Cold Blood is awesome. When i was somewhat new, i bought a 'unsexed sub-adult' T. Albopilosum. I found out 2 weeks later it was a female, when she dropped a sac, after contacting the seller, i found out it was mated in the wild(wft! Didnt know it was wildcaught! Now im better at knowing, and asking questions. I dont support wild-caught, 99% of the time). Being new i was overwhelmed on how to take care of this girl, and then her babies. Cold Blood helped me, he texted me back and forth for months everytime i had any little question. With his help, I had 232 healthy babies. Super awesome guy. I've also bought from him and would do so again, nothing but great things to say about him. Side note, i have a juvie O. Schioedtei, absolutely beautiful
Hello, Roxy! What an awesome story! Yeah, he is a really good dude and an awesome influence on Arachnoboards. That's a guy who truly knows his stuff. I'm so glad that I got the opportunity to buy from him; I'll definitely be ordering from him again! Thanks for chiming in!
Wow these guys are awesome Tom! One of my Xenethsis came in last week DOA but my replacement comes in this week! (probably here by the time you read this. I'll update ya in the comments). Also - my P. auratus ate like a champ and I picked up a P. atrichomatus about 2.5" DLS in a store the other day! I swear it looks like a miniature LP almost haha.
Thank you so much, Jared! And so sorry to hear about you Xenethsis...hopefully the new one arrived safely! They really do look like miniature LPs! haha
I just wish there were more breeders in Canada that did shipping instead of just dealing with dealers. But hey, I get it, breeding is one thing and selling is another. Great share as always Tom. Keep being that light house for the hobby!
Hello! I think that it can be tough for the breeders to sell privately because the cost of shipping and the lack of diverse stock. Still, we have a few down here that do it! Thanks so much...stay well!
I've always looked at these T's. Never quite jumped on one. Can't wait to see this little grow to a big beautiful T. It's already super cool looking. Almost looked like a Hati Hati when it was a sling. Cool video brother 👊
@@TomsBigSpiders my female streak ended last night. I've got 6 girls in a row with these last molt checks. Found out my Blue Fang is a male. Can't complain with all the luck I was having. I hope urs is a girl. I've always been so interested in that species. Can't wait to watch it grow 😁
Such a Beautiful T. Great video. I recently sent an email to you Tom asking a Q about my T. I hope it found you. Keep the vids coming they’re so helpful 👍🏼
Awesome, you got one of my males offspring. I provided the male schioedtei to Cold Blood. Yours looks like a female to me. I raised two males, and they never really got the darker front legs like yours has. I kept one of the offspring for myself, and she looks just like yours. So I’m hopeful that you and I both got females.
Hello, Olan! Seriously? That's awesome! That was my thought when I saw the darker front legs, but I've never raised them and didn't know if that was an accurate way to sex. Fingers crossed that we both get ladies! Thank you again!
That spider really did grow FAST! I always watch unboxing and rehouse videos with keen interest. I figure I can gain experience beyond my experience that way. Elementary mistakes should be a thing of the past.
Hello, Jeffrey! Yeah, these guys really put on size in a hurry! And when I got into the hobby, I was watching every rehousing video I could find. I found that it helped me to prepare for what to expect (and how to react). Thanks!
Such a beautiful T! Mine is coming today I've been so excited. Always love watching your videos when im waiting 😂. Do you have c. Andersoni or c. Huahini? Id love to see them or possibly a link if you already do? Keep up the great work! I love the website and care sheets! They have helped me so much especially when I was first beginning getting into more uncommon species.
Hello, Heath! First off, so sorry for the delay...I apparently missed a whole bunch of comments! Congrats on getting yours; as it's been weeks, I hope that it's settled in for you. Unfortunately, I don't have either of those...yet. haha. They are on the list, though. Sorry!
@@TomsBigSpiders haha no problem bro I know you're way more busier of a guy than me and im just grateful you actually respond to damn near every one of us if not all of us. I think you've responded to every comment I've ever left and its awesome! Mine has settled. So much that I think I've seen part of its legs once since I housed it😂. And Andersoni and huahini are both amazing. I hope you get the opportunity to pick them up as I think you'll really enjoy them! Keep up the awesome work!
All of us are doing ok. Everyone is bored as can be being home but we just ordered one of these last nite!!!!! I can not wait to get it here this wenedsday and get it re housed!!we hope you are well
Hi tom, good video as usual, i do have one of these guys, shes only about 3 inches bought her a 8x8x12 so will grow in there, they are so gorgeous that redish color on them is so pretty ( bought her as a confirmed female). She was so chill and not even defensive. Also i pick up my craziest species, B simoroxigorum 4 days ago, i had a couple hearth attack while rehousing them in their enclosure, they are crazy fast, i was like calm down a little jeez lol.
Thanks so much! Yeah, I was eyeing an 8 x 8 x 12 for this one, but if they hit 8+", I'm worried that it might be a bit cramped. Time will tell! How large are your B. simoroxigorums? I have two slings myself that are in premolt. :)
@@TomsBigSpiders Also i mightt think that one is in premolt since she web both of her hide entrance already so lets cross fingers, also i think my goliath is in premolt ( shes about 3 and still a sling) because shes not eating and her abdomen is still large and i havent feed her in 2 weeks, so exciting news as well.
Hey Tom, mine got very large very quick too. Amazing colours, kind of all front legs, very defensive as an adult and fast ( not Hmac fast but had to keep my wits about me) matured into a Male and became very active, unfortunately he's no longer with us. Thanks for the bid while in lockdown dude
Great vid man! Darn I missed some of ur vids since I got home here in our province since this Covid sh*t thing started because our internet here is kinda slow lmao. Anyway take care ma man!
Justine! First off, I hope that you and your family are well! I know how crazy things are right now. I hope that you internet improves; this is NO time to be with shitty internet! haha Stay well, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanks so much ma man! So far were doing fine here but the number of new cases here still growing. All towns here are on community quarantines so no ones goin in and goin out.. But our internet now is good so imma catch up those missed vids lol.. God bless you and your family man!
Tom it is pronounced sheeodtay. You said it close enough. They are named after the first person to discover the species and names are then given a "Latin" name addendum. It rarely works as well as they would like it to. They are some real beauties. Love a turquoise blue T.
@@TomsBigSpiders We are all well (still have the allergies in spring) but no flu. It is not that bad here in AZ. Many more died of the flu in 2018. Stay safe and keep the kids busy is no easy job. School will look good even to them once this is over. Have a blessed week.
I love this species. I woke up to a molt tossed out of the hide this morning from mine. It’s a juvenile around the same size as yours and I never see it come up from it’s burrow. I hope it shows it’s self off more as it gets bigger.
TINK! First off, I hope that you and yours are well. Do you still need those photos? Just let me know where to send them! Yeah, this one has been super reclusive as well. If it's anything like my O. violoceopes, I will never see it. haha Thanks, Tink!
Tom Moran I would love to use your photos of your electric blue if you don’t mind. I’ll send you a message on Patreon with my email if that’s ok. Thankyou!
Hey man, I have watched a lot of your videos about husbandry and other guides for beginners as I am planning to start and own one or three of those boys that you recommended. I am really split in half to own one or not because of the roaches (feeders). I am planning to breed super worms and meal worms for it to be the main feeder of my future spiders. Is there any other feeders that you can recommend other than roaches and crickets?
Hello Tom. I was wondering if you could provide tips for Holothele sanguicipes (formerly longipes)? What little I can find is conflicting, with some advising drier conditions, and others making it sound more moisture dependent. Mostly what I find is posts about N. incei. Mine is currently in premolt with burrow shut. Spider self-quarantine. Thanks for the videos.
Hello! I was scouting these guys out a few months ago, but I haven't bought any yet. To me, it sounded like they would appreciate some moisture, especially as slings. Once they put on some size, I would keep part of the substrate moist and let it dry out a bit in between. It sounds to me like they are adaptable, which is why some are giving them dry. In those instance, I err on the side of caution and keep part moist for them. Even the spiders are self-quarantining! haha I hope all is well!
You may have already told us this, but I was wondering how many Ts do you have in your collection? Because I know you have a lot. It’s probably hard to keep count!
Definitely a species I'd love to pick up but since your phormictopus video I've been after more species in the genus...... So eventually I'll get one or 2 of these 😊
@@TomsBigSpiders yes but i live in Sweden, so buying from him is not going to hapoen. I mostly madebuisness with sweedes and people from Germany. I was at the Hamm expo a few times many years ago. It was great
Hey Tom! Just wanted to say a huge thankyou!! My T-shirt arrived today and I love it! 💛 Also I dropped you a message on patreon with my email address for the pic of your Chilobrachys electric blue. Or I can just grab myself one from Facebook or Instagram if you agree for me to use it? Hope you and the family are keeping safe. Thanks again!!
Hey Tom, I wanted to ask your advice about breeding my Poecilotheria subfusca highland. My female is 5.2 inches and I believe she is mature. My male matured two months ago and is now randomly tapping on his enclosure. He’s about a year and 4 months I’d guess. My female hasn’t molted for six months so I’m waiting for her to molt before trying to mate them. However I’m worried that my male won’t live long enough to see the day since makes if this species have such a short lifespan. I know this is a very difficult species to breed and I was wondering if you could give me some advice for breeding them. I was also wondering if you could point me in the direction of someone I could send my male to for a breeding loan in case too much time goes by. Thank you.
Hello, Anthony! Is your male still eating? I've have Poecilotheria males live quite a long time once they mature. A P. smithi male I kept lived close to two years after his molt. You may be okay. Just keep him on a cooler shelf and keep him fed. If you're afraid that he won't make it, I would sign up to Arachnoboards and post on their classifieds board. You should be able to find someone there. I hope that helps!
Tom, SOS. I know you read comments first so here I am! I’m terrified. I just received my sling in the mail LITERALLY 20mins who. I saw this shriveled up thing that apparently is the exoskeleton because it already MOLTED! It’s arboreal and I believe that I found the cocoon and I put some water droplets around it, shut the container and left it be. I’m so scared I hurt it by jostling it. This is my first sling and I was not expecting a molt right off the bat! Please tell me it will be ok, I’m terrified.
Hello, Courtney. Oh no! So it molted in transit? Ugh. Although not common, that can happen on occasion. You did the right thing by not disturbing it. I'm assuming that it's still in the shipping vial? If so, place that into another container with the lid off and let it come out when it's ready. Don't try to unpack it now. Also, I would immediately notify the dealer that you purchased it from to let them know that it molted in transit.
It actually came in a pretty little sweet container! Had substrate, moss and vents at the top. It had a moist paper towel at the top too but yeah. TOTALLY MOLTED!! I’ll leave it be in another container like you said. I just hope me jostling it didn’t hurt it! I was totally not expecting this 😂😂
Anyway, yes it is still in the shipping container. I got scared of hurting it once I realized what had happened so I put in some water droplets and shut the top.
@@courtneymoak8960 It was shipped in the enclosure? Okay, then I would definitely just leave it in there until it hardens up. It will likely take a couple of days. Just keep part of the substrate/moss moist.
Aye aye, captain! You’ve been a huge help in my research of T’s and slings. I’ve been binge watching your channel and listening to your podcasts at work! You’re the best! Thank you so so much!
They are gorgeous I hear they are a lot like the Omothymus violaceopes now them I have but nothing mine or slings so idk i here they get 81/2 -9 inches the females iam interested in pick one up yours is very beautiful! Stay safe you and your family hello Billie !!
Hi, Nicole! If they are like my O. violaceopes, then I might see it once every three years. haha And I'm so hoping that it reaches the 9" mark. I know the O. violaceopes are quite large and leggy, and they are stunning. Billie says hello! I hope that you and yours are well!
I bought a Phormictopus atrichomatus last spring as a confirmed female from a couple from Hungary. Unfortunatly ut moulted last summer and it looks like an subadult male to me. I am pretty sure it is a subadukt male. This is a shame becayse those people are respected. They said it must have been some mux up, but i dunno? Sucks. Too bad you live in USA. I know that you have a P atrichomatus female. I would really like to send it to you when it is mature male so you can breed it, but maybe it is to long to ship from Sweden? It is possible you think??? Correction. It was a female, bit ut looked very male-ish! I was pretty sure it was male but i later saw spermatheca, so no bad thing about the hungarian couple!
Cold Blood is awesome. When i was somewhat new, i bought a 'unsexed sub-adult' T. Albopilosum. I found out 2 weeks later it was a female, when she dropped a sac, after contacting the seller, i found out it was mated in the wild(wft! Didnt know it was wildcaught! Now im better at knowing, and asking questions. I dont support wild-caught, 99% of the time). Being new i was overwhelmed on how to take care of this girl, and then her babies. Cold Blood helped me, he texted me back and forth for months everytime i had any little question. With his help, I had 232 healthy babies. Super awesome guy. I've also bought from him and would do so again, nothing but great things to say about him.
Side note, i have a juvie O. Schioedtei, absolutely beautiful
Hello, Roxy! What an awesome story! Yeah, he is a really good dude and an awesome influence on Arachnoboards. That's a guy who truly knows his stuff. I'm so glad that I got the opportunity to buy from him; I'll definitely be ordering from him again! Thanks for chiming in!
this channel is a goldmine of useful information and cute spider footage
Thank you so much! :)
Wow these guys are awesome Tom! One of my Xenethsis came in last week DOA but my replacement comes in this week! (probably here by the time you read this. I'll update ya in the comments). Also - my P. auratus ate like a champ and I picked up a P. atrichomatus about 2.5" DLS in a store the other day! I swear it looks like a miniature LP almost haha.
Thank you so much, Jared! And so sorry to hear about you Xenethsis...hopefully the new one arrived safely! They really do look like miniature LPs! haha
@@TomsBigSpidersIt came in perfect health, and already ate for me!
Love what you do Tom. As a Malaysian, feeling so proud that you have a T from Malaysia. ❤️
Thank you so much! That truly means a lot! Stay safe!
@@TomsBigSpiders you too Tom. Say hi to Billy.
I have been needing some new content with all this craziness. Thanks for vids Tom. I really dig the band hoodies!
Ha! I think that we all do. Thanks so much, Trevor!
Another top video, what a gorgeous tarantula. My wish list grows (again). Hope you and yours are well. :)
Hello, James! Thank you! I do hope you and your family are doing well!
Beautiful spider and very reasonable to rehouse
Thank you, Kim! She was very well behaved. :)
Happy Easter, Tom! Foot sticking out the cap! I'm tripping!
And a Happy Easter to you and yours as well! Wasn't that adorable? Haha
I am so ooooo glad you uploaded this!!!! I have one coming next week. Thanks!!!! ❤️❤️
Hello, Princess Sophie Pink! That's awesome...congrats! I hope this helps a bit! :)
@@TomsBigSpiders it helps a lot!! Thanks mine will be about the size of the second one ☺️☺️☺️
Thank you for showing us the little cuties and their rehousing! Happy Easter to you and yours
And a Happy Easter to you and yours, Angie! Thank you!
I just wish there were more breeders in Canada that did shipping instead of just dealing with dealers. But hey, I get it, breeding is one thing and selling is another. Great share as always Tom. Keep being that light house for the hobby!
Hello! I think that it can be tough for the breeders to sell privately because the cost of shipping and the lack of diverse stock. Still, we have a few down here that do it! Thanks so much...stay well!
Great video Tom. Never disappoint
Hey, bud! I hope all is well! Thanks so much!
good new old content Tom:) additional points for Decapitated hoodie haha
Ha! Thanks, bud! I was glad that I found the old videos. Yeah, I figured it was time to mix it up a bit with the bands. haha Hope all is well!
Have a blessed Easter Tom.
Thank you, Joyce! I hope that you had a blessed Easter as well!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanks. My new great-grand-blessing is 7lbs 2 oz now. YAY for Ellie.
I've always looked at these T's. Never quite jumped on one. Can't wait to see this little grow to a big beautiful T. It's already super cool looking. Almost looked like a Hati Hati when it was a sling. Cool video brother 👊
Hello, Damien! I hope all is well! It DID resemble a d Hati Hati! Fingers crossed that I get a girl! Thanks, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders my female streak ended last night. I've got 6 girls in a row with these last molt checks. Found out my Blue Fang is a male. Can't complain with all the luck I was having. I hope urs is a girl. I've always been so interested in that species. Can't wait to watch it grow 😁
Such a Beautiful T. Great video. I recently sent an email to you Tom asking a Q about my T. I hope it found you. Keep the vids coming they’re so helpful
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Hello, Anthony! Thank you so much! And when did you send it? I thought that I was caught up on emails.
Awesome, you got one of my males offspring. I provided the male schioedtei to Cold Blood.
Yours looks like a female to me. I raised two males, and they never really got the darker front legs like yours has.
I kept one of the offspring for myself, and she looks just like yours. So I’m hopeful that you and I both got females.
Hello, Olan! Seriously? That's awesome! That was my thought when I saw the darker front legs, but I've never raised them and didn't know if that was an accurate way to sex. Fingers crossed that we both get ladies! Thank you again!
Awesome video. Wish this genus and phormingochilus were better displays. Stay safe out there!
Hello, Matthew! I agree completely. Such stunning spiders, but SO shy!
That spider really did grow FAST! I always watch unboxing and rehouse videos with keen interest. I figure I can gain experience beyond my experience that way. Elementary mistakes should be a thing of the past.
Hello, Jeffrey! Yeah, these guys really put on size in a hurry! And when I got into the hobby, I was watching every rehousing video I could find. I found that it helped me to prepare for what to expect (and how to react). Thanks!
Hope you’re well mate, stay safe! Sending you my regards from Melbourne 👌🏼
So far, we're all doing quite well. Thank you! I hope that you and yours are staying safe!
Such a beautiful T! Mine is coming today I've been so excited. Always love watching your videos when im waiting 😂. Do you have c. Andersoni or c. Huahini? Id love to see them or possibly a link if you already do? Keep up the great work! I love the website and care sheets! They have helped me so much especially when I was first beginning getting into more uncommon species.
Hello, Heath! First off, so sorry for the delay...I apparently missed a whole bunch of comments! Congrats on getting yours; as it's been weeks, I hope that it's settled in for you. Unfortunately, I don't have either of those...yet. haha. They are on the list, though. Sorry!
@@TomsBigSpiders haha no problem bro I know you're way more busier of a guy than me and im just grateful you actually respond to damn near every one of us if not all of us. I think you've responded to every comment I've ever left and its awesome! Mine has settled. So much that I think I've seen part of its legs once since I housed it😂. And Andersoni and huahini are both amazing. I hope you get the opportunity to pick them up as I think you'll really enjoy them! Keep up the awesome work!
When you dropped the lid I dropped my phone lol.
Hahaha I almost dropped something, too. haha
Happy Easter Tom and everyone!!!!!
Happy Easter to you as well, Mike!
Absolute stunning t as always thank you for the amazing video
Hello, Andrew! I hope that you and the family are well! Thanks so much, bud!
All of us are doing ok. Everyone is bored as can be being home but we just ordered one of these last nite!!!!! I can not wait to get it here this wenedsday and get it re housed!!we hope you are well
Great editing!
Wow, thank you, Pamela! :)
Happy Easter nice hoodie 🤘
Happy Easter, Tom! And thank you!
Great vid Tom nice species gorgeous t.i may indeed ad one for my collection.
Thanks so much, James! Have you seen pics of the females? They are beauties! :)
Hi tom, good video as usual, i do have one of these guys, shes only about 3 inches bought her a 8x8x12 so will grow in there, they are so gorgeous that redish color on them is so pretty ( bought her as a confirmed female). She was so chill and not even defensive. Also i pick up my craziest species, B simoroxigorum 4 days ago, i had a couple hearth attack while rehousing them in their enclosure, they are crazy fast, i was like calm down a little jeez lol.
Thanks so much! Yeah, I was eyeing an 8 x 8 x 12 for this one, but if they hit 8+", I'm worried that it might be a bit cramped. Time will tell! How large are your B. simoroxigorums? I have two slings myself that are in premolt. :)
@@TomsBigSpiders My birupes are about 2 1/2 inches, will have 2 more slings in the near futur after this corona thing :)
@@TomsBigSpiders Also i mightt think that one is in premolt since she web both of her hide entrance already so lets cross fingers, also i think my goliath is in premolt ( shes about 3 and still a sling) because shes not eating and her abdomen is still large and i havent feed her in 2 weeks, so exciting news as well.
Hey Tom, mine got very large very quick too. Amazing colours, kind of all front legs, very defensive as an adult and fast ( not Hmac fast but had to keep my wits about me) matured into a Male and became very active, unfortunately he's no longer with us. Thanks for the bid while in lockdown dude
Hello! Man, I can't wait for this one to reach maturity. I really hope that it's a lady. Thanks so much for the info!
fuzzy little spiderlet so cute 😷
Hi, Super Loops! I hope that everything is well with you. :) Thanks!
Love these ones. Mine is due for a rehouse. 🤣 agree they are quick growers. Thanks for sharing
They're such beautiful spiders! Man, I hope one of these is a lady. Thanks, bud!
Great video as always
Thank you so much, Channy! I hope that you and yours are well!
Great vid man! Darn I missed some of ur vids since I got home here in our province since this Covid sh*t thing started because our internet here is kinda slow lmao. Anyway take care ma man!
Justine! First off, I hope that you and your family are well! I know how crazy things are right now. I hope that you internet improves; this is NO time to be with shitty internet! haha Stay well, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanks so much ma man! So far were doing fine here but the number of new cases here still growing. All towns here are on community quarantines so no ones goin in and goin out.. But our internet now is good so imma catch up those missed vids lol.. God bless you and your family man!
Recently picked up to O schioedtei! I love the species soooooo much! I cant wait to raise them and I'm dying for a female
Hello, Shawn! Fingers crossed that you get a lady! :)
@@TomsBigSpiders thanks! Here's to hoping
Coldblood a cool dude! Droped over by his place and picked up some regalis!
That's awesome! Congrats on the P. regalis!
Tom it is pronounced sheeodtay. You said it close enough. They are named after the first person to discover the species and names are then given a "Latin" name addendum. It rarely works as well as they would like it to. They are some real beauties. Love a turquoise blue T.
Thanks so much, Joyce! I'm glad to hear that I was in the ballpark with this one! :) I hope that you and your family are well!
@@TomsBigSpiders We are all well (still have the allergies in spring) but no flu. It is not that bad here in AZ. Many more died of the flu in 2018. Stay safe and keep the kids busy is no easy job. School will look good even to them once this is over. Have a blessed week.
I love this species. I woke up to a molt tossed out of the hide this morning from mine. It’s a juvenile around the same size as yours and I never see it come up from it’s burrow. I hope it shows it’s self off more as it gets bigger.
TINK! First off, I hope that you and yours are well. Do you still need those photos? Just let me know where to send them! Yeah, this one has been super reclusive as well. If it's anything like my O. violoceopes, I will never see it. haha Thanks, Tink!
I would love to use your photos of your electric blue if you don’t mind. I’ll send you a message on Patreon with my email if that’s ok. Thankyou!
Tom Moran I would love to use your photos of your electric blue if you don’t mind. I’ll send you a message on Patreon with my email if that’s ok. Thankyou!
Hey man, I have watched a lot of your videos about husbandry and other guides for beginners as I am planning to start and own one or three of those boys that you recommended. I am really split in half to own one or not because of the roaches (feeders). I am planning to breed super worms and meal worms for it to be the main feeder of my future spiders. Is there any other feeders that you can recommend other than roaches and crickets?
Super worms and mealworks work just fine. I've used both without issues. You can easily feed your collection with them.
Hello Tom. I was wondering if you could provide tips for Holothele sanguicipes (formerly longipes)? What little I can find is conflicting, with some advising drier conditions, and others making it sound more moisture dependent. Mostly what I find is posts about N. incei. Mine is currently in premolt with burrow shut.
Spider self-quarantine.
Thanks for the videos.
Hello! I was scouting these guys out a few months ago, but I haven't bought any yet. To me, it sounded like they would appreciate some moisture, especially as slings. Once they put on some size, I would keep part of the substrate moist and let it dry out a bit in between. It sounds to me like they are adaptable, which is why some are giving them dry. In those instance, I err on the side of caution and keep part moist for them.
Even the spiders are self-quarantining! haha
I hope all is well!
They have one of these at my local spot I like to frequent. Not too much I could research on this species seemed pretty rare to me.
Hello, Jerrod! Yeah, you don't see them offered all that often.
Good vid as always
Thanks so much, Jay!
You may have already told us this, but I was wondering how many Ts do you have in your collection? Because I know you have a lot. It’s probably hard to keep count!
Hello, Pinupgirl! I'm right around 200 right now. Yes, I just had to go in and try to count them. hahaha
200! Dang that’s a lot but I knew your collection was big so can’t say I’m surprised.
Crazy how they look like Rufus with that orange color when small then turn out to be colored completely different than Rufus as adults lol
They really do!
Beautiful girl Tom!!! I will definitely remember that name...thnx for all the great info. God bless you and your family and yal stay safe 🙏
Thank you so much, Debbie! I do hope that you and yours are well! :)
Definitely a species I'd love to pick up but since your phormictopus video I've been after more species in the genus...... So eventually I'll get one or 2 of these 😊
Ha! That's awesome! Everyone needs more Phormictopus in their lives. haha
@@TomsBigSpiders definitely
I have had many conversations with "Cold blood" Great guy!
He's a really good dude and a wealth of knowledge! Hopefully, some more folks will check out what he's selling in the future! Thanks, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders yes but i live in Sweden, so buying from him is not going to hapoen. I mostly madebuisness with sweedes and people from Germany. I was at the Hamm expo a few times many years ago. It was great
@@TomsBigSpiders Btw, did you look at the P auratus picture i sended you?
Hey Tom! Just wanted to say a huge thankyou!! My T-shirt arrived today and I love it! 💛 Also I dropped you a message on patreon with my email address for the pic of your Chilobrachys electric blue. Or I can just grab myself one from Facebook or Instagram if you agree for me to use it? Hope you and the family are keeping safe. Thanks again!!
You're most welcome, Tink...thank YOU!!! And feel free to use whatever you need! :) I hope that you and yours are well!
Hey Tom, random question. How often do you feed your Ts?
Hi, Mike! I usually feed my slings twice a week. The rest I feed bi-weekly!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanka Tom!
Beautiful spider ! It would be so awesome if it does end up being female. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
Hello, Luc! Man, fingers crossed. The ladies are just stunning! Thanks, bud! I hope that you and yours are doing okay!
Hey Tom, I wanted to ask your advice about breeding my Poecilotheria subfusca highland. My female is 5.2 inches and I believe she is mature. My male matured two months ago and is now randomly tapping on his enclosure. He’s about a year and 4 months I’d guess. My female hasn’t molted for six months so I’m waiting for her to molt before trying to mate them. However I’m worried that my male won’t live long enough to see the day since makes if this species have such a short lifespan. I know this is a very difficult species to breed and I was wondering if you could give me some advice for breeding them. I was also wondering if you could point me in the direction of someone I could send my male to for a breeding loan in case too much time goes by. Thank you.
Hello, Anthony! Is your male still eating? I've have Poecilotheria males live quite a long time once they mature. A P. smithi male I kept lived close to two years after his molt. You may be okay. Just keep him on a cooler shelf and keep him fed. If you're afraid that he won't make it, I would sign up to Arachnoboards and post on their classifieds board. You should be able to find someone there. I hope that helps!
Tom, SOS. I know you read comments first so here I am!
I’m terrified. I just received my sling in the mail LITERALLY 20mins who. I saw this shriveled up thing that apparently is the exoskeleton because it already MOLTED! It’s arboreal and I believe that I found the cocoon and I put some water droplets around it, shut the container and left it be. I’m so scared I hurt it by jostling it. This is my first sling and I was not expecting a molt right off the bat! Please tell me it will be ok, I’m terrified.
Hello, Courtney. Oh no! So it molted in transit? Ugh. Although not common, that can happen on occasion. You did the right thing by not disturbing it. I'm assuming that it's still in the shipping vial? If so, place that into another container with the lid off and let it come out when it's ready. Don't try to unpack it now. Also, I would immediately notify the dealer that you purchased it from to let them know that it molted in transit.
It actually came in a pretty little sweet container! Had substrate, moss and vents at the top. It had a moist paper towel at the top too but yeah. TOTALLY MOLTED!! I’ll leave it be in another container like you said. I just hope me jostling it didn’t hurt it! I was totally not expecting this 😂😂
Anyway, yes it is still in the shipping container. I got scared of hurting it once I realized what had happened so I put in some water droplets and shut the top.
@@courtneymoak8960 It was shipped in the enclosure? Okay, then I would definitely just leave it in there until it hardens up. It will likely take a couple of days. Just keep part of the substrate/moss moist.
Aye aye, captain! You’ve been a huge help in my research of T’s and slings. I’ve been binge watching your channel and listening to your podcasts at work! You’re the best! Thank you so so much!
We said 'What a cutie' at the same time. Hope you and the family are doing well. Take care of yourselves.
Hello, Vanessa! Hahahahaha! That's awesome! :) I do hope that you and yours are well...thank you!
Why is mine yellow. The tiger mark and others is the same but just the colour is different. Is mine a different species ?
I think that I answered this already.
I know that you are quite the metal head and I’m wondering : do you have any death or thrash metal tattoos?
Oddly, I do not! haha Most of mine are all horror oriented.
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They are gorgeous I hear they are a lot like the Omothymus violaceopes now them I have but nothing mine or slings so idk i here they get 81/2 -9 inches the females iam interested in pick one up yours is very beautiful! Stay safe you and your family hello Billie !!
Hi, Nicole! If they are like my O. violaceopes, then I might see it once every three years. haha And I'm so hoping that it reaches the 9" mark. I know the O. violaceopes are quite large and leggy, and they are stunning. Billie says hello! I hope that you and yours are well!
I still remember one of my friends bought a o.schioedtie from an European eventhough we both are from Malaysia lol
Hahahaha! That's kind of ironic! haha
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Is that a Decapitated hoodie?
Why, yes it is, Anthony. :)
Tom Moran Very very nice, such an amazing band.
My male is olive green
Hi, Jess! Yeah, this one is a mature male now and is light green.
Just 😮😮😯😯😲😲😍🤩🥰
I love how you created the full range of emotion with the emojis. hahaha Thanks, Igo!
@@TomsBigSpiders hahaha.. thank you too!
I bought a Phormictopus atrichomatus last spring as a confirmed female from a couple from Hungary. Unfortunatly ut moulted last summer and it looks like an subadult male to me. I am pretty sure it is a subadukt male. This is a shame becayse those people are respected. They said it must have been some mux up, but i dunno? Sucks. Too bad you live in USA. I know that you have a P atrichomatus female. I would really like to send it to you when it is mature male so you can breed it, but maybe it is to long to ship from Sweden? It is possible you think???
Correction. It was a female, bit ut looked very male-ish! I was pretty sure it was male but i later saw spermatheca, so no bad thing about the hungarian couple!
Awwwww...I'm so sorry to hear that. Ugh. Unfortunately, to legally ship to the US, it would cost me close to $1000 for the permits and fees. :(
Put those scraps of toilet paper on eBay and the slings will pay for them selves.😝
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Crap...I used them already. lol