This is really great for the community and for us to keep up on our knowledge. Absolutely loved this! I really hope we get some more soon. thank you very much for this type of content
This little test thing rocks I love it and think maybe after doing some basics have genus and species questions. Great fun and can help newer keepers learn in a non judgmental atmosphere.
I’m a beginner and some of the things I thought I knew were wrong so thank you for this! Looking forward to the next one and anything else that I can learn from. :)
Hey Tom....Great idea. Really enjoyed the quizzes. The only question I got wrong was the organic soil one. I pondered this question too long due to my insides shouting out,"How do you know its really organic soil especially if you are at a nursey?" I panicked....I knew you were going to pull the trigger on the answer so I got it wrong. I really enjoyed this. I have been listening to you,Alex,Richard,Kat,and of course Count Dracula....Petko for almost 2 years now but have not jumped into this hobby yet. But,very shortly. Made up my mind to start with 4 different types but can't decide which 4. I agree with the others,yes,to more quizzes. Good stuff.
Hey, same here! I got my first tarantulas in January this year after watching and talking to a lot of other keepers for the past 3-4 years. It made everything so much easier, and I was comfortable enough in what I had learned to get some slings. They're all thriving and growing and I feel that it was a 100% worth it to be a quiet observer and just suck up all that info before getting my own. 🙏 All the best to you when you decide what you want to get!
Ha! It sounds like you did great, Rebel! I included the organic one because I fell for that back in the day. I bought some "organic" dirt that smelled like poo and came infested with flies. haha And let's go! Time for you to jump in. ;) Seriously, I hope that you get your first T soon. Thank you!
Thanks for creating this fun way to evaluate my knowledge of all things tarantula! I only have three T’s and I’m very new as a keeper so this was a great way to learn. I’d love to see more of this type of content!
This was so much fun! I really hope you decide to do another test. It was wonderful to see how much I actually know. I only missed 3 out of all and that was because I second guessed myself. I look forward to the next one.👍🙂
OMgosh, PLease show me a Tip-toeing Tarantula. I only got 3 wrong on my assasment. Loved the TEST and helped me alot, TY Tom, keep up the good work. My Husband wants to buy me a new Tarantula and I can't make up my mind on which spider to purchase next.. Hummmm. New to Hobby, love to watch. I do have a Wolf-spider with egg sack and that's it, I have ONE spider. I did have a male GBB and it died recently,he was very OLD. Any thoughts on what kind of spider I should look into???
Hello, Pamela! Thank you so much! And what a great husband. As for what spider to get, that's a difficult one because there are just so many different ones. T. albopilosums and L. parahybanas are popular. I LOVE the G. pulchripes personally. There are just so many!
Awesome vid, great way to test the depth of my knowledge as a newer tarantula keeper 👍 didn’t quite get 100% but close, would love another more difficult test down the line to see how far my husbandry knowledge expands in that time!
This was actually fun! A few in the first section tripped me up, but I did a lot better than I thought I would. The last one really had me uncertain and doubting myself. In a shocking twist however, the correct answers did manage to surface. My own self-doubt would have probably killed it had this been an actual test though. Lol I definitely appreciated this! It’s given me a good idea of where I’m at with the basics and just how much I’ve managed to retain from all my hyper-focused tarantula information consumption. Apparently I know more than I thought I did.
Great and fun test Tom. I got one wrong because I thought by organic you mean unfertilized soil. Where I live it is always written on the bag if there are added fertilizers. As far as I know. I'm looking forward to the next test. :D
Just found this. Loved the test. I’ve been watching your TH-cam as well as listening to your podcasts. I Hope you do more tests that are more difficult. I plan on getting a Brazilian jewel tarantula in a few months. Can you do an episode on this species and care. I’ve researched and found very conflicting information. Would love to hear your thoughts on successful keeping of this trapdoor T as a sling through adult. As always, thank you for sharing your experiences and your great knowledge.
This would be a great thing to expand your website with. Give a portal for taking these assessments online so you can build out towards more advanced questions in one location. Also new shirt designs when? :D
That was brilliant Tom, really enjoyed it and it was fun,to say the least, anyway i got 2 wrong, the first one was the Urticating hairs in the true or false and the second one was no 32 in the multiple choice and the scenario question, no 33, the spider hadn't settled in especially if the spider was rehoused, I'd say that wasn't too bad considering im only in the hobby a few years, I'm looking forward to your opinion on how well you think i did, thanks for a really fun video Tom.
Thank you so much, George! These are a lot of fun for me to do. You did great! These are supposed to be tricky, and there are a few on there that I certainly didn't know at first. Thanks!
I look forward to taking this test. I am EXTREMELY new to the hobby but my lil slings I just got last week have eaten again tonight for the second time. Tiny pumpkin patch is eating prekills. The irminia ate when I wasn't paying attention and my pulchra is an absolute tank. I actually saw it score a very tough take down. Couldn't be happier about them.
Thoroughly enjoyed this and would want more. i got all questions right although one or 2 i had a brief think about because of how the questions where phrased. I can only keep a certain amount of T's due to having to move back in with my parents. So I have started trying to research on the more heavy scientific and behavioural side of spiders. Also started trying to illustrate them. I would be interested in way more nerdy and heavier topics and more advanced quizzes in the future. Keep up the good work.
@@TomsBigSpiders Listened to the second one last night and the only thing i didn't know or got wrong i guess was about the Pelinobius muticus slings digging right to the bottom and not coming up and starving themselves. It makes sense that there would be other small prey items/animals that would burrow and live underground too. I just thought that if they where on the brink of death that a T would always be out and active. like with most my terrestrials and arboreals i can easily tell when there super hungry as i see them out and about being a lot more active.
Great quiz Tom! I missed two. Never considered additives in substrate because I typically buy Canadian peat and vermiculite. Also, I don’t keep T. stirmi and T. blondi so I missed that one. Keep up the awesome informative videos! 👍
Hey, I nailed almost all of them (I only could think of 2 reasons for the G. porteri to stubbornly stay on the glass, didn't consider the possibility of a newly acquired spider) while working simultaneously! Funny thing is the hobby doesn't exist in the country I live in and I'm not planning on snatching a Grammostola vachoni, a Homoeomma uruguayense or something like that from the wild and then struggle to take care of it for lack of available resources. So I watch YT videos and learn about something I won't be able to do unless I move abroad. Ah, well, at least I'm learning the proper information
Well done, Santiago! Someone actually brought up a fourth...it could have been a mature male! haha I don't know how I missed that one. Are you in Argentina? I had no idea that there was no hobby down there. I absolutely love speaking to folks from other countries about what they have (or don't) there. Is it against the law to keep any non endemic species? Thanks so much for commenting!
I love this and am confident that I've racked up enough TBS watch hours to become a graduate of the TBS Academy! WOO HOO!!!! ... Is there gonna be a commencement ceremony or somethin'? How many tickets can I have? :P
Great quiz Tom. I had 2 wrong, the one about all NW tarantulas having urticating hairs, and the final one I only came up with the substrate being too wet. Overall I'm happy with my score 😃
I got 2 wrong on the T-F questions, the organic topsoil question and the misting. I thought this was great! On the last question, I lumped the substrate answer together, that the Tarantula doesn't like the feel of the substrate because it is too moist or too fluffy. My third answer was that the new pet Tarantula is a mature male, and the only thing he wants to do is get out and cruise for chicks. Unfortunately, there are sellers out there who will sell a mature male to a noob without them understanding that the Tarantula is nearing the end of its life. And yes, please, make this a regular feature.
Well done, Tarantula Mom! That soil one even got me back in the day. And GREAT point about the mature male...I definitely should have added that one. That is SO true, sadly. Thanks again!!!
This was really fun! Thanks Tom. Question, My D. Diamantinensis does not have urticating hairs. Do they have a more potent venom then? Something I should know even though I'm not planning on handling her.
Tom, have you tried keeping any Linothele sp, or other diplurids? I find them fascinating little creatures. They are fast, ungodly fast, scary fast, they build these intricate little funnel webs with their comically large spinnerets. Their feeding response is explosive. And did I mention the comically large spinnerets?
Hey, Jonathan! I currently have Linothele sp. panama, Linothele sericata, Linothele fallax, and H. oiapoqueae. I absolutely love them and am planning on doing a video on them in the future. :)
I cant wait till you do the advanced test! at the same time surprised with how much ive learned over a few months time compared to what I knew back in the day!
Very cool ,as a novice only having 2 T's Psalmopoeus cambridgei and Tliltocatl albopilosus . i read alot about different species . Missed #18 Never been biten. and #29 i chose B ,because of the ventilation in that answer . #32 i was not sure ,so i skipped ... Had fun going through the questions .
On that last question I got the first 2 possibilities fine, the last one of packing it down was eluding me and I was sitting here like “what’s a third possibility? ….I dunno, maybe the spider just ain’t hungry?” In hindsight packing down the substrate makes a lot more sense lol
That one isn't one you would normally think of; I've just received a lot of emails and comments from new keepers who put in fluffy coco fiber. haha Most do NOT like it when it's all fluffy.
Yeah it's a G. porteri. What does it look like? Well it's light grey and black striped, with yellow stripes on the undersides of it's front legs. Really moody too. Lmao. I missed the light one. I personally have no lights shining on my t's, but I don't really like brightly lit rooms myself. One thing I will say, during rehousings, if I keep the new enclosure darker, with a towel or something wrapped around it the T seems to shoot in pretty quick, as opposed to having everything lit up. Just my opinion.
How's it going, bud! Sounds like you did great! This is more just for fun anyway. And you are spot on. I will create dark spots in the new enclosures just for that purpose. Great tip!
That was a lotta fun! I just got into tarantula keeping 6 months ago and only got one question wrong (the one about organic topsoil) and my tarantulas all seem healthy and relaxed so I'm feeling pretty good about my husbandry. I do have a question though! What was that tarantula with the green legs and carapace that pictures kept coming up of during the quiz? I've never seen a truly green tarantula before and it was gorgeous!
Hello, Skippy! Welcome to the hobby, and well done! The organic one got me as well back in the day. Most don't realize that. Do you have the time stamp for that species? Thanks!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thank you Tom! I was looking though your other videos and the green tarantula that I thought was so cool looking was the Thrixopelma ockerti. They're a really neat spider for sure, but after doing a bit of research on them I don't think I'm ready for that much of a hair kicker just yet lol Maybe someday though!
Missed handling, organic top soil, web question was kinda unfair, they use to ensnare which is about eating I havnt handled any Tarantula yet only been keeping since Jan 2022, I have Four now two abhoreals and 2 terrestrial. So 17/20 isn’t bad huh?
About the webs...true spiders use their webbing to actually capture their prey (almost like a sticky net). Tarantulas do not use it in that way. They will wrap it up after they have killed it, but they use it more as tripwire so that they can detect incoming prey. They also use it for molting. Not bad at all!
I got all right except one qiestion that I misunderstood but also knew the right answer, one of the queations I didn't know what one of the objects was, and the last question I don't know anything about dubia roaches or red runners so I couldn't answer that one. Other than that I got everything right. Woohoo! I'm only 1 month into the hobby so I'm doing amazing! I'd love to do another one!
Thank you Tom . Only screwed up two . Very original . If I'd have had a teacher like you , I might not have had such shitty grades. What subjects do you teach ?
Hey, Dan! That's awesome...and thank you so much! I'm a special education teacher with a concentration in English. Right now, I'm teaching a literacy course that focuses on improving vocabulary, writing, and comprehension.
I took this at work on the podcast back then... I got 1 wrong. I looked around for anyone that would give a damn. There was no-one. So I sat all proud of myself, by myself, lol... Last week I did the "advanced" one on the podcast... I did OK, got a couple wrong.
Hey Tom what’s your goto shopping areas trying to get a female T Stirmi I’m new been listening to your podcast still in the 2220 episodes trying catch up and learn before Bo get my juvenile
Hello, Micheal! I know that Fear Not Tarantulas was selling sexed juveniles not that long ago; you may try there. She seems to get in a lot of them. Besides that, I haven't seen the sexed females offered all that often.
But about organic substrate. I have to disagree friend. I often mix in little cowdung, say 10 % in the substrate for enclosures that i have live plants in. Eigher i collect dry cowdung in my area or buy soil with cowdung included. I never have had any problems with doing so. I am doubtful that it will create or atracked bacterias? I have tanks with such substrate set up for years. In the wild tarantulas in some areas are living in conjunction so cattles, like in the african savannahs. If springtails and isopods are inserted i think the tarantula, cleanup crew and "maybe bacterias"? Are living in an happy community?
I thought of you when I did this one! I had actually recorded it before we had our conversation. I think that the problem is that you know where your cow dung is coming from. Here, we get a generic label on bagged soil saying "animal dung" or "animal waste", and we don't know where it's coming from. Many will actually use chicken waste in their soils. I should definitely clarify that in the future. Thanks for chiming in; I was kind of hoping that you'd hear this one so that I could explain. haha
@@TomsBigSpiders Yes. I sometimes pick up dry cowdungs. It sounds narly maybe. But they dont smell anything. I use gloves and crumble them into the substrate. I notice that plants thrives. Yes i think it depends on the area. I live in Öland. Its a rural island in southeast Sweden with lots of plains where cows are living. If there where dangerous bacterias i dont think flies, dungbeetles and other critters would be able to live in them. I think chemicals addetives in soil is dangerous, but cowdung is not?
Have you ever had a hamster, a mouse or other tarantula-sized animal living in a burrow? They ALL do the EXACT same thing with their water dish: they throw dirt and other stuff in and on it, and use it as a toilet (that's why hamster water bottles were invented). Since this behavior is so common in small laboratory rodents, it is not a mystery but thoroughly researched, and even used for certain drug tests... as a measure of anxiety! This behavior was found to be a fear reaction - in this case of open water, which totally makes sence for a terrestrial animal that's not the best swimmer and living in a burrow. And if this animal likes it clean, it will put all the stuff it is disgusted by (including its own poop) in the corner with the other disgusting stuff, e.g. open water. So, this behavior in tarantulas is most likely the so called "defensive burrowing" and fear-based. But why do they still drink from their water dish, isn't that a paradox? Well, it's just like arachnophobes collecting spiders - such contradicting behaviors will always remain a mystery to outstanders. ;)
The ones that get bit and have massive issues, that's the same person that has never ever taken an injury in their life and that one instance was the worst thing ever that same person voted for joe lol
This is great and would love to take more tests! The more you know, the happier the spiders! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Jennifer! I already did part 2 as a podcast. :) I'll bring it over here in the future.
This is really great for the community and for us to keep up on our knowledge. Absolutely loved this! I really hope we get some more soon. thank you very much for this type of content
Thank you so much! I'll definitely get part 2 up soon. :)
This little test thing rocks I love it and think maybe after doing some basics have genus and species questions. Great fun and can help newer keepers learn in a non judgmental atmosphere.
Thank you so much, Sharon! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it!
Just want to say thanks again for all you've done with the care and husbandry videos. Your videos have been a tremendous help and resource for us.
Thank YOU for the kind words and for taking the time to tell me! : )
This exam was great I learned a lot I missed a few and I learned things I didn't know so this is absolutely awesome thank you!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed and learned from it, Lisa!
@@TomsBigSpiders me too!
I’m a beginner and some of the things I thought I knew were wrong so thank you for this! Looking forward to the next one and anything else that I can learn from. :)
That's awesome, Courtney! That's exactly what I was hoping to accomplish with this! :)
This was a great way to review and dispel any myths about tarantula keeping. I had so much fun! Let's do more!
That's awesome, Laura! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
I’m ready for 201! These are great. Thank you for all that you do. You’re a great teacher! I bet your students really appreciate you!
I was actually working on that this morning. hahaha And thank you! We tend to have a lot of fun while we learn in my classes. :)
This was GREAT!!! I only missed one. 29 years keeping. Let's do another!
Hey, Daniel! Thanks so much, bud! I will definitely do another. It's fun for me to try to come up with all of the questions. haha
Hey Tom....Great idea.
Really enjoyed the quizzes.
The only question I got wrong was the organic soil one.
I pondered this question too long due to my insides shouting out,"How do you know its really organic soil especially if you are at a nursey?"
I panicked....I knew you were going to pull the trigger on the answer so I got it wrong.
I really enjoyed this.
I have been listening to you,Alex,Richard,Kat,and of course Count Dracula....Petko for almost 2 years now but have not jumped into this hobby yet.
But,very shortly.
Made up my mind to start with 4 different types but can't decide which 4.
I agree with the others,yes,to more quizzes.
Good stuff.
Hey, same here! I got my first tarantulas in January this year after watching and talking to a lot of other keepers for the past 3-4 years. It made everything so much easier, and I was comfortable enough in what I had learned to get some slings. They're all thriving and growing and I feel that it was a 100% worth it to be a quiet observer and just suck up all that info before getting my own. 🙏 All the best to you when you decide what you want to get!
Ha! It sounds like you did great, Rebel! I included the organic one because I fell for that back in the day. I bought some "organic" dirt that smelled like poo and came infested with flies. haha And let's go! Time for you to jump in. ;) Seriously, I hope that you get your first T soon. Thank you!
Thanks for creating this fun way to evaluate my knowledge of all things tarantula! I only have three T’s and I’m very new as a keeper so this was a great way to learn. I’d love to see more of this type of content!
I'm so glad that you found this useful. This was a lot of fun to make! Thank you, Laura!
This was so much fun! I really hope you decide to do another test. It was wonderful to see how much I actually know. I only missed 3 out of all and that was because I second guessed myself. I look forward to the next one.👍🙂
Hello, Shoshannah! I definitely will. I already did the part two podcast. And well done!
This was great got me thinking, i did well because i watch your videos and others. Keep it up A+😊
Thank you so much, Frank!
Thank you for this. And also thank you for explaining the answers, I hope some new keepers see this and take this quiz and learn some new things .
I did
Thank you so much! It sounds like some did!
OMgosh, PLease show me a Tip-toeing Tarantula. I only got 3 wrong on my assasment. Loved the TEST and helped me alot, TY Tom, keep up the good work. My Husband wants to buy me a new Tarantula and I can't make up my mind on which spider to purchase next.. Hummmm. New to Hobby, love to watch. I do have a Wolf-spider with egg sack and that's it, I have ONE spider. I did have a male GBB and it died recently,he was very OLD. Any thoughts on what kind of spider I should look into???
Hello, Pamela! Thank you so much! And what a great husband. As for what spider to get, that's a difficult one because there are just so many different ones. T. albopilosums and L. parahybanas are popular. I LOVE the G. pulchripes personally. There are just so many!
Awesome vid, great way to test the depth of my knowledge as a newer tarantula keeper 👍 didn’t quite get 100% but close, would love another more difficult test down the line to see how far my husbandry knowledge expands in that time!
Thank you! I already recorded the podcast for the second one, so I'll be turning that into a video in the future.
Dude this was great!! It really helped me test my knowledge on my Ts and allowing me to learn a few new things. Thanks man!!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it!
Nice I got 100% Awesome video thanks
Your podcast is great love listening to it while I’m at work
Hey, Jeremy! Well done, bud! And thank you for listening!
This was great, definitely do some more.
Thanks, John...I definitely will!
You are absolutely the best still til this day keep doing what u do ,do this again soon please
This was actually fun!
A few in the first section tripped me up, but I did a lot better than I thought I would.
The last one really had me uncertain and doubting myself. In a shocking twist however, the correct answers did manage to surface. My own self-doubt would have probably killed it had this been an actual test though. Lol
I definitely appreciated this! It’s given me a good idea of where I’m at with the basics and just how much I’ve managed to retain from all my hyper-focused tarantula information consumption. Apparently I know more than I thought I did.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! It's just kind of a fun way to visit some scenarious one might encounter. :)
This was awsome Tom, only 2 wrong lol.. I for one would love more like this! Can't wait for the next assessment!
Well done, Gorath! I will definitely do another!
Oh yeah great quiz enjoyed it Do it more often thanks Tom
Thank you so much, Paul!
Great and fun test Tom. I got one wrong because I thought by organic you mean unfertilized soil. Where I live it is always written on the bag if there are added fertilizers. As far as I know. I'm looking forward to the next test. :D
Thanks so much, Christoph! Over here, they can still put "organic" on it if they are using animal dung as waste. It's a bit misleading.
@@TomsBigSpiders Thank you for the reply. :)
Love this and reminded me that I needed to put more tongs on my Amazon order. Lol
I have SOOOOO many tongs around here. haha Thanks!
Just found this. Loved the test. I’ve been watching your TH-cam as well as listening to your podcasts. I Hope you do more tests that are more difficult. I plan on getting a Brazilian jewel tarantula in a few months. Can you do an episode on this species and care. I’ve researched and found very conflicting information. Would love to hear your thoughts on successful keeping of this trapdoor T as a sling through adult. As always, thank you for sharing your experiences and your great knowledge.
Thank you! I was actually working on a new on this moring. :) And unfortunately, I don't have that species yet. Sorry!
This was great.. been active owner in hobby 10 months an got 28/33..so pretty happy with that...
Hey, Simon...well done! Some of these are tricky!
This would be a great thing to expand your website with. Give a portal for taking these assessments online so you can build out towards more advanced questions in one location. Also new shirt designs when? :D
Funny that you should mention that; I'm actually looking into creating a section just for that! Thank you!
Greetings to all.. Wicked great video.
Thank you so much, Mr. Creepy Crawlers!
AWESOME great info in your videos keep them coming
Thank you, Michael!
@@TomsBigSpiders Your welcome
That was brilliant Tom, really enjoyed it and it was fun,to say the least, anyway i got 2 wrong, the first one was the Urticating hairs in the true or false and the second one was no 32 in the multiple choice and the scenario question, no 33, the spider hadn't settled in especially if the spider was rehoused, I'd say that wasn't too bad considering im only in the hobby a few years, I'm looking forward to your opinion on how well you think i did, thanks for a really fun video Tom.
Thank you so much, George! These are a lot of fun for me to do. You did great! These are supposed to be tricky, and there are a few on there that I certainly didn't know at first. Thanks!
I look forward to taking this test. I am EXTREMELY new to the hobby but my lil slings I just got last week have eaten again tonight for the second time. Tiny pumpkin patch is eating prekills. The irminia ate when I wasn't paying attention and my pulchra is an absolute tank. I actually saw it score a very tough take down. Couldn't be happier about them.
Well, hopefully you found it informative. It's more a fun way to talk about some issues and topics folks might encounter. :)
I don't even keep T's and I got 100 percent. Just shows I listen to your videos.
Well done, Joyce! That's really impressive...wow. And thanks!!!
Perfect score! I win the not-a-competition competition. lol. :D
Also, you were actually bang on with 68 degreres. AKA cellar temperature.
Well done! Haha Ummmm...that satisfaction that you know your tarantula stuff! haha
And that's awesome! I knew that it was somewhere around there! haha
I liked doing the test. It was fun. Do more.
Thank you, Connie...I definitely will!
im looking for more test!!! great job
I just did part 2 on the podcast. I'll bring it over here in the future. Thanks, Jason!
Thoroughly enjoyed this and would want more. i got all questions right although one or 2 i had a brief think about because of how the questions where phrased. I can only keep a certain amount of T's due to having to move back in with my parents. So I have started trying to research on the more heavy scientific and behavioural side of spiders. Also started trying to illustrate them. I would be interested in way more nerdy and heavier topics and more advanced quizzes in the future. Keep up the good work.
Hello! I did a second one recently on the podcast. I'll be doing more complicated ones over time!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thanks i found them through amazon. I'll add that to my tabs and listen later.
@@TomsBigSpiders Listened to the second one last night and the only thing i didn't know or got wrong i guess was about the Pelinobius muticus slings digging right to the bottom and not coming up and starving themselves. It makes sense that there would be other small prey items/animals that would burrow and live underground too. I just thought that if they where on the brink of death that a T would always be out and active. like with most my terrestrials and arboreals i can easily tell when there super hungry as i see them out and about being a lot more active.
Great quiz Tom! I missed two. Never considered additives in substrate because I typically buy Canadian peat and vermiculite. Also, I don’t keep T. stirmi and T. blondi so I missed that one. Keep up the awesome informative videos! 👍
Thank you so much, Eis Baer! Sounds like you did great!
Awesome video!
Thank you!
Please do this again, this was fun.
I missed two so I did well lol
I definitely will, Darcy...thank you!
I'm surprised! I got most of them right ☺️ I haven't even got a T yet but I'm picking up a juvenile LP tomorrow 😁
That's awesome, Caron! Well done!
I really enjoyed this.
Thank you so much for listening!
Great podcast.
Thank you so much!
Hey, I nailed almost all of them (I only could think of 2 reasons for the G. porteri to stubbornly stay on the glass, didn't consider the possibility of a newly acquired spider) while working simultaneously! Funny thing is the hobby doesn't exist in the country I live in and I'm not planning on snatching a Grammostola vachoni, a Homoeomma uruguayense or something like that from the wild and then struggle to take care of it for lack of available resources. So I watch YT videos and learn about something I won't be able to do unless I move abroad. Ah, well, at least I'm learning the proper information
Well done, Santiago! Someone actually brought up a fourth...it could have been a mature male! haha I don't know how I missed that one. Are you in Argentina? I had no idea that there was no hobby down there. I absolutely love speaking to folks from other countries about what they have (or don't) there. Is it against the law to keep any non endemic species? Thanks so much for commenting!
I love this and am confident that I've racked up enough TBS watch hours to become a graduate of the TBS Academy! WOO HOO!!!!
... Is there gonna be a commencement ceremony or somethin'? How many tickets can I have? :P
Hahaha That's awesome, Liz...nice job! We should drive around in a camper and deliver all of the certificates of completion. haha
@@TomsBigSpiders YESSSS! Who doesn't love a nice little road trip?😎🚙🎓👩🏻🎓🕷
Great quiz Tom. I had 2 wrong, the one about all NW tarantulas having urticating hairs, and the final one I only came up with the substrate being too wet. Overall I'm happy with my score 😃
Hey, Vanessa! That's awesome! I love doing these as they are a fun way to get everyone thinking and problem solving. :)
I enjoyed it like the new intro tune.
Thanks so much, Emma!
So many beautiful taratulas i love all of them..
I agree, Timothy!
I got 2 wrong on the T-F questions, the organic topsoil question and the misting. I thought this was great! On the last question, I lumped the substrate answer together, that the Tarantula doesn't like the feel of the substrate because it is too moist or too fluffy. My third answer was that the new pet Tarantula is a mature male, and the only thing he wants to do is get out and cruise for chicks. Unfortunately, there are sellers out there who will sell a mature male to a noob without them understanding that the Tarantula is nearing the end of its life. And yes, please, make this a regular feature.
Well done, Tarantula Mom! That soil one even got me back in the day. And GREAT point about the mature male...I definitely should have added that one. That is SO true, sadly. Thanks again!!!
This was really fun! Thanks Tom. Question, My D. Diamantinensis does not have urticating hairs. Do they have a more potent venom then? Something I should know even though I'm not planning on handling her.
Hello, and thank you! Yes, they do have hairs. I don't believe that the venom is worse, though.
This will probably save a lot of spiders :D :D , thanks so much. 👌👌👌👍
I hope so, Osman! And thank you!
Tom, have you tried keeping any Linothele sp, or other diplurids? I find them fascinating little creatures. They are fast, ungodly fast, scary fast, they build these intricate little funnel webs with their comically large spinnerets. Their feeding response is explosive. And did I mention the comically large spinnerets?
Hey, Jonathan! I currently have Linothele sp. panama, Linothele sericata, Linothele fallax, and H. oiapoqueae. I absolutely love them and am planning on doing a video on them in the future. :)
I cant wait till you do the advanced test! at the same time surprised with how much ive learned over a few months time compared to what I knew back in the day!
Hey, Josh! I did the podcast for the second part, and they are much more difficult this time around. I will bring it over here eventually!
Missed the organic one, what’s the best material to make non mesh replacements?
That one got me back in the day! Most like to replace them with drilled plexiglass.
I’m just wondering where I would go to get that? Home Depot, type places or?
Very cool ,as a novice only having 2 T's Psalmopoeus cambridgei and Tliltocatl albopilosus . i read alot about different species . Missed #18 Never been biten. and #29 i chose B ,because of the ventilation in that answer . #32 i was not sure ,so i skipped ... Had fun going through the questions .
Well done!
Can I ask what species the green tarantula photo shown is? It’s so beautiful
Hi, Iris! That was a Phormictopus sp. Green.
On that last question I got the first 2 possibilities fine, the last one of packing it down was eluding me and I was sitting here like “what’s a third possibility? ….I dunno, maybe the spider just ain’t hungry?” In hindsight packing down the substrate makes a lot more sense lol
That one isn't one you would normally think of; I've just received a lot of emails and comments from new keepers who put in fluffy coco fiber. haha Most do NOT like it when it's all fluffy.
Yeah it's a G. porteri. What does it look like? Well it's light grey and black striped, with yellow stripes on the undersides of it's front legs. Really moody too. Lmao.
I missed the light one. I personally have no lights shining on my t's, but I don't really like brightly lit rooms myself. One thing I will say, during rehousings, if I keep the new enclosure darker, with a towel or something wrapped around it the T seems to shoot in pretty quick, as opposed to having everything lit up. Just my opinion.
How's it going, bud! Sounds like you did great! This is more just for fun anyway. And you are spot on. I will create dark spots in the new enclosures just for that purpose. Great tip!
I actually got everything right except last 2 on essay. I don't have that species so didn't know alot about how they react towards substrate.
Well done, Alex! Yeah, I tried to limit the species specific ones because they aren't fair to folks who don't keep them.
That was a lotta fun! I just got into tarantula keeping 6 months ago and only got one question wrong (the one about organic topsoil) and my tarantulas all seem healthy and relaxed so I'm feeling pretty good about my husbandry. I do have a question though! What was that tarantula with the green legs and carapace that pictures kept coming up of during the quiz? I've never seen a truly green tarantula before and it was gorgeous!
Hello, Skippy! Welcome to the hobby, and well done! The organic one got me as well back in the day. Most don't realize that. Do you have the time stamp for that species? Thanks!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thank you Tom! I was looking though your other videos and the green tarantula that I thought was so cool looking was the Thrixopelma ockerti. They're a really neat spider for sure, but after doing a bit of research on them I don't think I'm ready for that much of a hair kicker just yet lol Maybe someday though!
I love practical questions i am thinking about getting s spider?
Thanks, Vicki! Which one are you looking at?
32 of 33. Still an A. If you have a gas oven you probably shouldn't operate with the door open. Maybe open your windows.
Well done, Jasonian...and great advice!
Oh by the way,you're a good teacher for my only getting one wrong.
Thank you so much!!! :)
Missed handling, organic top soil, web question was kinda unfair, they use to ensnare which is about eating I havnt handled any Tarantula yet only been keeping since Jan 2022, I have Four now two abhoreals and 2 terrestrial. So 17/20 isn’t bad huh?
About the webs...true spiders use their webbing to actually capture their prey (almost like a sticky net). Tarantulas do not use it in that way. They will wrap it up after they have killed it, but they use it more as tripwire so that they can detect incoming prey. They also use it for molting. Not bad at all!
This is an awesome informative video, Thank you Tom
Thank you so much, Pontus!
I got all right except one qiestion that I misunderstood but also knew the right answer, one of the queations I didn't know what one of the objects was, and the last question I don't know anything about dubia roaches or red runners so I couldn't answer that one. Other than that I got everything right. Woohoo! I'm only 1 month into the hobby so I'm doing amazing! I'd love to do another one!
In that case, sounds like you got them all right. If you had asked me to clarify, you would have gotten it. :) Nice work!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thank you! I will go back and type them out to you so you know👍😁
I love the test
Thanks, Vicki!
Thank you Tom . Only screwed up two . Very original . If I'd have had a teacher like you , I might not have had such shitty grades. What subjects do you teach ?
Hey, Dan! That's awesome...and thank you so much! I'm a special education teacher with a concentration in English. Right now, I'm teaching a literacy course that focuses on improving vocabulary, writing, and comprehension.
@@TomsBigSpiders World needs more people like you !
i mostly use cheap plastics personally. i know the person you're talking about that only does with the finest glass enclosures. 😅
Hey, Jack! I have a total mix of cheap and more pricey ones. They all work well. :)
I took this at work on the podcast back then... I got 1 wrong. I looked around for anyone that would give a damn. There was no-one. So I sat all proud of myself, by myself, lol... Last week I did the "advanced" one on the podcast... I did OK, got a couple wrong.
Bahahaha I give a damn...how's that? Haha Well done!
@@TomsBigSpiders hahaha, I surely appreciate that, brother !
Hey Tom what’s your goto shopping areas trying to get a female T Stirmi I’m new been listening to your podcast still in the 2220 episodes trying catch up and learn before Bo get my juvenile
Hello, Micheal! I know that Fear Not Tarantulas was selling sexed juveniles not that long ago; you may try there. She seems to get in a lot of them. Besides that, I haven't seen the sexed females offered all that often.
Please do it again
I'm working on a video version now. :)
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Ha! I've already recorded the podcast for part two!
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Hey, bud! Hope all is well!
@@TomsBigSpiders you too.
But about organic substrate. I have to disagree friend. I often mix in little cowdung, say 10 % in the substrate for enclosures that i have live plants in. Eigher i collect dry cowdung in my area or buy soil with cowdung included. I never have had any problems with doing so. I am doubtful that it will create or atracked bacterias? I have tanks with such substrate set up for years. In the wild tarantulas in some areas are living in conjunction so cattles, like in the african savannahs. If springtails and isopods are inserted i think the tarantula, cleanup crew and "maybe bacterias"? Are living in an happy community?
I thought of you when I did this one! I had actually recorded it before we had our conversation. I think that the problem is that you know where your cow dung is coming from. Here, we get a generic label on bagged soil saying "animal dung" or "animal waste", and we don't know where it's coming from. Many will actually use chicken waste in their soils. I should definitely clarify that in the future. Thanks for chiming in; I was kind of hoping that you'd hear this one so that I could explain. haha
@@TomsBigSpiders Yes. I sometimes pick up dry cowdungs. It sounds narly maybe. But they dont smell anything. I use gloves and crumble them into the substrate. I notice that plants thrives. Yes i think it depends on the area. I live in Öland. Its a rural island in southeast Sweden with lots of plains where cows are living. If there where dangerous bacterias i dont think flies, dungbeetles and other critters would be able to live in them. I think chemicals addetives in soil is dangerous, but cowdung is not?
I thought it was fun. Missed 3 though. Not to bad I think.
Thank you...and that's fantastic!
I got all correctly. What expensive thing do i win?🙂
HAHAHA The satisfaction of knowing that you apparently know your T care. haha Thanks, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders That was a small "prize" to pay, but thats ok. Thank you!🙂😉
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Thanks, Chris!
Scenario: it is a mature male looking for a mate.
WELL DONE, Walt! Dang! haha
Got 1 wrong 99%didn't I do well
Well done, Paul...not bad at all!
Have you ever had a hamster, a mouse or other tarantula-sized animal living in a burrow? They ALL do the EXACT same thing with their water dish: they throw dirt and other stuff in and on it, and use it as a toilet (that's why hamster water bottles were invented). Since this behavior is so common in small laboratory rodents, it is not a mystery but thoroughly researched, and even used for certain drug tests... as a measure of anxiety! This behavior was found to be a fear reaction - in this case of open water, which totally makes sence for a terrestrial animal that's not the best swimmer and living in a burrow. And if this animal likes it clean, it will put all the stuff it is disgusted by (including its own poop) in the corner with the other disgusting stuff, e.g. open water. So, this behavior in tarantulas is most likely the so called "defensive burrowing" and fear-based.
But why do they still drink from their water dish, isn't that a paradox? Well, it's just like arachnophobes collecting spiders - such contradicting behaviors will always remain a mystery to outstanders. ;)
Thanks for commenting!
The ones that get bit and have massive issues, that's the same person that has never ever taken an injury in their life and that one instance was the worst thing ever that same person voted for joe lol
I would say that the ones that get bit are not careful. As for issues, some of these guys are potent as hell. haha