Great video Alex, I have found my pokies hunker down as well not bolting it throwing threat postures when rehousing . Thank you for making this video to show just how calm and shy their nature really is and that with the proper tools and respect they are not big 8legged monsters💜💙
Thank you! Yes! They're one of my favorite species and I myself fell into the idea that I couldn't keep one because of all of the demonizing. I have better experiences with them than I do some of my other species. My C. marshalli is crazy. Threat postures and bolts out of the enclosure. I had to rehouse her once and I had to capture her 3 times because she bolting out. I have never had that issue with my pokies.
Beautiful ornamental man. Just a tip for pokies that are so docile yet wants to play dead lol twist off the cap a little bit and lightly blow it may help her back up a lot faster just worth a try next time you have one that don’t want to move down I know 9 times out of 10 their pretty quick lol but she wasn’t having it lol. Good video as always awesome ts
That's a good idea. I'll try that next time. Yeah she was being extra stubborn. She's funny because she'll hold her ground but doesn't threat posture just refuses to budge. I'm sure it would be different if it wasn't a stick poking her but she just sticks to whatever surface and says, nope, you aren't making me move. XD
Tarantula Haven lol yah I no I’ve never seen one just refuse to budge and not threat pose, not run, not freak out she just let you push her around hahaha she literally was the least skittish pokie as far as straight nudging her as if she is a dog to move off the bed and she just kept letting u push but fake sleeps lol but should be good for future re houses if needed or husbandry care and such. But yah my ts that do that usually new world and maybe 2 out of 60 do it I blow and they go when I first did it I blew softly cus at the end all though their big their still a “insect” well you know like the weight of them, and then I blew hard thinking wow their heavier then I thought.... 💨.... nope it pushed her right out on her back luckily it was against the sub but yah they are still very light to human action just keep that in mind when blowing you will gust them right down lol
I'm super envious of your P. rufilata. Been trying to track down a female for months. So far I just have two metallicas but I love them and they haven't been nearly as troublesome as my P. irminia.
Thanks. Yeah P. rufilata are gorgeous! I got lucky and picked some up when Feat Not Tarantulas was selling them as communals of 5. I've since separated them. I haven't seen too many for sale in the online shops. I see them pop up occasionally from private breeders.
LOL! I love how Tom advocates for Pokies at every chance he gets. I'm actually guilty of being an avid old world keeper, but being absolutely scared of Pokies. But, after Tom's epic reply to one of my comments and watching your Pokie rehousing videos, I decided to get my first pair of P. metallicas. And I'm absolutely loving them right now! What other pokies would you suggest that I get next?
Jupiter Rocamora yep. It’s because of Tom that I took the chance on them. I regret not getting into them sooner because they’re a species I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment from.
@@TarantulaHaven That's exactly how I felt as I watched my P. metallicas go from plain brown slings and their beautiful blues appeared! Do you think I can move on to P. rufilatas of P. ornatas after the P. metallica?
@@jupiterrocamora4946 I wouldn't see why not. P. rufilatas in my opinion are a little bit more food aggressive than my metallicas. I have to ornata slings and they are pretty normal just like all my other pokies but I hear they can be quite feisty as they get older. Lots of ornata bite reports so I'm not sure if it's a species thing or just coincidence but they are the 2nd largest pokie and they have a reputation for having a nasty disposition. I guess I'll find out.
I’m gonna say my cats even though they’re not mine, they’re always following me around, always wanting to be in my room, always waiting for me to get back, they’re not even my cats haha
And definitely you need to be comfortable with the animals that you're working with you shouldn't be scared of the animals that you're going to work with that leads to mistakes
I have every species of poecilotheria in the hobby several times over, and they are definitely not the monsters they are made out to be. If I could only own one genus it would be pokies hands down, great video Alex absolutely loved it
Awesome. I would really love to have them all at some point. I do love them as well. Kinda picking up Sri Lankan species when I can due to the CITES restrictions but I love them all. :)
@@TarantulaHaven yeah it sucks the restrictions you have over there, ties my head in knots. But I suppose it's for good reason, just have to be patient and eventually you will have them all I'm sure
In my experience Pokies are one of the easier arboreal OW to rehouse. My H maculata and S calceatum are much more of a handful. Great video Alex! I love using those bottles as well for catch cups, they are amazing for arboreals!
Arach Nee Rich Thanks! Yeah I never have issues with my pokies. I agree with H. mac. They look for any small opening to squeeze through and bolt. Several of my baboons are super fast and bolty as well.
Robert Gamez LOL! Yeah it gets a little frustrating when I can’t get a word in edge wise without them yelling in the background. But yeah, I love them they’re just a little like bratty children. 😂
I love watching your channel and from someone that until a few months ago was a total arachnophobe that’s a big step. I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready to own one as I still get the heebie jeebies when I think of them in my home. If I’d to think of any that I’d like to own up top are the pokies and also a GBB. At the height of my arachnophobia when we were touring Sri Lanka on holiday I came face to face with what I now know to be a pokie. We were in Polonnuruwa and the hotel was pretty much in a jungle setting. The rooms were individual lodges and there seemed to be a host of insect life in the rooms. We had sat outside to have drinks and beside me was a tree, it was dusk and something moving caught my eye. It was the biggest spider I’ve ever seen and had these huge long legs. Talk about pokies bolting! I bolted back to the rooms absolutly panic stricken. I was so glad that we were only one night in that location.. Looking back on it now it was definitely a beautiful pokie.
Thank you! Wow. What an awesome experience to have gotten to see a wild pokie! I would love to visit Sri Lanka and see them in their natural environment. Most likely it was a pokie considering there are a few species from Sri Lanka. What a cool experience. :)
I rehoused my juvie p.ornata the other day. It decided to run underneath and cling to the corkbark as I was moving it, so I just moved the whole piece including spider into the new enclosure. 😂 I waited until the T moved and then removed the other piece of corkbark. Was surprisingly easy lol.
My 13 year old regalis will readily throw threat displays and bolt around. My p. metallica? weirdly calm. No threat displays, no bolting. I'm sure I could handle her but not going to risk her having a fall. Planning to get a p. rufilata next.
My pokies just walk out of their old enclosure and into the new one. Once did I have one continue up the other side but it stayed in the box. My C Darlingi has ran up and in and out then at me. She owned my room for about an hour. Then my Skeleton leg ran out of her burrow and up my shorts into my pocket. That was a fun one. She is a psycho. I have pics of her in a threat pose, almost upside down, with drops of venom on her fangs. I have never not wanted to rehouse a new world before 😂
Yeah, I could have done that with my P. regalis but I wanted to demonstrate a more controlled method of moving them. My P. rufilata, however, she would have been all over the place. She ran circles around the jar before she settled down. My E. murinus is also pretty crazy. She threat postures quick and drips venom from her fangs. I haven't had her bolt because she usually just retreats in her burrow but during a rehouse it's all threat postures and slaps.
Tarantula Haven sounds about right! The venom dripping is a trip though! I was amazed the first time I saw it. I recommend those to people who want to get into old worlds. If h can handle an E murinus you’re good. I also like Toms video of his almost 100% escape free method, with his cardboard and hiss cups.
@@thereptiledude7247Yep. A lot of people give him a hard time about his overly cautious rehousing but he's teaching safety and I applaud him for that. There are some species it would be easier just to walk over but he is consistent and not allowing for any false sense of security which is good for the hobby. :)
@@TarantulaHaven agreed. I follow his rehousing methods. It's as close to fool-proof as you can get. I also do all my rehousings in a giant plastic tub. In case there is a bolt, it's controlled.
Haha, main reason that I don't have pokies is, there are so many species of them. And if I have one, I'll want the others too :D Yeah, there's other reasons too, like their size that don't goes well with my space. But since s.calceatum (sweet as sugar btw) is at least my top 3, ah well, pokies can't be that bad.
Would it not have been easier, and less stressful for the spider to have used a bigger diameter catch bottle ? I know you said you weren't being rough with her, but I felt a little bad for her.
Yeah it kinda put a damper on the species Sri Lankan species. I'm trying to collect them myself when I can find them. Just picked up 2 P. ornata recently. P. rufilata should be available though as they are not restricted. Not to my knowledge at least. Only the Sri Lankan species can't be sold over state lines.
When I rehouse my Pokies, I chicken out and just leave the catch cup in the enclosure until the spider exits it by itself. Not very film worthy, however. I have had them U-turn on me before or run up the tongs, so now I just play it safe and boring.
I really loved the first pokie. Baby had back🤣. They're both beautiful. You made that look super easy to. Makes me want to get one. I have a P Irminia and so far she's really been no biggie. The one I want can't be shipped from another state and there's no reptile shows close to me so I'll probably never get it. But I will take those noisy feather babies off your hands if you want my address 😜🤣🤣. They are beautiful Alex😍. Tyfs God bless you
I have no tarantulas yet, but one of them I want is P. metalica, and one or two more, but I have not learned their name yet. But it will not be until my GBB and preferably Brazilian Dwarf Blue Beauty (if I can have them in my country)
I keep several species of ts including a M. balfouri communal. My question is as follows: I placed a Homoeomma sp. "Blue Peru" 2 1 Cm sling into an acrylic enclosure of 10cm x 7 Cm. It has a hide and water bowl. I threw in a micro cricket and the t ran away from it. So I pre-killed it and threw it in. I haven’t seen the sling in weeks from when I acquired it and it has not eaten anything pre-killed. I can’t see any burrow from any side (including the bottom). Should I try to dig it up and place it in small deli cup? How long should I wait before committing this “intrusive ”act. Gorgeous animals by the way. I am keeping a P. irminia and cambridgei as prep-work for Poecilotheria
Most slings will scavenge pre-killed prey. If it is not eating then it may be in premolt but without a time frame as to how long you've had it I would't know if there would be any reason to suspect there is something wrong. If it is a 1cm sling and no obvious sign of a burrow I would check the size of the ventilation holes in the enclosure. Slings have been known to squeeze through holes that are large enough for them to fit through. If this is not a possibility i would take a tooth pick or a thin skewer and kind of dig some of the substrate aside to see if you can find a possible burrow. I don't mean poke and stab with a sharp stick but kind of scratch the surface lightly. Some slings are pretty good at covering their burrows. If you can find a burrow then shine alight down in it to see if you can see the sling. A closed burrow is usually a sign that your sling is molting so I wouldn't bother it if you lay eyes on it.
It pulled the disappearing act the second day I got it. It is impossible for it to have squeezed through the ventilation holes. It has never eaten since the pre-killed prey I left it. I did try to scrape some substrate away before and could not find any sign of a burrow. Should I dig deeper? It is 1.5 inches of substrate. Never had this happen before.
I make my own. I've kinda of moved away from coco fiber. I use a mixture of top soil, ground peat, vermiculite, and a little bit of sand. I adjust the mixture depending on species. I'll add more soil and sand if fossorial. More peat and vermiculite if arboreal. I would like to do more excavator clay with some of my arid species but it's so expensive and hard to find right now.
Yeah, they're not for everybody. I really wanted them because of their beautiful coloration and size so I was willing to deal with the rest. It's become second nature now that I don't really stress when rehousing or cleaning enclosures etc. :)
I don't think pokies are as bad as some may think all spiders can have a bad side they think were trying to kill them or eat them I've only had 3 different pokies the Vittata fasciata and Formosa I've found they are defensive in there home but once out they act kinda different and I've held all 3 of them at some point due to them bolting during rehouse but I put my hand in front of them they walked right on me and I got couple pics and they went back in there home
I've heard A LOT about Pokies but WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Nobody ever says what Pokie is. Will somebody please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Thanks💜
Michelle Gay pokie is a short version of Poecilotheria. This is the genus of the various Poecilotheria species in the hobby. It’s also kind of a term of endearment especially since they are demonized because of their venom potency pokie sounds less menacing.
Aw. I'm sorry to hear that. I know that some countries are banning them due to their endangered status and potent venom. I worry that that may happen here in the states. They are already on the watch list because of the CITES status so it may be a matter of time. :(
I have a sling p.tigrawisselli, mature female p.regalis, juvi male p.ornata and a pair of p.Metallica, I think because people hear old world they think aggressive temperament, which couldn’t be far from the truth, I find pokies are more flight barely any fight, venom is a no brainier
Lol i started with Cyriopagopus sp. hati hati. I am going to get some metallica's and some regalis next. Why are people so scared of them? I mean theoretically a mid sized dog can do more permanent damage than even a super hot T. Yet people get gigantic dogs who could easily kill them without hesitation,
LMAO that bird just looked at you like, "Bruh, you're gonna rehouse what??? Not with me here No-Way!!! Un-ah!"
Thanks for giving our stream a shout out dude! Having Tom on it was awesome! Hopefully you can come back again...that would be amazing! Great rehouse! Beautiful pokies! The enclosures are awesome! ☺️☺️💜
Thanks! You know I love the stream. Tom was great! Always love to hear him talk.
I've only been in the hobby for 2 years, and I couldn't resist a regalis sling for $30! She's growing like wildfire, and I can't wait until she's as big as yours!
Still a brand new keeper so I am not ready for old worlds yet, but because of you and Tom Moran and Tarantula Kat, I will definitely be getting a Pokie once I am ready for old worlds.
mariaVTCgirl gorgeous creatures and unique color patterns. They can be shy but I do see mine out all the time. My P. metallica female has a specific spot where she likes to sit all the time out in the open and I see her every day. If I don’t see her then I know she’s molting.
Lol, also a brand new keeper, but was given my first sling and it's an OBT!
Beautiful pokies Alex!! And nicely done :) i was laughing all the time the bird on your shoulder was staring at you real funny 😂😂
It was a pleasure having you on last week and thank you for giving the stream a shout again dude we really appreciate all of the support you have been giving us dude 🤘🤘
Alternative Inverts yeah. Ripley was like, “what in the hell is he going on about?” 😂
@@TarantulaHaven 🤣🤣🤣
That Lovecats poster is fantastic! 😍
Glad you liked it! My wife bought it for me to add some color to my room. The cool part is the poster is no longer available because they got dinged for copyright violation and had to quit printing them. So she got it for me just in time. Sucks for everyone else though. :)
Oh man, that would instantly make it my pride and joy. I saw that and thought, OOP definitely subscribing now if I haven't already xD
Wow Alex loved the video your Ortamental is beautiful as is all your Poecilotheria. I also want to take a second to say your choice of music is always perfect for the job at hand and love Love your Ring neck parrots so pretty ❤
great video, beautiful spiders and fairly cooperative for their rehouses
Thank you. Yep. It's always nice when things go well. :)
Oh my goodness, your IRNs are gorgeous. I almost got one of those, but decided a green cheek conure was more on a decibel level I can deal with.
Awesome video Alex... I could watch your videos all day. Something kinda inviting the way you explain things.
Neil Radbourne thank you Neil. That means a lot coming from you. 😊
Iv got my first pokie coming this week, sooo excited😁
Thanks your vids are really helpful x
I love the ring necks!! They are gorgeous!
Two beautiful Pokies and I really like their new enclosures
Thank you. I think they like it too. My P. rufilata likes to hang out on the glass and I get to see her every day now. :)
Dude love the Tarantula Tuber Shoutouts! And what a great idea tbh going of what we listened to him saying it! Well done, charlotte laughed at the layer saying it was like cereal 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤣 now I want cereal 🤦♂️ loved how you explained what you was doing during trying get her out and all the information. Stunning Tarantulas bud! You just showed what they are like truly 💚 well some 🤣
Legend mate! 💚
Mr Grindlers Creatures thanks buddy. Yeah I just wanted to show people how they can safely do something without putting themselves at great risk. I saw a lot of early videos where people put them in their bathtub and try to walk them out and then they run all over the place and it’s a mess. There are so many better ways to handle it. 🤓👍🏼
I like how motivating this is. Now i feel a bit confident to rehouse my metallica soon...😊
I know Im asking randomly but does anyone know a way to get back into an instagram account..?
I somehow lost the password. I would love any tips you can offer me
@Kayden Maximiliano Instablaster =)
@Dominic Thiago thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Dominic Thiago it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account !
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Beautiful birds! I have 2 cockatiels who will shout if I'm on the phone for more than a couple of minutes!
Thanks! My wife used to keep cockatiels. Sweet little babies. She had a male that loved her but he hated me so any time I showed her any affection he would run over and fuss at me. He would never bite but he would do that thing where they kind of nuzzle you and shake their head kind of nibbling. Just fussing to keep me away. I told her she should have gotten a cockatiel instead of the ring necks but she wanted something bigger. Coco likes her and isn't mean to her or anything, she just prefers me and will move over to me if I'm in the room.
Pokies are awesome hands down. Great video
I love the pokies big, floppy feet. If I were to ever grow the cahunas to get a T, I would definitely want a pokie x
effy kujo They do have a unique look about them. That’s part of what attracted me is their long lanky appearance and the colors of course. Keep watching, you’ll eventually get one. 🤓👍🏼🕷
I've only been the hobby about a year and I went head first
P. metallica
P. striata
P. regalis
P. rufilata
P. miranda
P. tigrinawesseli
Braver than most! But I wish you the best. I have three new worlds and still feel I am not ready for any old world! Have fun!
Awesome! I have a hard time finding many species. Especially the restricted ones.
Been in the hobby for 3 months. Researched as much as I could about Pokies and decided to get a P. Metallica. No problems whatsoever.
Get a n.incie, they’re docile enough to not worry but fast enough to prepare you, then when you feel comfortable with the speed get a p.reduncus prepared me for pokies I feel
Same mate p metallica and s calciatum 2 of each pussy cats but still I'm so aware of what I've got
Awesome video Alex. I rehoused my AF striata at the weekend and like you say, they're not as bad as some think. I also had to get a MM out at the same time. I used the 'plug the Cork bark' technique as she hid down in the tube.
Very cool. Yeah I could have done that with my P. regalis but I wanted to demonstrate how to control the T and of course, nobody would have seen her if I had. XD
@@TarantulaHaven yeah, I wanted to tempt her out initially but she's been paired recently so I thought best not to stress her out if I can help it. You're right mate, I was limited to about a 5 second glimpse of her
My Trinidad Chevron got away once... Found it a few days later hiding in an opened 12-pack of Mountain Dew that laid on the floor by my bed.
Another great video! Your pokies are gorgeous! Have a very blessed and joyful day!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video as always
Very nice. Good looking birds as well. I have been uploading some videos on my channel. 2 tarantula related videos and 1 of the rural county where my parents and i live
Respect is the mind set u need
Great video Alex, I have found my pokies hunker down as well not bolting it throwing threat postures when rehousing . Thank you for making this video to show just how calm and shy their nature really is and that with the proper tools and respect they are not big 8legged monsters💜💙
Thank you! Yes! They're one of my favorite species and I myself fell into the idea that I couldn't keep one because of all of the demonizing. I have better experiences with them than I do some of my other species. My C. marshalli is crazy. Threat postures and bolts out of the enclosure. I had to rehouse her once and I had to capture her 3 times because she bolting out. I have never had that issue with my pokies.
Tarantula Haven ❤️💜💙
Beautiful ornamental man. Just a tip for pokies that are so docile yet wants to play dead lol twist off the cap a little bit and lightly blow it may help her back up a lot faster just worth a try next time you have one that don’t want to move down I know 9 times out of 10 their pretty quick lol but she wasn’t having it lol. Good video as always awesome ts
That's a good idea. I'll try that next time. Yeah she was being extra stubborn. She's funny because she'll hold her ground but doesn't threat posture just refuses to budge. I'm sure it would be different if it wasn't a stick poking her but she just sticks to whatever surface and says, nope, you aren't making me move. XD
Tarantula Haven lol yah I no I’ve never seen one just refuse to budge and not threat pose, not run, not freak out she just let you push her around hahaha she literally was the least skittish pokie as far as straight nudging her as if she is a dog to move off the bed and she just kept letting u push but fake sleeps lol but should be good for future re houses if needed or husbandry care and such. But yah my ts that do that usually new world and maybe 2 out of 60 do it I blow and they go when I first did it I blew softly cus at the end all though their big their still a “insect” well you know like the weight of them, and then I blew hard thinking wow their heavier then I thought.... 💨.... nope it pushed her right out on her back luckily it was against the sub but yah they are still very light to human action just keep that in mind when blowing you will gust them right down lol
Great video Alex. I have always found them to be very chilled during rehousings. Sometimes a bit stubborn trying to get them to move.
Ian Tarrantula thanks Ian. Yeah. It never ceases to amaze me how strong they are when they want to stand their ground.
I'm super envious of your P. rufilata. Been trying to track down a female for months. So far I just have two metallicas but I love them and they haven't been nearly as troublesome as my P. irminia.
Thanks. Yeah P. rufilata are gorgeous! I got lucky and picked some up when Feat Not Tarantulas was selling them as communals of 5. I've since separated them. I haven't seen too many for sale in the online shops. I see them pop up occasionally from private breeders.
LOL! I love how Tom advocates for Pokies at every chance he gets. I'm actually guilty of being an avid old world keeper, but being absolutely scared of Pokies. But, after Tom's epic reply to one of my comments and watching your Pokie rehousing videos, I decided to get my first pair of P. metallicas. And I'm absolutely loving them right now! What other pokies would you suggest that I get next?
Jupiter Rocamora yep. It’s because of Tom that I took the chance on them. I regret not getting into them sooner because they’re a species I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment from.
@@TarantulaHaven That's exactly how I felt as I watched my P. metallicas go from plain brown slings and their beautiful blues appeared! Do you think I can move on to P. rufilatas of P. ornatas after the P. metallica?
@@jupiterrocamora4946 I wouldn't see why not. P. rufilatas in my opinion are a little bit more food aggressive than my metallicas. I have to ornata slings and they are pretty normal just like all my other pokies but I hear they can be quite feisty as they get older. Lots of ornata bite reports so I'm not sure if it's a species thing or just coincidence but they are the 2nd largest pokie and they have a reputation for having a nasty disposition. I guess I'll find out.
@@TarantulaHaven Thanks for this input! Will be on the look out for available Pokie slings from breeders in my area.
Pokies aren't that difficult imo. My baboons give me more of a run for my money lol.
They may not be “your” birds but they chose you so... you are theirs!
Ethan Cantu yep. They pick you. I don’t know why they chose me? Maybe it’s because I’m always talking, and goofing around with them.😂
I’m gonna say my cats even though they’re not mine, they’re always following me around, always wanting to be in my room, always waiting for me to get back, they’re not even my cats haha
My 2 is still small and bolty, but i wont trade them for anything. They do tend to rather hide than anything else when disturbed.
Shawn Vermaak they will get more bold as they get larger but yeah that’s pokies for you.
And definitely you need to be comfortable with the animals that you're working with you shouldn't be scared of the animals that you're going to work with that leads to mistakes
I have every species of poecilotheria in the hobby several times over, and they are definitely not the monsters they are made out to be. If I could only own one genus it would be pokies hands down, great video Alex absolutely loved it
Awesome. I would really love to have them all at some point. I do love them as well. Kinda picking up Sri Lankan species when I can due to the CITES restrictions but I love them all. :)
@@TarantulaHaven yeah it sucks the restrictions you have over there, ties my head in knots. But I suppose it's for good reason, just have to be patient and eventually you will have them all I'm sure
In my experience Pokies are one of the easier arboreal OW to rehouse. My H maculata and S calceatum are much more of a handful. Great video Alex! I love using those bottles as well for catch cups, they are amazing for arboreals!
Arach Nee Rich Thanks! Yeah I never have issues with my pokies. I agree with H. mac. They look for any small opening to squeeze through and bolt. Several of my baboons are super fast and bolty as well.
poor baby was terrified
Now I know who’s making all that noise in the background lol
Yep. My daughter also has 2 Green Cheek conures that can get pretty loud but they don't care about me so they're usually quiet while I'm recording. :)
Keep the ring necks around! You’re lucky that they both bonded with you 😁
Robert Gamez LOL! Yeah it gets a little frustrating when I can’t get a word in edge wise without them yelling in the background. But yeah, I love them they’re just a little like bratty children. 😂
I love watching your channel and from someone that until a few months ago was a total arachnophobe that’s a big step. I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready to own one as I still get the heebie jeebies when I think of them in my home. If I’d to think of any that I’d like to own up top are the pokies and also a GBB. At the height of my arachnophobia when we were touring Sri Lanka on holiday I came face to face with what I now know to be a pokie. We were in Polonnuruwa and the hotel was pretty much in a jungle setting. The rooms were individual lodges and there seemed to be a host of insect life in the rooms. We had sat outside to have drinks and beside me was a tree, it was dusk and something moving caught my eye. It was the biggest spider I’ve ever seen and had these huge long legs. Talk about pokies bolting! I bolted back to the rooms absolutly panic stricken.
I was so glad that we were only one night in that location..
Looking back on it now it was definitely a beautiful pokie.
Thank you! Wow. What an awesome experience to have gotten to see a wild pokie! I would love to visit Sri Lanka and see them in their natural environment. Most likely it was a pokie considering there are a few species from Sri Lanka. What a cool experience. :)
I rehoused my juvie p.ornata the other day. It decided to run underneath and cling to the corkbark as I was moving it, so I just moved the whole piece including spider into the new enclosure. 😂 I waited until the T moved and then removed the other piece of corkbark. Was surprisingly easy lol.
Casey Elgin Yeah, they’d much rather hide than fight. That’s usually how I transfer most of mine off camera. 🤓👍🏼
My 13 year old regalis will readily throw threat displays and bolt around. My p. metallica? weirdly calm. No threat displays, no bolting. I'm sure I could handle her but not going to risk her having a fall.
Planning to get a p. rufilata next.
My pokies just walk out of their old enclosure and into the new one. Once did I have one continue up the other side but it stayed in the box.
My C Darlingi has ran up and in and out then at me. She owned my room for about an hour. Then my Skeleton leg ran out of her burrow and up my shorts into my pocket. That was a fun one. She is a psycho. I have pics of her in a threat pose, almost upside down, with drops of venom on her fangs. I have never not wanted to rehouse a new world before 😂
Yeah, I could have done that with my P. regalis but I wanted to demonstrate a more controlled method of moving them. My P. rufilata, however, she would have been all over the place. She ran circles around the jar before she settled down. My E. murinus is also pretty crazy. She threat postures quick and drips venom from her fangs. I haven't had her bolt because she usually just retreats in her burrow but during a rehouse it's all threat postures and slaps.
Tarantula Haven sounds about right! The venom dripping is a trip though! I was amazed the first time I saw it.
I recommend those to people who want to get into old worlds. If h can handle an E murinus you’re good.
I also like Toms video of his almost 100% escape free method, with his cardboard and hiss cups.
@@thereptiledude7247Yep. A lot of people give him a hard time about his overly cautious rehousing but he's teaching safety and I applaud him for that. There are some species it would be easier just to walk over but he is consistent and not allowing for any false sense of security which is good for the hobby. :)
@@TarantulaHaven agreed. I follow his rehousing methods. It's as close to fool-proof as you can get. I also do all my rehousings in a giant plastic tub. In case there is a bolt, it's controlled.
Haha, main reason that I don't have pokies is, there are so many species of them. And if I have one, I'll want the others too :D
Yeah, there's other reasons too, like their size that don't goes well with my space. But since s.calceatum (sweet as sugar btw) is at least my top 3, ah well, pokies can't be that bad.
How do you get your voice over done for your video? It seems yours are very well done, and im a bit of a n00b who hasn't yet figured that part out.
Looks like you need a larger catch cup
Would it not have been easier, and less stressful for the spider to have used a bigger diameter catch bottle ? I know you said you weren't being rough with her, but I felt a little bad for her.
Pokies are hard to find for sale because of the CITES restrictions. I’d love to get an ornata or rufilata... just never seen one locally.
Yeah it kinda put a damper on the species Sri Lankan species. I'm trying to collect them myself when I can find them. Just picked up 2 P. ornata recently. P. rufilata should be available though as they are not restricted. Not to my knowledge at least. Only the Sri Lankan species can't be sold over state lines.
@@TarantulaHaven good to know. Maybe my local store just doesnt carry them for whatever reason. They never seem to have OBTs either.
When I rehouse my Pokies, I chicken out and just leave the catch cup in the enclosure until the spider exits it by itself. Not very film worthy, however. I have had them U-turn on me before or run up the tongs, so now I just play it safe and boring.
I can understand that. Whatever works for you. I've done that before with certain ones that are being particularly ornery. :)
I really loved the first pokie. Baby had back🤣. They're both beautiful. You made that look super easy to. Makes me want to get one. I have a P Irminia and so far she's really been no biggie. The one I want can't be shipped from another state and there's no reptile shows close to me so I'll probably never get it. But I will take those noisy feather babies off your hands if you want my address 😜🤣🤣. They are beautiful Alex😍. Tyfs God bless you
Debbie Mcclure if you have P. irminia you’d be fine with a pokie. Out of curiosity, which pokie species is the one you want?
I think it's called subfusca lowland..the ivory ornamental
I have no tarantulas yet, but one of them I want is P. metalica,
and one or two more, but I have not learned their name yet.
But it will not be until my GBB and preferably Brazilian Dwarf Blue Beauty
(if I can have them in my country)
I keep several species of ts including a M. balfouri communal. My question is as follows: I placed a Homoeomma sp. "Blue Peru" 2 1 Cm sling into an acrylic enclosure of 10cm x 7 Cm. It has a hide and water bowl. I threw in a micro cricket and the t ran away from it. So I pre-killed it and threw it in. I haven’t seen the sling in weeks from when I acquired it and it has not eaten anything pre-killed. I can’t see any burrow from any side (including the bottom). Should I try to dig it up and place it in small deli cup? How long should I wait before committing this “intrusive ”act. Gorgeous animals by the way. I am keeping a P. irminia and cambridgei as prep-work for Poecilotheria
Most slings will scavenge pre-killed prey. If it is not eating then it may be in premolt but without a time frame as to how long you've had it I would't know if there would be any reason to suspect there is something wrong. If it is a 1cm sling and no obvious sign of a burrow I would check the size of the ventilation holes in the enclosure. Slings have been known to squeeze through holes that are large enough for them to fit through. If this is not a possibility i would take a tooth pick or a thin skewer and kind of dig some of the substrate aside to see if you can find a possible burrow. I don't mean poke and stab with a sharp stick but kind of scratch the surface lightly. Some slings are pretty good at covering their burrows. If you can find a burrow then shine alight down in it to see if you can see the sling. A closed burrow is usually a sign that your sling is molting so I wouldn't bother it if you lay eyes on it.
It pulled the disappearing act the second day I got it. It is impossible for it to have squeezed through the ventilation holes. It has never eaten since the pre-killed prey I left it. I did try to scrape some substrate away before and could not find any sign of a burrow. Should I dig deeper? It is 1.5 inches of substrate. Never had this happen before.
What substrate mixture do you prefer with your terrestrial/fossirial/arboreal?
I make my own. I've kinda of moved away from coco fiber. I use a mixture of top soil, ground peat, vermiculite, and a little bit of sand. I adjust the mixture depending on species. I'll add more soil and sand if fossorial. More peat and vermiculite if arboreal. I would like to do more excavator clay with some of my arid species but it's so expensive and hard to find right now.
I got my first Pokie half a year into the hobby cuz i figured if i could take care of a 5 inches cobalt blue easily i could handle a P metallica xD
Awesome! I just got a Cobalt Blue this summer. It's still a sling and I barely see it so we'll see. :)
Beautiful !! Love pokies . Only have two now , with another coming in a week or so . How many does it take to get your wife to divorce you ?
I don't know. I have 14 and she still hasn't kicked me out. XD Congrats on your pokies.
1 usually
They’re very beautiful I just don’t want something that quick around, I’ve got enough NWs keeping me on my toes 😂
Yeah, they're not for everybody. I really wanted them because of their beautiful coloration and size so I was willing to deal with the rest. It's become second nature now that I don't really stress when rehousing or cleaning enclosures etc. :)
Tarantula Haven you did a great job showcasing them, I know they’re one of the less bitey OWs 😂
I don't think pokies are as bad as some may think all spiders can have a bad side they think were trying to kill them or eat them I've only had 3 different pokies the Vittata fasciata and Formosa I've found they are defensive in there home but once out they act kinda different and I've held all 3 of them at some point due to them bolting during rehouse but I put my hand in front of them they walked right on me and I got couple pics and they went back in there home
I started with pokies and the only Ts i work with .. you just need to be confident in yourself not overconfident and showing off
It would be like 10 times easier if you used a wider bottle.
I've heard A LOT about Pokies but WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Nobody ever says what Pokie is. Will somebody please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Thanks💜
Michelle Gay pokie is a short version of Poecilotheria. This is the genus of the various Poecilotheria species in the hobby. It’s also kind of a term of endearment especially since they are demonized because of their venom potency pokie sounds less menacing.
@@TarantulaHaven thank you very much❤🕷🕸
I would love to know your recipe for your bio substrate.
Ricardo Garcia I’ll do a video on it. 🤓👍🏼
Pokies are no longer permitted in North Rhine-Westphalia
Aw. I'm sorry to hear that. I know that some countries are banning them due to their endangered status and potent venom. I worry that that may happen here in the states. They are already on the watch list because of the CITES status so it may be a matter of time. :(
Ernsthaft? Wie sieht das in anderen Bundesländern aus?
@@rumpelstilzz also ich weiß es von hier (NRW). Hier heißt das Gifttiergesetz, oder so.
Natürlich darf jeder die Tiere die er vor dem Gesetz hatte behalten. Es dürfen aber keine neuen hinzukommen.
you almost Squish that P ....
Nah man. I wasn't putting much pressure. Just trying to move her into the bottle. She wasn't harmed in any way.
I have a sling p.tigrawisselli, mature female p.regalis, juvi male p.ornata and a pair of p.Metallica, I think because people hear old world they think aggressive temperament, which couldn’t be far from the truth, I find pokies are more flight barely any fight, venom is a no brainier
Did she lay a sac??
Are thoes Indian ring necks that’s awesome I have a albino one
I believe they are. Here in New Jersey we're not allowed to have them🤯
Big Jay that sucks they are such good birds
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As you can see in my picture thingy whatever you call it I have an African grey which definitely keeps us on our toes😉😬
Big Jay always wanted an African grey gorgeous birds
Yes they are. Coco, the one on the perch is a lacewing and Ripley, the one on my shoulder is a turqouise.
What size are those enclosures?
Looks like the exo terra nano tall
8x8x12
@@vsm_whiskey7072 couldn't tell if it was 12x12x18 or the 8x8x12 :) thank you
Yes those are the Exo-Terra Nano-Tall. The P. rufilata will eventually need to be moved into a Mini-Tall 12X12X18
@@TarantulaHaven awesome, appreciate the answer 👌 👍
Lol i started with Cyriopagopus sp. hati hati. I am going to get some metallica's and some regalis next. Why are people so scared of them? I mean theoretically a mid sized dog can do more permanent damage than even a super hot T. Yet people get gigantic dogs who could easily kill them without hesitation,
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