No defensive behaviour shown at all from one off the most defensive Ts in the hobby I've seen the same calm behaviour with your OBT's during rehousings on your videos it's how calm you are during rehousings I think it rubs off on too your Ts lol great video dave.
Hey Dave! I'm new to your channel, and I just wanted to tell you how much I admire your patience when it comes to handling your tarantulas. I currently have 5 of them, and 4 are slings. I came to your channel to learn about housing and keeping them because the species are new to me. I've been in the hobby for almost 20 years now, but I took a break. They are amazing animals, and you are a great example of what to do and not do when it comes to Ts. Wishing you all the best and your H. maculata is absolutely beautiful 😍 I can't wait til my little one grows up now 😂
I bought myself a starburst tarantula last Thursday and I wasn't looking forward to place it in its new home due to how it behaved in the shop, so I watched this video first and it was a piece of cake. I just grabbed the Cork bark where it was sitting on and moved it to the new tank. Yes I'm really glad that I found your channel. Thanks very much
Still waiting for the video that Dave says "not a very pretty spider" or maybe "meh". Nope, they are all very pretty to him. Keep up the great work Dave (and camera lady). Its amazing to come back to the beginning and see how far your videos have come
With every video i watch i want to find even grander language to describe the magnificence of your lil beasties and this one is no different! She is a beauty!
Thanks for the tip about the crickets/flies. Not my fave things but bought some in desperation a few weeks ago. As expected my jumping spider wasn't interested and now I'm stuck with the things! Fortunately I have a cold porch and they're out there. Will probably end up freezing the crickets (good job I have a spare freezer too!) my rats might eat them.
Fabulous video Dave! thanks for sharing. I'd pay real money for a bottle of your calm and composed manner with my H. Mac! Glorious lighting, colours and enclosure, Shame i have to watch your video to see how amazing H. Mac's are to admire. Mine's permanently hidden..
Dave's Little Beasties I have some bad habits that I’m trying to stop but my biggest issue is I know what to do I advise other but as soon as I try recording what I’m doing I lose all my thoughts and forget everything
@@elliemarie06 i have no plan and just addlib my way through the video I have an idea of what it all about but that is it, just do you and enjoy theres no right or wrong way about any of this so long as the information is correct👍
Hey Dave! I'm new to your channel, i just wanted to say you deserve soooooo many more subscribers! Your videos are awesome and educational and you really know your stuff, it looks like you have been doing this for many years, what is the oldest animal currently in your care? And please reply, it would mean the world to me!
Hi noah i have only just noticed your comment so sorry mate , im really glad your enjoying the channel , the oldest in my collection is about 12 years and my friend has her a Rosie 😂👍
A yellow papper with vaseline is the best remedy cut in square put vaseline in one side and glue or tape the other side put in the terrarium ...fruit fly get ipnotise on the yellow color and get stuck in the vaseline...
Colorful spiders are great but intricate patterns always look best. I think this is my favorite. Ill never own a tarantula but if i were experienced enough, id own this one.
I subbed because your spiders are very beautiful! But I don't like spiders in general, they give me the Willies. Snakes don't bother me, I like snakes, but spiders is a whole different ball game for me. I have a dog, always have had dogs my whole life. I've also had a couple of parrots at different times, and I was really into fish and aquariums for a while too. You're really good with your spiders, and maybe your videos are helping me to get over my phobia of spiders. I'm really glad I ran into your channel.
I agree. Many speicies have a bad reputation, but if you are calm, they act calm. Also, many times when a keeper says their tarantula us very nasty i see that they are not set up right. If say a Haplopelma have a deep moist substrate they are often very "calm" If they are not, they are much mir narly.
Phorid flies! I have kept tarantulas for 20 years and ALWAYS have had these flies. In the beginning i rehoused the spiders, but that did not matter so i started using fly-paper instead. This reducing the numbers, but i never get rid of them all. I also think crickets and roaches are vectors fir them. They are very irritating but i have learned to live with them as "part".if the hobby I also have small native spiders loose in my rarantula room. So yeah
@@daveslittlebeasties but i have got them anyway. It was maybe 15 years i used crickets as a feeder. Never use crickets for a long time, and i still have them periodicly. I just like you got most of my mulch, leaflitter and bark from outside and i am sure that these flies can come into the terrariums from everywhere, not only from crickets? Iopods and other small organisms are good in the fight against scuttle flies, that and flypaper
Beautiful! Well handled too! Would you foresee any issues housing juv’s in an enclosure suited more to their adult size? I.E could you put a sling in a large enclosure?
Next time you have flies you should gets mosquito bits. The bacteria kills all kinds of larvae but nothing else. I've used it in all my tanks and house plants (except sun beetles enclosure) and everything's doing good:)
@@daveslittlebeasties I hadnt eathir till a gd few months ago but was recommended by an isopod youtuber (aquaramax). Backstory- Theres a couple of species of beneficial nematodes that can be used in soil to kill larvae from fungus gnats, mosquitoes etc. there not the same as the ones that can kill tarantulas or anything else. They can only kill things that are in a larvae stage. Dont quote me on this part but I think it's the natral bacteria in them that dose it. So "mosquito bits" is just a product with the same bacteria as the nematodes. You soak them in water for a with them use the water to spray the enclosures. It doest kill the flies but stops them reproducing an a lil fly paper will catch them. I mind thinking the bag was a bit pricey but I've found I don't need to make it as strong as the instructions say too and you dont need to sproper soak the area so the bag I got had lasted ages. 2 secs I go find a link an add it here:)
How many spiders do you have in all? To be honest, im terribly terrified of spiders. I am the epitome of the word arachniphobe. I freak out if one gets near me. I've had this malady as far back as I can remember. They are quite beautiful creatures and I find them very interesting to watch and read about, but that's as far as it goes. I can hurt myself trying to get away from them. I have much fear and respect for them. I also have the utmost respect for you as an owner& breeder. You are so calm and gentle with them. I could never do it. Much respect Sir. Have a great day! & thank you for teaching us about them!!
I also have one of these. In the same tank I think. Is this the 20x20x30? But without the background? I’m not sure if I want to take mine out or not. Looking at yours without it looks really nice
Since you are keeping it on a natural soil, moss and wood maybe a good idea would be introducing isopods. They would feed on leftover food and keep it from rotting. Have you ever used them?
Keep to Dave's mantra of "Be calm, be gentle, and love your spider". If you panic (you will release pheromones, have jerky movements, etc.), your spider is going to panic. I find it also helps the rehome if you cover the enclosure walls in black paper and avoid the use of bright light. Use red light (cheap flashlight off Amazon). The new enclosure then becomes a soothing dark area to move into.
@@daveslittlebeasties I can never find them second hand lol. I've just recently purchased four 30x30x30s and two 20x20x30s and its set me back quite a lot haha.
@@michaelsMW2movies yes new. they are pricey keep an eye on Ebay and the free market place on Facebook there often on there just wait for the ones near you , I often buy them even when I dont need them if the price is right .👍
Hello sir, I just picked a maculata myself and was wondering if there was an easier way to sex them through colors. I was under the impression this genus has a dominant sex dimorphism
My mature female H Mac tagged me on the knuckle on my index finger it swelled up huge like 5 times normal and it felt like someone smashed it with a sledge hammer then left it cooking in hot grease lol the swelling lasted a few days the pain subsided in about 12 hours but the most scary part was wen I started getting pains all the way up my arm and into my shoulder that was a tad scary but it was all my fault as I was free handling her like usual
@@daveslittlebeasties exactly lol I don't free handle her anymore even tho I no her bite isn't gunna kill me or anything like that it still hurts like hell
Hey Dave! I'm new to your channel. I just wanted to say you deserve soooo many more subscribers! Your videos are awesome and educational and you really know your stuff, looks like you have been doing this for many years, what is the oldest animal currently in your care? Also please reply, it would mean the world to me!
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The Markings and Patterns on her, she is stunning Dave... A very Beautiful Spider indeed.
That is an absolutely stunning carapace. It looks drawn on. So lovely
It really is!
No defensive behaviour shown at all from one off the most defensive Ts in the hobby I've seen the same calm behaviour with your OBT's during rehousings on your videos it's how calm you are during rehousings I think it rubs off on too your Ts lol great video dave.
Thanks buddy , I do believe if they stay calm then they are generally well behaved 👍
She's a beauty! Love how well she blends in with the bark.
I hate crickets I feed mine Locust and roaches ..beautiful spider
Hey Dave! I'm new to
your channel, and I just wanted to tell you how much I admire your patience when it comes to handling your tarantulas. I currently have 5 of them, and 4 are slings. I came to your channel to learn about housing and keeping them because the species are new to me. I've been in the hobby for almost 20 years now, but I took a break. They are amazing animals, and you are a great example of what to do and not do when it comes to Ts. Wishing you all the best and your H. maculata is absolutely beautiful 😍 I can't wait til my little one grows up now 😂
Thank you so much my friend your support is really appreciated ❤👍
😮 4 years ago and your paintbrush still had paint on the end 😂
Stunning H Mac, mine is very slow growing.
Warm it up 👍
She is lovely
I bought myself a starburst tarantula last Thursday and I wasn't looking forward to place it in its new home due to how it behaved in the shop, so I watched this video first and it was a piece of cake. I just grabbed the Cork bark where it was sitting on and moved it to the new tank. Yes I'm really glad that I found your channel. Thanks very much
awesome ❤❤❤❤
Still waiting for the video that Dave says "not a very pretty spider" or maybe "meh". Nope, they are all very pretty to him. Keep up the great work Dave (and camera lady). Its amazing to come back to the beginning and see how far your videos have come
With every video i watch i want to find even grander language to describe the magnificence of your lil beasties and this one is no different! She is a beauty!
She is gorgeous Dave😘
she seems a little sleepy, beautiful spider!!
Hi Dave & Camera Lady 👋
What a very pretty spider 💘
WOW!!!!! such a stunning girl 🥰🥰🥰 fab vid Mr and Mrs Dave ❤️ 😍
I agree!! Any maggot is damn awful. The spider is pretty and blends in so good with the bark Thank you.
Such a beautiful spider!
Great job Dave 🎉❤🕷️
Thanks for the tip about the crickets/flies. Not my fave things but bought some in desperation a few weeks ago. As expected my jumping spider wasn't interested and now I'm stuck with the things! Fortunately I have a cold porch and they're out there. Will probably end up freezing the crickets (good job I have a spare freezer too!) my rats might eat them.
Fabulous video indeed !
Oh wow! What a really pretty spider! You truly are an amazing spider whisperer.
Wow, thanks!
Wow! Such an ornate and beautiful creature!
I think so too!
the markings on the spider make it almost invisible while its on that bark. amazing!
Fabulous video Dave! thanks for sharing. I'd pay real money for a bottle of your calm and composed manner with my H. Mac! Glorious lighting, colours and enclosure, Shame i have to watch your video to see how amazing H. Mac's are to admire. Mine's permanently hidden..
Once settled they are often out but they must first feel secure 👍
:o has to be the most smooth move i have seen of this species.
Thank you 👍
Oh wow she is super beautiful and moved so calmly love the way she moves and Dave your so amazing with them
thanks always be gentle😂👍
Dave's Little Beasties I have some bad habits that I’m trying to stop but my biggest issue is I know what to do I advise other but as soon as I try recording what I’m doing I lose all my thoughts and forget everything
@@elliemarie06 i have no plan and just addlib my way through the video I have an idea of what it all about but that is it, just do you and enjoy theres no right or wrong way about any of this so long as the information is correct👍
Dave's Little Beasties thanks mate your a star
Wow, she is absolutely beautiful 😍 Lovely…❤️
Thank you so much 🤗
Put spider in a box. Gift wrap box. Place box in front of neighbor's door. Ring doorbell. Run behind bushes. Enjoy the mayhem!
My god she is gorgeous! I want one so bad.
Hey Dave! I'm new to your channel, i just wanted to say you deserve soooooo many more subscribers! Your videos are awesome and educational and you really know your stuff, it looks like you have been doing this for many years, what is the oldest animal currently in your care? And please reply, it would mean the world to me!
Hi noah i have only just noticed your comment so sorry mate , im really glad your enjoying the channel , the oldest in my collection is about 12 years and my friend has her a Rosie 😂👍
I agree so much
They're scuttle fly larvae, they can kill a spider during molt but they prefer rotting material
I hate those flies with a passion!!!!!! The only good fly is a dead fly!!!!!! Your T is beautiful!!!!
a very stunning spider
She is rather gorgeous 👍
A yellow papper with vaseline is the best remedy cut in square put vaseline in one side and glue or tape the other side put in the terrarium ...fruit fly get ipnotise on the yellow color and get stuck in the vaseline...
Colorful spiders are great but intricate patterns always look best. I think this is my favorite. Ill never own a tarantula but if i were experienced enough, id own this one.
I think the H. maculata is my favourite tarantula. Well it is so far, I'll have one one day!
I subbed because your spiders are very beautiful! But I don't like spiders in general, they give me the Willies. Snakes don't bother me, I like snakes, but spiders is a whole different ball game for me.
I have a dog, always have had dogs my whole life. I've also had a couple of parrots at different times, and I was really into fish and aquariums for a while too.
You're really good with your spiders, and maybe your videos are helping me to get over my phobia of spiders. I'm really glad I ran into your channel.
Thank you and welcome to our channel my friend ❤️👍
I agree. Many speicies have a bad reputation, but if you are calm, they act calm. Also, many times when a keeper says their tarantula us very nasty i see that they are not set up right. If say a Haplopelma have a deep moist substrate they are often very "calm" If they are not, they are much mir narly.
Yes most don't get aggressive unless they are pushed or spooked
first time seeing one ,i like ,very nice Dave
They are gorgeous mate
@@daveslittlebeasties seem easy enough to care for, males look the same ?might look into getting a couple
@@ballkeeper6662 there very easy to care for but they do need a little respect they can have some attitude 👍
Great vid mate that would of been a bathtub rehouse for me surprised how calm she was
cheers she is very well behaved
they get a calmer temper the older and bigger they get
Now that is a really nice looking t think one of them will be added to the collection soon
She is a stunner and she has just recently hatched an egg sack so there are babies available😂👍
Phorid flies! I have kept tarantulas for 20 years and ALWAYS have had these flies. In the beginning i rehoused the spiders, but that did not matter so i started using fly-paper instead. This reducing the numbers, but i never get rid of them all. I also think crickets and roaches are vectors fir them. They are very irritating but i have learned to live with them as "part".if the hobby I also have small native spiders loose in my rarantula room. So yeah
yes they bug the life out of me 😂😂😂and yes the crickets do harbour them .
@@daveslittlebeasties but i have got them anyway. It was maybe 15 years i used crickets as a feeder. Never use crickets for a long time, and i still have them periodicly. I just like you got most of my mulch, leaflitter and bark from outside and i am sure that these flies can come into the terrariums from everywhere, not only from crickets? Iopods and other small organisms are good in the fight against scuttle flies, that and flypaper
Why almost all your rehousing looks always easy, I wish it will be like that for mine as well 😅
Beautiful! Well handled too!
Would you foresee any issues housing juv’s in an enclosure suited more to their adult size?
I.E could you put a sling in a large enclosure?
I find it better to keep slings in smaller enclosures 👍
Next time you have flies you should gets mosquito bits. The bacteria kills all kinds of larvae but nothing else. I've used it in all my tanks and house plants (except sun beetles enclosure) and everything's doing good:)
Never heard of that ?
@@daveslittlebeasties I hadnt eathir till a gd few months ago but was recommended by an isopod youtuber (aquaramax).
Backstory- Theres a couple of species of beneficial nematodes that can be used in soil to kill larvae from fungus gnats, mosquitoes etc. there not the same as the ones that can kill tarantulas or anything else. They can only kill things that are in a larvae stage.
Dont quote me on this part but I think it's the natral bacteria in them that dose it. So "mosquito bits" is just a product with the same bacteria as the nematodes.
You soak them in water for a with them use the water to spray the enclosures.
It doest kill the flies but stops them reproducing an a lil fly paper will catch them.
I mind thinking the bag was a bit pricey but I've found I don't need to make it as strong as the instructions say too and you dont need to sproper soak the area so the bag I got had lasted ages.
2 secs I go find a link an add it here:)
Is a stunning spider I'm new been here for few weeks like way u move them x
How many spiders do you have in all? To be honest, im terribly terrified of spiders. I am the epitome of the word arachniphobe. I freak out if one gets near me. I've had this malady as far back as I can remember. They are quite beautiful creatures and I find them very interesting to watch and read about, but that's as far as it goes. I can hurt myself trying to get away from them. I have much fear and respect for them. I also have the utmost respect for you as an owner& breeder. You are so calm and gentle with them. I could never do it. Much respect Sir. Have a great day! & thank you for teaching us about them!!
Welcome my friend I hope you get a little closer to controlling your fear and enjoying these Wonderfull creatures ❤️👍
Dave what is that mat made of you put over the clay balls? I just got my tank, and commencing with set up, I thought I’d ask if it’s essential?
Its a weed surpresent stops the soil going into the clay balls 👍
Could the tiny flies and maggots be used to feed spiderlings?
She is beautiful.
yes
I’m new here!!!!! I own one of these beauties!!!!
Mines a male though.
Do you still have her? Has she gotten bigger?
Yes we still have her 👍
Just catching up on one of your older uploads. Just wondering if you buy the feeders or breed your own now?
I breed my own roaches always have done 👍
I also have one of these. In the same tank I think. Is this the 20x20x30? But without the background? I’m not sure if I want to take mine out or not. Looking at yours without it looks really nice
Yes I prefer without the background prefer to use my own
Lucky you. I just rehoused one thats a little more than 2 inches. She can climb up the air I tell you. 😐
😂😂😂
👍👍
Where or how did you get or do the wood pieces with the little green water bowls attacyed????
I. collect and make them myself
I think your H. mac is broken, mate... hahaha... that was way too easy. No screaming, no fangs, no deaths... maybe her batteries are running low ?
We have strict rules in the Beastie room 😂😂😂❤️
Hey Dave great video. I have just acquired myself a beautiful HMac after a break from the hobby. Just wanted to know the exo terra size you are using?
My adult female is in a 20x20x30
@@daveslittlebeasties thank you very much
In your opinion do you think I could house one of these in a 30x30x30 viv? Providing I provide it with sufficient elevation to climb and hide?
Yes mine are in a 20x20x30 and breed in these too
Thats a beauty. Do they always have that ditch on their Abdomen?
I think you mean the dent in the carapace and yes they do
Dave if you dont mind what size is the Exo Terra enclosure?
There 20x20x30 exo nanos
Hiya Dave what size and type is this tank please? If you can remember as I know it’s couple years old 😂🤦♂️
Thats a 20x20x30
Since you are keeping it on a natural soil, moss and wood maybe a good idea would be introducing isopods. They would feed on leftover food and keep it from rotting. Have you ever used them?
I do have spring tails in the enclosures but don't really rate them to be honest its just as easy for me to remove the boluses from each enclosure 😂👍
@@daveslittlebeasties yeah but sometimes you don't see the leftovers or can't reach them so isopods come in handy :)
Hi dave what is the name of bark stump as I'm trying to buy one for my starburst
Its regular cork bark
She's beautiful, no wonder you plan to breed from her. Were they Phorid flies?
YES they were mate
DAVE WHAT IS THE BRAND AND SIZE OF THE NEW ENCLOSURE you put her in?
Its a exo-terra 20x20x30
I’m thinking of getting this kind of tarantula. Is it possible to ever hold them without them being angry?
I dont hold any of mine there really is no need and it doesn't benefit the spider 👍
I love tarantulas but am really nervous about rehoming and interaction with them what is a good way to approach the hobby
Start with the slower calmer spiders like the Brachypelmas until your confidence grows and move at your own pace 👍
Keep to Dave's mantra of "Be calm, be gentle, and love your spider". If you panic (you will release pheromones, have jerky movements, etc.), your spider is going to panic. I find it also helps the rehome if you cover the enclosure walls in black paper and avoid the use of bright light. Use red light (cheap flashlight off Amazon). The new enclosure then becomes a soothing dark area to move into.
Do you have any siders that aren't breeding projects
A few yes 😂
Cheap roadside moss????
OMG how do you afford all those exo terra's? I'm trying to move all of my collection into these but they're so expensive so its a slow process.
I buy most of mine second hand there much cheaper 😂👍
@@daveslittlebeasties I can never find them second hand lol. I've just recently purchased four 30x30x30s and two 20x20x30s and its set me back quite a lot haha.
@@michaelsMW2movies yes new. they are pricey keep an eye on Ebay and the free market place on Facebook there often on there just wait for the ones near you , I often buy them even when I dont need them if the price is right .👍
Hello sir, I just picked a maculata myself and was wondering if there was an easier way to sex them through colors. I was under the impression this genus has a dominant sex dimorphism
Yes the males are very obvious once mature 👍
What’s the difference between the male and female
@@theshader3897 Check out our pairing videos and you will see the difference 👍
How do keep the glass so clean?
Just plain water 👍
Maybe a silly question, but why do crickets bring in bonus parasites and not cockroaches?
I think it the way they are kept and bred in the commercial facilities
@@daveslittlebeasties that makes sense, thanks for your reply
Dam Awful Things !!!!! 😳😳😳😳
My mature female H Mac tagged me on the knuckle on my index finger it swelled up huge like 5 times normal and it felt like someone smashed it with a sledge hammer then left it cooking in hot grease lol the swelling lasted a few days the pain subsided in about 12 hours but the most scary part was wen I started getting pains all the way up my arm and into my shoulder that was a tad scary but it was all my fault as I was free handling her like usual
There is a lesson to be learnt there my friend ❤️👍
@@daveslittlebeasties exactly lol I don't free handle her anymore even tho I no her bite isn't gunna kill me or anything like that it still hurts like hell
@@bighashgang1990 The problem with envenomation is it can cause problems for many years to come 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties ya so I've heard that's the main reason i stopped and the pain 😂
Hey Dave! I'm new to your channel. I just wanted to say you deserve soooo many more subscribers! Your videos are awesome and educational and you really know your stuff, looks like you have been doing this for many years, what is the oldest animal currently in your care? Also please reply, it would mean the world to me!
Welcome aboard! Noah I have only just seen this post my oldest spider was possibly 11 years a Red Knee