My cyriocosmus elegans is unfortunately very shy 😔 I've only seen her 3 times outside her hide in 2 years 🔎 definitely a very nice and gorgeous spieces 🕷🧡
Recently watched your top 10 dwart tarantula vid; I was hoping to see you in the comments! Still have to decide if I'm gonna go for a dwarf, or a Phidippus Regius again (after my first one died 5 years ago).
@@tarantulacollective I'm definitely leaning towards getting a dwarf! Just checking some caresheets and lifespans. Thinking of an arboreal so you'll see the little guy/girl more than once a year :')
Congrats on your first Tarantula. Im 47. Got my first one at 15. As a birthday present from my grandma who raised me. It wad a Chako Golden Knee... I still miss her everyday. She was a really sweet little thing. I still have Golden Knees now because of her.
Their so gorgeous arent they. I have some myself and did offer some to Petko when he was looking for some . He never got back to me sadly. Mine had babies and i was going to gift him them as they were old enough. Oh well . Dosent matter. I mow have 2 tanks with them and i love them to peices. Their really lovely natured for crabs. And the babies are even cuter. The look good along side my T's , my mantises and my 2 tree frogs. Funny to thiink i used to be scared of spiders isnt it.
My grandma who i grew up with got me my first Tarantula.... My grandpa nearly had a fit. Till he saw how gentle my Arizona Blonde was... The secomd T i got he bought me. It was so funny.
It makes me happy to see how much Felix likes you now, compared to the past. Now he actively tries to get to you, instead of trying his hardest to avoid you
Im going to look for them . i think their so stunning. My Chako Golden Knee does the same thing when i go near her enclosure. If you call her she comes over faster. Even if you don't have food. She just loves the attention.
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. Felix coming out of his shell is the best that big that’s happened to this channel. I remember how shy he used to be! Now he wants attention all the time. Love it.
Can confirm Elegans and multiple other dwarf species are VERY easily hidden! My housemate & the house owner don’t like inverts! I’ve got multiple dwarf species, and I have tiny slings of multiple new and old world species hidden amongst my plant collection 🤷♀️🤫🤫🤫
I have to thank you. I have arachnophobia. Bad experiences whenever I was a child with spiders. Watching your channel, and a few others. Have completely helped me get over my arachnophobia. I’m proud to say it’s been about eight years since I’ve killed a spider. I actually have remove spiders from my home without harm. Thank you so much ☺️ Oh wow she’s so beautiful. Look at the golden heart on her back and her abdomen looks like a bee 🐝 wow!!!
Always so excited to see your C elegans- I have a tiny sling I named Care Bear and (s)he is one of a trio of my first ever tarantulas! I absolutely love watching the teeny tiny antics of my baby T buddies. I'm excited to see what the adult form will be, because the slings are eeny teeny tiny, so I think it will be a while before they graduate from their bitsy burrows lol.
I would like to say thank you. Your videos have inspired me to get my first tarantula Tlilitacal albopilosus. Without your videos I would have never felt comfortable enough to own one. Now I do and I am so happy. I can't wait to get my second one now..
I’m pretty sure ZeFrank had a video with a shrimp writing a Great American Novel with a typewriter sound effect for when it was filter feeding. So no, not just you.
I never knew spider guys were so cool! I guess it makes sense though... if you're a lover of big spiders, you probably love everything! So far, that's my verdict. I've only watched this vid, and one other and both of you make my heart swell with the care you treat these scary (to me ) creatures! Thank you, and hats off!
Those little dwarf Tarantulas are just so adorable. Such lovely colours and markings. How could anyone not want one of these sweet little babies. Just so stunning. Going to be keeping an eye out for them as i definatly want to add them to my little collective. Thanks for the awesome video Petko. Chriss 🇬🇧
I stop watching for awhile so that there's more videos to binge watch, and this is the first vid i watched from you in awhile and intro song never gets old dude! So awesome!
She’s absolutely beautiful, and I love your vampire crab. I had never seen one before. It’s obvious how much you enjoy your pets, and it’s a joy to watch.
I find your channel and what you do, wonderful, I also currently have 8 tarantulas, 2 Leopardine Geckos and a Scorpio at home, but what you do is really special
Those videos of those little crabs with the purple claws are so cute. I love watching them put their little food in their mouth. Do you keep these Petco? Are they really called a vampire crab? Are they part of your Menagerie? They're adorable. I have discovered so many amazingly adorable animals since I started watching UA-cam. I haven't watch TV in a year. That's the truth. And if anybody that knows me heard me say that they would think I've been swapped out by a Body Snatcher...I was a TV JUNKIE! That's all I did during my "sad times". UA-cam saved me. Thankyou UA-cam
Okay wow :D my insta comment shown on a video of yours, the video is about the Cyriocosmus elegans my favorite Dwarf Tarantula species which was my very first pet Tarantula that i got because of your videos and the massive information that you spread with the years so far💖 so when this isn't a lucky day for me i don't know which would 🤪 (my first elegans adult female got sick and unfortunately died relatively fast after i got it😢 after that i adopted 2 very very very small slings- 0.5cm leg span, raise them to about 2cm legspan at the moment💖- and within a year i got 7 more tarantula species 5 slings and 2 adult females 💖💖) Keep up the good work, i really enjoy your content and you as a person :D hopefully in the future i would be able to visit the newnew DarkDen 😍
Hello Petco! I'm Carl from the Philippines, and I just want to tell you that I love your channel, and for the past 3months since I got my first Tarantula, I've been binge-watching your videos every night before sleeping. I just love how you're saying whatever comes to your mind unlike other youtube creators that relies on their scripts, and that's why even though I'm from a different time zone that whenever you're uploading a new video, it's already 4am the next day in here, I want to show you my support by being the first to comment. Thank you and happy holidays! ^_^
Ooooh she is ADORABLE!!! It looks like kiwi gave her some lessons before she passed on. Maybe this is your new tarantula that thinks it's a jumping spider. She's almost as small as when. I have never seen such an adorable trantula. And you know I've seen a lot of them in here. She's my number one favorite. What is her name Petco? She deserves a name❤
I loved the mini history lesson!!! maybe we can get more of those in the future? I find the history fascinating. this species is definitely up there on my wish list; absolutely beautiful.
It’s good you share the crab shell. I had no idea they did that, till I got a hermit crab. It shed, and I freaked out thinking it was dead. Lol then I realized it molted. Wish someone would have told me then. 🤣 also this tarantula species is the tarantula I was first, to start off my collection. They are so beautiful!
Hey Petko! Long time fan of the Dark Den here! Have you ever thought of getting some fancy isopods? They're super cute and actually work well with many of your enclosures!
They are so beautiful. Definitely on my T wishlist!! I have 5 currently and have been so lucky with the temperaments of 3 of them.. 2 are too small still. But the other 3 have tolerated being held when changing enclosures etc.
Wow love these crabs so very pretty.. love how you said you found the spider that is a good idea for sure. smart Peko love felix he wants to come and hang with you Thanks dark den Merry Christmas to you and your wife...
Ya know I am absolutely terrified of all these things I’m working on an ant colony but spiders and tarantulas scare me so bad but still love this channel and almost got a tarantula cause of the dark den! But I wanted to ask if there is any chance for an orb weaver enclosure? Like I feel like a giant web spider with a feeding vid of you throwing something in the web would be so cool!
I always 👍 and comment and im subscribed and have notifications on for your channel because i look forward to them! Also i love your accent. You dont use the v sound in Croatian language so its entertaining to hear you say wenom instead of venom and there are other times i caught it but i cant rem what words they were. Anyway great video,thanks for all the hard work you do for us!
You should get a small Neocardina tank. I can see you really enjoying it. Very basic care and they are inverts and will molt just like tarantulas and crabs! Plus a nice planted set up looks beautiful with them.
Hi Petko, Did you post just for me? (: This morning I noticed my first ever tarantula, C. elegans, reached maturity! Thank you for inspiring me to try the hobby. I've really enjoyed watching him grow from a tiny sling and I never would have tried it if not for your channel. Thinking I may try my hand at a full size fluffer next, maybe Caribena versicolor... Anyway, much love from the states! Erin
I use to laugh at the concept of Elegant tarantula... Then I see the spider and go... Yes. Okay. I want that one. If I ever do a tarantula this may be the one. Also, As much as i watch animal documentaries.. didn't know there were spider ones. Gonna give that a watch now. thanks!
I was going for a GBB as first tarantula. But I think this dwarf will be more like it! It is also a smooth transition from those cute jumping spiders I kept previously...
My first (and only tarantula for now) is an Aphonopelma Seemanni I do not recommend them as your first, very picky eaters and they will bolt when u least expect to. Gbb is usually chill tho but I recommend the grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black) beautiful big and gentle.
I have to admit, this is prob the only time its not weird to say I was thoroughly interested in the rest of a story about crabs. 😂 Beautiful tarantulas and was not expecting the "yeet" at all. Good one! LOL
Yeah i used to hate Tarantulas but after watching Petkos videos I've grown to like them alot and actually want one. Avicularia species are my favorite.I think the reason people grow to love them is because of the way Petko talks and educates us.We see how much he loves them and it really does make you love them too!
Such a cute T 🤩 the heart butt is so pretty! Maybe you could have a GoPro in the vampire crabs enclosure time lapsing their behaviour will be such a great series 🤓
Yes! I LOVE the Cyriocosmus species!
My cyriocosmus elegans is unfortunately very shy 😔 I've only seen her 3 times outside her hide in 2 years 🔎 definitely a very nice and gorgeous spieces 🕷🧡
Recently watched your top 10 dwart tarantula vid; I was hoping to see you in the comments!
Still have to decide if I'm gonna go for a dwarf, or a Phidippus Regius again (after my first one died 5 years ago).
@@dutch_blades i would totally go for a dwarf!
@@tarantulacollective I'm definitely leaning towards getting a dwarf! Just checking some caresheets and lifespans. Thinking of an arboreal so you'll see the little guy/girl more than once a year :')
I know right
the 3 dislikes are from petko's other tarantulas, jealous of all the compliments to the cryocosmus
I still dont understand why people would dislike these videos. Petko's videos are truly educational and interesting
"i'm gonna be chill on his hand so he will put me on the table for the perfect escape"
Perfect. Play being quiet and bolt.
I am 11 years old and your channel inspired me to get a tarantula, and to have a passion for them. Thanks!!
My tarantula is a juvenile tliltocatl albopilosus.
Congrats on your first Tarantula. Im 47. Got my first one at 15. As a birthday present from my grandma who raised me. It wad a Chako Golden Knee... I still miss her everyday. She was a really sweet little thing.
I still have Golden Knees now because of her.
Chaco golden knees are a great species.
@@mherrick74 nice job dude! I've always wanted one of those! I'll probably get one when I get enough money
Wow those vampire crabs so pretty, great to hear they're doing well
Their so gorgeous arent they. I have some myself and did offer some to Petko when he was looking for some . He never got back to me sadly. Mine had babies and i was going to gift him them as they were old enough. Oh well . Dosent matter. I mow have 2 tanks with them and i love them to peices. Their really lovely natured for crabs. And the babies are even cuter.
The look good along side my T's , my mantises and my 2 tree frogs.
Funny to thiink i used to be scared of spiders isnt it.
I love how you stay calm when they bolt and not freak out.
".. or if your partner does not allow you to have a tarantula.." wife suspiciously eyeing me across the living room
My grandma who i grew up with got me my first Tarantula.... My grandpa nearly had a fit. Till he saw how gentle my Arizona Blonde was... The secomd T i got he bought me. It was so funny.
😂🤣👌
It makes me happy to see how much Felix likes you now, compared to the past. Now he actively tries to get to you, instead of trying his hardest to avoid you
Now hes like..... DADDY..... *grabs finger *
I don't know who's more adorable, him or the tiny tarantula.
if you wanna name give her "Jiya" means Piece of heart in India!
How is it pronounced? I'm curious
@@Sandrasaki800 Search it in google translate in Hindi Language..
@@AlboRaptor I will, it must sound beautiful
Hey I am also from India...!!!!
@@arthanshsharma8039 will you ever stop pooping in the streets and throw ur garbage into the Ganges ?
I have one of these! It’s so curious, every time I open the enclosure it comes to say hello 😂
Im going to look for them . i think their so stunning. My Chako Golden Knee does the same thing when i go near her enclosure. If you call her she comes over faster. Even if you don't have food. She just loves the attention.
All dwarf species seem to be adorable, really quite friendly and awesome colours
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. Felix coming out of his shell is the best that big that’s happened to this channel. I remember how shy he used to be! Now he wants attention all the time. Love it.
Can confirm Elegans and multiple other dwarf species are VERY easily hidden! My housemate & the house owner don’t like inverts! I’ve got multiple dwarf species, and I have tiny slings of multiple new and old world species hidden amongst my plant collection 🤷♀️🤫🤫🤫
She is so cute! Looks like a little clockwork toy when she runs 😊❤️
I appreciate the cut to a map when talking about geography at 4:24! Thank you!
So happy to see this! I adore dwarf species, and i love my C. elegans, easily one of my favorite species! Dwarf love!!💛
I have to thank you. I have arachnophobia. Bad experiences whenever I was a child with spiders. Watching your channel, and a few others. Have completely helped me get over my arachnophobia. I’m proud to say it’s been about eight years since I’ve killed a spider. I actually have remove spiders from my home without harm. Thank you so much ☺️
Oh wow she’s so beautiful. Look at the golden heart on her back and her abdomen looks like a bee 🐝 wow!!!
Normally, when crabs change their exoskeleton they come out backwards but your crab has moved forward?!?!
Weird right?
@@danielr7644 Yeah.... Weird... 😕😕😕😕
The back of the vampire crabs have a face on them that looks like sid the sloth of ice age. Kills me. Lmao
you: if you can't keep it in your apartment-
me: can't keep tarantulas, has 9 including one c. elegans
really liked the commentary on the tarantula's scientific background!
Always so excited to see your C elegans- I have a tiny sling I named Care Bear and (s)he is one of a trio of my first ever tarantulas! I absolutely love watching the teeny tiny antics of my baby T buddies. I'm excited to see what the adult form will be, because the slings are eeny teeny tiny, so I think it will be a while before they graduate from their bitsy burrows lol.
Yayyyyy!!!!!! I’ve been obsessing over this species
I give you my thanks matey. Very much appreciated.
I used be very afraid of spiders and tarantulas but now I can't stop watching your videos you are great👍❤
I like the idea of getting a dwarf spider but boy she can move fast🤣🤣🤣x
I love the little golden lovelies!
I would like to say thank you. Your videos have inspired me to get my first tarantula Tlilitacal albopilosus. Without your videos I would have never felt comfortable enough to own one. Now I do and I am so happy. I can't wait to get my second one now..
Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 always watching much love👊🏾👊🏾
Is it just me or does anyone else picture the crabs using a typewriter when they are filtering for food?
I thought that too. Also they look adorable. At least i think they do anyway.
I’m pretty sure ZeFrank had a video with a shrimp writing a Great American Novel with a typewriter sound effect for when it was filter feeding. So no, not just you.
Wow cool I didn’t know crabs grow another shell.
New Dark Den Hype!
Seen the Instagram post can't wait to see the new Dark Den Put together. Hype!
I never knew spider guys were so cool!
I guess it makes sense though... if you're a lover of big spiders, you probably love everything!
So far, that's my verdict. I've only watched this vid, and one other and both of you make my heart swell with the care you treat these scary (to me ) creatures!
Thank you, and hats off!
That little shell is so cute!
Those little dwarf Tarantulas are just so adorable. Such lovely colours and markings. How could anyone not want one of these sweet little babies. Just so stunning. Going to be keeping an eye out for them as i definatly want to add them to my little collective.
Thanks for the awesome video Petko.
Chriss 🇬🇧
I like that your band T-shirt looks like branches, that means its metal
I got a nice delivery from the Spider Shop today 😁
I stop watching for awhile so that there's more videos to binge watch, and this is the first vid i watched from you in awhile and intro song never gets old dude! So awesome!
Bit late to the party, but happy it’s Friday and another Dark Den video!
i've wanted one of these since forever
She’s absolutely beautiful, and I love your vampire crab. I had never seen one before. It’s obvious how much you enjoy your pets, and it’s a joy to watch.
I find your channel and what you do, wonderful, I also currently have 8 tarantulas, 2 Leopardine Geckos and a Scorpio at home, but what you do is really special
This is such a beautiful spider, perfect timing too as i was looking for species that stay small.. awesome video and much love from the UK!!
Was thinking the same especially after losing little Kiwi 😭
Totally stunning little T's arent they. How could you not love them.
Those videos of those little crabs with the purple claws are so cute. I love watching them put their little food in their mouth. Do you keep these Petco? Are they really called a vampire crab? Are they part of your Menagerie? They're adorable. I have discovered so many amazingly adorable animals since I started watching UA-cam. I haven't watch TV in a year. That's the truth. And if anybody that knows me heard me say that they would think I've been swapped out by a Body Snatcher...I was a TV JUNKIE! That's all I did during my "sad times". UA-cam saved me. Thankyou UA-cam
Okay wow :D my insta comment shown on a video of yours, the video is about the Cyriocosmus elegans my favorite Dwarf Tarantula species which was my very first pet Tarantula that i got because of your videos and the massive information that you spread with the years so far💖 so when this isn't a lucky day for me i don't know which would 🤪
(my first elegans adult female got sick and unfortunately died relatively fast after i got it😢 after that i adopted 2 very very very small slings- 0.5cm leg span, raise them to about 2cm legspan at the moment💖- and within a year i got 7 more tarantula species 5 slings and 2 adult females 💖💖)
Keep up the good work, i really enjoy your content and you as a person :D hopefully in the future i would be able to visit the newnew DarkDen 😍
I was literally just looking at this spider cause I was thinking of getting it and you upload this video with the same spider!
Thank you for the small upgrade in the editing !
Those crabs are so cute! I think I may get some.
Their just too cute. I have some. They now have babies. Their even cuter.
Just ordered a sling, can't wait to watch her grow, such a beautiful tiny T 😊
I picked up two C. leetzi about three months ago. They were about 4mm dls! They burrowed during the first night and I haven't seen them since.
That heart is perfect! So sweet! ❤🕷👍
Hello Petco! I'm Carl from the Philippines, and I just want to tell you that I love your channel, and for the past 3months since I got my first Tarantula, I've been binge-watching your videos every night before sleeping. I just love how you're saying whatever comes to your mind unlike other youtube creators that relies on their scripts, and that's why even though I'm from a different time zone that whenever you're uploading a new video, it's already 4am the next day in here, I want to show you my support by being the first to comment. Thank you and happy holidays! ^_^
Thanks bro!! :3
@@TheDarkDen Yaaaay ❤️
that's a really cool looking spider
I love how you said "if your parents don't allow" because mine doesn't and I have a phiddipus audax and I wanna pick up a c Elegans at the next expo
Kochiana brunnipes is my favorite dwarf species. Similar heart booty markings, but the body is pink and the heart shape and legs are pink ❤️
She made a heart to show her love for her father
It seems like you comment on all of the good exotic animal youtubers' videos, and it's really heartwarming in a weird way. Thank you, kim jong-un
SIR wht animals do u hv SIR
Sweats hardly
The same leader who's people eat animals *shakes nervously*
Always see that smiling fat face on these videos. Cheers!
@@Chris-nk5fy wot?
Omg they so cute little spiders love the little hearts on them
Ooooh she is ADORABLE!!! It looks like kiwi gave her some lessons before she passed on. Maybe this is your new tarantula that thinks it's a jumping spider. She's almost as small as when. I have never seen such an adorable trantula. And you know I've seen a lot of them in here. She's my number one favorite. What is her name Petco? She deserves a name❤
This is my first Tarantula to overcome my arachnophobia. I LOVE HER! Have her 6 month aaaand in spring I get a G. pulchra. It worked! yeahiii
I loved the mini history lesson!!! maybe we can get more of those in the future? I find the history fascinating. this species is definitely up there on my wish list; absolutely beautiful.
It’s good you share the crab shell. I had no idea they did that, till I got a hermit crab. It shed, and I freaked out thinking it was dead. Lol then I realized it molted. Wish someone would have told me then. 🤣 also this tarantula species is the tarantula I was first, to start off my collection. They are so beautiful!
its funny you mentioned the "hidden perk" of this beauty- i'm not allowed to have a T and was thinking of ways to hide one of these girls of my own!
Hey Petko! Long time fan of the Dark Den here! Have you ever thought of getting some fancy isopods? They're super cute and actually work well with many of your enclosures!
5:56 sooo sweet how shes walk away :D
hahaha the moment she stumbled across the table was so cute
So beautiful 😍. All of them!!! Tyfs God bless you
Hi Petko you’re the reason I’m in the hobby!
She’s me when people say “Let’s take a picture!”
I love the crabs, they look so funny !!!
9:00 petko with the life hacks
They are so beautiful. Definitely on my T wishlist!! I have 5 currently and have been so lucky with the temperaments of 3 of them.. 2 are too small still. But the other 3 have tolerated being held when changing enclosures etc.
Man you need to upload more videos weekly! Pozdrav iz Crne Gore
A little heart of gold 💛🕸🕷
Eyyyyy love your videos! First time I’m in the first few minutes of upload :)
Hey dark den I'm from trinidad and Tobago!!!! Shout out from us down here
Wow love these crabs so very pretty.. love how you said you found the spider that is a good idea for sure. smart Peko love felix he wants to come and hang with you Thanks dark den Merry Christmas to you and your wife...
This is definitely one of my favorite species!
God i love the vampire crabs and heart butt tarantulas
This is going to be my next T. This one and B.Hamroii
Ya know I am absolutely terrified of all these things I’m working on an ant colony but spiders and tarantulas scare me so bad but still love this channel and almost got a tarantula cause of the dark den! But I wanted to ask if there is any chance for an orb weaver enclosure? Like I feel like a giant web spider with a feeding vid of you throwing something in the web would be so cool!
I always 👍 and comment and im subscribed and have notifications on for your channel because i look forward to them! Also i love your accent. You dont use the v sound in Croatian language so its entertaining to hear you say wenom instead of venom and there are other times i caught it but i cant rem what words they were. Anyway great video,thanks for all the hard work you do for us!
You should get a small Neocardina tank. I can see you really enjoying it. Very basic care and they are inverts and will molt just like tarantulas and crabs! Plus a nice planted set up looks beautiful with them.
Hi Petko,
Did you post just for me? (: This morning I noticed my first ever tarantula, C. elegans, reached maturity! Thank you for inspiring me to try the hobby. I've really enjoyed watching him grow from a tiny sling and I never would have tried it if not for your channel. Thinking I may try my hand at a full size fluffer next, maybe Caribena versicolor... Anyway, much love from the states!
Erin
I use to laugh at the concept of Elegant tarantula... Then I see the spider and go... Yes. Okay. I want that one. If I ever do a tarantula this may be the one.
Also, As much as i watch animal documentaries.. didn't know there were spider ones. Gonna give that a watch now. thanks!
I was going for a GBB as first tarantula.
But I think this dwarf will be more like it!
It is also a smooth transition from those cute jumping spiders I kept previously...
My first (and only tarantula for now) is an Aphonopelma Seemanni I do not recommend them as your first, very picky eaters and they will bolt when u least expect to. Gbb is usually chill tho but I recommend the grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black) beautiful big and gentle.
Watching the Dark Den again while at work. 👌 Hi Petko from Ph!
Love the heart booties!
I have to admit, this is prob the only time its not weird to say I was thoroughly interested in the rest of a story about crabs. 😂
Beautiful tarantulas and was not expecting the "yeet" at all. Good one! LOL
I have a C.Elegance sling and they are so tiny and cute.
The first T I got, and the first T who inspired my love for this hobby as someone formerly terrified of spiders. Thank you Petko!
Yeah i used to hate Tarantulas but after watching Petkos videos I've grown to like them alot and actually want one. Avicularia species are my favorite.I think the reason people grow to love them is because of the way Petko talks and educates us.We see how much he loves them and it really does make you love them too!
what a beautiful small tarantula. i want one of those
The crab shell looks like an angry Peter Griffin
Beautiful
Such a cute T 🤩 the heart butt is so pretty! Maybe you could have a GoPro in the vampire crabs enclosure time lapsing their behaviour will be such a great series 🤓
Love your shirt bro, great band! 🤘
Ow and is this the smallest species of tarantula?
I don't no for the life ov me y u ant got over a million subs yet . Hope it happens soon☺☺☺
educational petko today xD
like it :)
c. elegans was my first tarantula, that made an eggsack :)
and the first one, that ran under my sofa :DDD
Getting one next week 👍🏾