also just to add on since I didn't say it in the video, I actually like the nightly routine of just chilling and checking on tarantulas. it's relaxing to be in the zone and just do repetitive things like this - very similar to like gardening and stuff. a "happy place" so to speak! also sorry for any weird audio or bad lighting, I'm really working on improving this so right now it's a bit of a trial and error period.
I'm the same. I don't have quite as many as you, but I have a few turtles, a gecko, tree frog and then a small number of jumping spiders and mantids, but I love the routine of caring for them. My daughter helps me now, and it's a fun learning experience.
Honestly you were not in need to say it, the video had such al calm and chilling tone to it. Was really relaxing to watch you doing your thing there. ^^
I have 5 slings at the moment and I really enjoy checking in on them every night. Watching them grow is very rewarding especially when you see their colors starting to come in.
In the last 2 weeks (uni break) I've gone from one aquarium to 3 aquariums and a bowl-like set up just for snails, plus a couple terrariums. It's made me incredibly happy and helped with my depression. Having this feeling that I'm bringing in nature closer to me and I'm taking care of it and making beautiful set ups that are actually alive! It makes me appreciate other communities so much
I'm always checking on my T's before bed. Then my cats are also observed for any problems also. Been to the vets with one of them. It's why we love our pets, and love taking care of them. I also find it very relaxing.
Wishing the family and yo spoiled little 8 legged children the best kat! I cannot get over how awesome it has been learning and observing you're beautiful spiders over the years. Thank you 😇🙂
I have always had a little fear of spider s until I had an encounter with a jumping spider on my patio and fell in love with the cutie and am finding a whole new respect for these souls . Thank you for educating us , me specifically. I am finding myself enjoying your channel. Thank you ❤
I did the exact same thing like 16 years ago, I held a tarantula on my hand and ended up buying it, I mostly leave her to herself but picked her up from time to time... the funny thing is anytime I saw a house spider I still got startled xD (sorry for my bad English)
@@9Der6Ketzer9 your English is better than a lot of native English speakers. Seriously it's perfect. The fact that you can write in more than 1 language is impressive.
That's great practice for carnival games where you shoot the target and get the thing to move to the finish line. Love this! Speed it up and then you turn into QuikSilver!
it's a royalty free track I took from TH-cam's audio library but I don't remember what it's called lol. But you probably recognize it, because it's royalty free, meaning okay for any creator to use, so many use it.
@@tarantulakat oh that explains it then!! I figured it was from a horror movie ost or perhaps some kind of goth related sound track. Heck it even almost sounds like parts from Star Wars! Either way it fits perfectly.
I have two kids and all of this seems like sooo much work. I know you have at least 1 child. You are a marvel of womanly strength and energy. I don't know how you do it! Also, I just realised that my son must be watching your videos. His red knee stuffie tarantula is named Peaches, just like your real one!
Do you get earthquakes where you are Kat? I have visions of one happening and you & Mr tarantula Kat are spread eagle against that cabinet trying to hold all the enclosures in place 🙈😂
I used to kill spiders but after watching your videos as well as other channels in the pet community, I learn to appreciate these animals (except cockroaches or pests that attack my plants or spread diseases). Today, I picked up a plant and a spider crawled out of it and onto my hand. Although I panicked and still scared of spiders, I didn’t kill it and returned it to my plant lol
Great videos! Thought I'd just say hello and drop a quick trick for watering have you tried the safety lab wash squeeze bottles? They work great for quick watering been using them with my Ts since I get tired of pumping the spray bottles. Anyway keep up the good work.
I have been watching your videos for about a year and you and snake discovery are my two favorite exotic pets Channels. but I think I'll stick with my Jack Russell and cockatiel.
Isn't taking care of critters just so relaxing? I have 5 spiders, 2 snakes, 5 lizards, 2 turtles, and 2 frogs and nightly routines are so fun!! I wanna get more Ts but I have no room hehe. One day when I have my own place! Edit: I have a question, where exactly did you buy all the enclosures for your tarantulas? They're fantastic!
Tarantula cribs is a sponsor for this channel and helps out a lot enclosure wise. I do have an affiliate code if you do decide to buy from them which is “Kat10” however they ship US only for now /:
My check in for my slings is super simple as two of them are just mounds of dirt at this time. It is super fun though when I check in and the cricket carcass has mysteriously vanished
The store I work in has a lot of spiders (some regular house spiders but also tons of jumpers!) I name them and say hello to them haha. I won't sweep or wipe any of their webs I leave there's in all the corners. I really enjoy looking at them
Great Video .... Loved watching your pink foot birdeater take her cricket down & the robustum take 2 at a time was epic... too cute.. It's sooo funny I do the same thing with my mister the stream works perfectly through the holes if you don't want to take them all down just to give a little water.. LOVE IT!! 😄😄😄
Takes me about an hour to do my 50 odd lol but then again i like to watch them hunt the prey, and thats just the spiders not including the geckos and scorpion haha
Lol, I have a T. albopilosus that loves to "play" (attack) the water stream when I top off her water. She is the only one who does that, the others that have water dishes on the substrate surface don't seem to care. It's funny and charming when she does. I know she doesn't but at times it seems like she is actually enjoying the water.
Cool glimpse into the routine of a keeper with a larger collection. I loved how you misted the critter keepers- I guess all the ventilation does double duty! Lol I also loved the "line it up" technique. So clever! (Work smarter not harder, right?!)👌😄 I'm always curious about the time commitment for people who keep a large number of critters- of any species. This gave me a pretty good idea of daily upkeep. I'm sure keeping up with rehouses or full on watering takes more time, but this looks so pleasant and peaceful! 😊
HAHAHAHAHA same one time I was looking for something and I forgot to put my crickets back and I tripped since this was only a week ago I'm still finding crickets lol
I only have 3 but I like to check mine out before bed and feed and water if they look like they are in need! I'll also pull the ottoman over to my hutch if I notice my GBB webbing and wanna watch for a bit!
Hey Kat!how are you doing ?! So you mentioned that this is usually just a couple minutes a few nights a week so the care seems pretty reasonable but how often do you have to do more tedious work for your tarantulas ??? Example like changing enclosures and such how often would you guess you have to do those tasks?
I thought Peaches was a guy. Anyway, love how they go, "Weeee, shower!" when you spray water on them. Also, how your one spider made an umbrella. Also, did I mention I love that yellow top of yours? T'is lovely!
I'll try squeezing in a question here: Am I missing something that makes picking up small crickets with tongs easier? Even if I slow them down a bit by cooling they nearly always get away or get squished. Could be I'm just super clumsy and need practice but any secret tips would be welcome. Thanks for showing your routine, it does look really relaxing apart from nearly falling off the bed!
@@tarantulakat Okay! Thank you for your quick answer! I am starting with tarantulas. I (had) arachnaphobia until one spider bit my on my shoulder. I catched it and i fell in love on the black color with a cross on it (Araneus diadematus)(common in Europe). Now it is living in a enclosure. I had snakes, turtles and lizards before (still have ofc) and now figuring out scorpions and tarantulas. I was just wondering how all the big collection keepers control the enviroment so it suitable for all species! I have equipment but that can be a problem with all the cables and timers and more. Thank you again for the quick answer. Love your videos and the passion that you bring with them!
This is gonna sound really dumb but there's a spider that lives in the playground behind my house and it's because of you that I was confident enough to feed it an ant I found!
Fellow jumping spider keepers: I am currently removing slings from the enclosure that they share with mom. I know most keepers will remove the entire nest and destroy it in the process of removing the babies. I really dont want to do this because this is were mom sleeps and I know with older spiders, sometimes they struggle to make a good nest again. Im thinking about just waiting for the remaining slings to wander out on their own. As they come out I will capture them and put them inside of their own individual container. Thoughts?
Not got a very useful comment (I’d say your idea would work but not from experience) but I was really touched by your care for the mom. Wish everyone that kept things in captivity thought like you 😊❤️
Just love ur vids Kat you are awesome......... but I couldn't sleep with all that in my bedroom I would get claustrophobia lol....... beautiful beasties beautiful lass as always huge huggles from Scotland uk 🤗🏴🤗🏴🤗🏴
To be honest with you I don't know how you can sleep in a room full of tarantulas???? Like one of them can get out and that's it it's all over crawl into bed with you and that's the end of tarantula kat😨😭. No for real though I don't know how you guys can do it I really don't I enjoy watching them and I'm very interested in some of the stuff but having them no not in the same room as me I'm good! But nevertheless you have a real awesome collection
also just to add on since I didn't say it in the video, I actually like the nightly routine of just chilling and checking on tarantulas. it's relaxing to be in the zone and just do repetitive things like this - very similar to like gardening and stuff. a "happy place" so to speak!
also sorry for any weird audio or bad lighting, I'm really working on improving this so right now it's a bit of a trial and error period.
Same it's really relaxing to check on all my pets :)
Your audio and lighting are great! ☺️ No worries hun!
Ever get scared sleeping lol
I'm the same. I don't have quite as many as you, but I have a few turtles, a gecko, tree frog and then a small number of jumping spiders and mantids, but I love the routine of caring for them. My daughter helps me now, and it's a fun learning experience.
Honestly you were not in need to say it, the video had such al calm and chilling tone to it. Was really relaxing to watch you doing your thing there. ^^
I have 5 slings at the moment and I really enjoy checking in on them every night. Watching them grow is very rewarding especially when you see their colors starting to come in.
I thought you typed siblings at first and I was very confused 😂😂😂
In the last 2 weeks (uni break) I've gone from one aquarium to 3 aquariums and a bowl-like set up just for snails, plus a couple terrariums. It's made me incredibly happy and helped with my depression. Having this feeling that I'm bringing in nature closer to me and I'm taking care of it and making beautiful set ups that are actually alive! It makes me appreciate other communities so much
@@josantiago3652 I could never explain that feeling in better words.
I'm always checking on my T's before bed. Then my cats are also observed for any problems also. Been to the vets with one of them. It's why we love our pets, and love taking care of them. I also find it very relaxing.
I will always love animals more than people..people suck.
I love the water attackers 😂❤
My T. Schroederi loves attacking water
Mine too! And my B hamorii is a water attacker as well...
My curly hair attacks his water bowl every time.
Wishing the family and yo spoiled little 8 legged children the best kat! I cannot get over how awesome it has been learning and observing you're beautiful spiders over the years. Thank you 😇🙂
I have arachnophobia yet I’m so addicted to ur channel and love so many of ur spiders/tarantulas HELP
I have always had a little fear of spider s until I had an encounter with a jumping spider on my patio and fell in love with the cutie and am finding a whole new respect for these souls . Thank you for educating us , me specifically. I am finding myself enjoying your channel. Thank you ❤
I went to the exotic pet store today, and talked to the pets. Over coming my arachniphobia, just would like to try and hold a tarantula as well
I did the exact same thing like 16 years ago, I held a tarantula on my hand and ended up buying it, I mostly leave her to herself but picked her up from time to time... the funny thing is anytime I saw a house spider I still got startled xD (sorry for my bad English)
@@9Der6Ketzer9 your English is great! 👍No need to apologize!! 😊
@@blessedx3338 Thank you very much n.n
@@9Der6Ketzer9 your English is better than a lot of native English speakers. Seriously it's perfect. The fact that you can write in more than 1 language is impressive.
@@9Der6Ketzer9 you are more than welcome! ☺️
Those containers, on those shelves, are so aesthetically pleasing!
was rewatching old videos n didn’t realized this was new till you mentioned the isopods lol i’m never this early, love these chill routine vids♥️
I just love sitting around and watching my dudes just do tarantula stuff. Gets me all relaxed before bed
Your collections look cozy, amazing ✨
That's great practice for carnival games where you shoot the target and get the thing to move to the finish line. Love this! Speed it up and then you turn into QuikSilver!
I've been watching this channel for a few weeks now and it is absolutely killing me that I can't find out what the intro sound effect is from!
it's a royalty free track I took from TH-cam's audio library but I don't remember what it's called lol. But you probably recognize it, because it's royalty free, meaning okay for any creator to use, so many use it.
@@tarantulakat oh that explains it then!! I figured it was from a horror movie ost or perhaps some kind of goth related sound track. Heck it even almost sounds like parts from Star Wars! Either way it fits perfectly.
I have two kids and all of this seems like sooo much work. I know you have at least 1 child. You are a marvel of womanly strength and energy. I don't know how you do it!
Also, I just realised that my son must be watching your videos. His red knee stuffie tarantula is named Peaches, just like your real one!
I was just looking for a video to play while I feed and water my spiders, this is perfect 😊
Do you get earthquakes where you are Kat? I have visions of one happening and you & Mr tarantula Kat are spread eagle against that cabinet trying to hold all the enclosures in place 🙈😂
Loved the vid! Hope to see your nightly routine w your other pets!
NGL. The spray-through-the-hole was genius.
Omg I love this video!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Amazed how you can pronounce there names so well I don’t think I could learn like you wow!!!
Hello great video information and update Kat
This is literally my nightly routine! I also check them first thing 530 in the morning
And lining up the mister with the holes I swear we are the same I do that too lmmfao
Awsome video kat keep up the great work
I don't know how you keep them all straight in your head, my ADHD ass could never.
Love your routine. Such a cool tarantula room. Xx
love it ! but for me that would be too much work to make so many amazing spiders happy :D great work !
I used to kill spiders but after watching your videos as well as other channels in the pet community, I learn to appreciate these animals (except cockroaches or pests that attack my plants or spread diseases). Today, I picked up a plant and a spider crawled out of it and onto my hand. Although I panicked and still scared of spiders, I didn’t kill it and returned it to my plant lol
That was Awesome tarantula kat
Omg the beginning I love it thanks for the good chuckle! Lol not to brag but our nightly routine is pretty much the same hehe 😅
yay I was earlier then normal! can't wait to watch!
I love the sliding lid sling enclosures. In UK we have same design but its lift up lid with magnetic lock
Hey Kat, thanks for the video!
jfc you have alot of spoods!! I will be happy when I get my first one. Love your videos
Great videos! Thought I'd just say hello and drop a quick trick for watering have you tried the safety lab wash squeeze bottles? They work great for quick watering been using them with my Ts since I get tired of pumping the spray bottles. Anyway keep up the good work.
Looks chilling to me, lolol. Tyfs God bless you
They are so cute attacking the water!
You've got so many tarantulas, I'm quite impressed.
I have been watching your videos for about a year and you and snake discovery are my two favorite exotic pets Channels. but I think I'll stick with my Jack Russell and cockatiel.
Isn't taking care of critters just so relaxing? I have 5 spiders, 2 snakes, 5 lizards, 2 turtles, and 2 frogs and nightly routines are so fun!! I wanna get more Ts but I have no room hehe. One day when I have my own place!
Edit: I have a question, where exactly did you buy all the enclosures for your tarantulas? They're fantastic!
Tarantula cribs is a sponsor for this channel and helps out a lot enclosure wise. I do have an affiliate code if you do decide to buy from them which is “Kat10” however they ship US only for now /:
My check in for my slings is super simple as two of them are just mounds of dirt at this time. It is super fun though when I check in and the cricket carcass has mysteriously vanished
The store I work in has a lot of spiders (some regular house spiders but also tons of jumpers!) I name them and say hello to them haha. I won't sweep or wipe any of their webs I leave there's in all the corners. I really enjoy looking at them
Great Video .... Loved watching your pink foot birdeater take her cricket down & the robustum take 2 at a time was epic... too cute.. It's sooo funny I do the same thing with my mister the stream works perfectly through the holes if you don't want to take them all down just to give a little water.. LOVE IT!! 😄😄😄
Takes me about an hour to do my 50 odd lol but then again i like to watch them hunt the prey, and thats just the spiders not including the geckos and scorpion haha
Lol, I have a T. albopilosus that loves to "play" (attack) the water stream when I top off her water. She is the only one who does that, the others that have water dishes on the substrate surface don't seem to care. It's funny and charming when she does. I know she doesn't but at times it seems like she is actually enjoying the water.
Pure therapy! 👍❤🕷🌹🕸
Great video
Cool glimpse into the routine of a keeper with a larger collection. I loved how you misted the critter keepers- I guess all the ventilation does double duty! Lol I also loved the "line it up" technique. So clever! (Work smarter not harder, right?!)👌😄
I'm always curious about the time commitment for people who keep a large number of critters- of any species. This gave me a pretty good idea of daily upkeep. I'm sure keeping up with rehouses or full on watering takes more time, but this looks so pleasant and peaceful! 😊
Can you tell me any tips you might have about orbweavers and if they do well in captivity?
Camera loves you as do I
nice video keep up :)
I got a giant centipede yesterday and im excited to feed it tommorow!
Spooky bedroom full of spiders 😍😍😍
Could you do a jumping spider video like this?
I water some of mine through the ventilation holes too 😂 I'm glad I'm not the only lazy one.
LOL, me too. When I saw Kat doing it, I was like " Thank God I'm not alone!" I do it mostly with my defensive Ts.
Dope💯
You tripped over that enclosure in the beginning lol
wouldn't be the first time I dumped a whole container of crickets on the floor, also wouldn't have been the last lol
HAHAHAHAHA same one time I was looking for something and I forgot to put my crickets back and I tripped since this was only a week ago I'm still finding crickets lol
Id like to see the pet store's Goliath, but she's always hiding and her enclosure is on the top shelf and I'm too short to see,hmm
Love your channel Kat. Curious, what do your neighbors think about living with your ENTIRE family? ;)
I don’t talk to all of them but the ones I have love animals too lol.
Awesome!
Hi Kat!
I only have 3 but I like to check mine out before bed and feed and water if they look like they are in need! I'll also pull the ottoman over to my hutch if I notice my GBB webbing and wanna watch for a bit!
Hey Kat!how are you doing ?! So you mentioned that this is usually just a couple minutes a few nights a week so the care seems pretty reasonable but how often do you have to do more tedious work for your tarantulas ??? Example like changing enclosures and such how often would you guess you have to do those tasks?
Where do you get those clear containers for your spiders though
I thought Peaches was a guy. Anyway, love how they go, "Weeee, shower!" when you spray water on them. Also, how your one spider made an umbrella.
Also, did I mention I love that yellow top of yours? T'is lovely!
I'll try squeezing in a question here: Am I missing something that makes picking up small crickets with tongs easier? Even if I slow them down a bit by cooling they nearly always get away or get squished. Could be I'm just super clumsy and need practice but any secret tips would be welcome. Thanks for showing your routine, it does look really relaxing apart from nearly falling off the bed!
I always end up squishing mine too. I wonder the same thing when I see people using tongs with the small crickets. How do they do it??
7 comment Kat you are the best and the greatest awesome video today you always inspire me everyday 💯💪👍💪💪💯💯💯
How do you have the right temperature for the enclosures? Do you keep the whole room at a steady temperature or do you have any equipment?
room temperature is fine for all tarantulas. my husband and I hate to be cold though, so we keep the thermostat at around 77.
@@tarantulakat Okay! Thank you for your quick answer! I am starting with tarantulas. I (had) arachnaphobia until one spider bit my on my shoulder. I catched it and i fell in love on the black color with a cross on it (Araneus diadematus)(common in Europe). Now it is living in a enclosure. I had snakes, turtles and lizards before (still have ofc) and now figuring out scorpions and tarantulas. I was just wondering how all the big collection keepers control the enviroment so it suitable for all species! I have equipment but that can be a problem with all the cables and timers and more. Thank you again for the quick answer. Love your videos and the passion that you bring with them!
Kat, question here, how dry should an aphonopelma chalcodes enclosure be?
Is it just me or is Tarantula Kat the Christy Carlson Romano of Tarantulas
My before bed routine involves beer... That's it just beer.
that’s after 😂😅
@@tarantulakat well Cheers then. 🍻
This is gonna sound really dumb but there's a spider that lives in the playground behind my house and it's because of you that I was confident enough to feed it an ant I found!
Fellow jumping spider keepers: I am currently removing slings from the enclosure that they share with mom. I know most keepers will remove the entire nest and destroy it in the process of removing the babies. I really dont want to do this because this is were mom sleeps and I know with older spiders, sometimes they struggle to make a good nest again. Im thinking about just waiting for the remaining slings to wander out on their own. As they come out I will capture them and put them inside of their own individual container. Thoughts?
Not got a very useful comment (I’d say your idea would work but not from experience) but I was really touched by your care for the mom. Wish everyone that kept things in captivity thought like you 😊❤️
7:33 what type of T is Peaches? She looks like a tarantula we found in the forest when we were camping. She's a beauty 😍
I love you and spiders but I just can’t have one as a pet... fear they might get out at night
*RESPECC*
Anybody else concerned that she has the crickets on her bed?!
Just love ur vids Kat you are awesome......... but I couldn't sleep with all that in my bedroom I would get claustrophobia lol....... beautiful beasties beautiful lass as always huge huggles from Scotland uk 🤗🏴🤗🏴🤗🏴
😁👍✌️
Do you read to them, too?
What kind of water do you use
Weird question....new to your channel is this just a hobby ??
It is tarantula kat
I know I just like to say kat for short :)
No this is patrick
I do mines during the day. Easier.
hi Kat :)
Every night?? Gurl...
I know it's tarantula kat I just like to say kat for short lol
To be honest with you I don't know how you can sleep in a room full of tarantulas???? Like one of them can get out and that's it it's all over crawl into bed with you and that's the end of tarantula kat😨😭. No for real though I don't know how you guys can do it I really don't I enjoy watching them and I'm very interested in some of the stuff but having them no not in the same room as me I'm good! But nevertheless you have a real awesome collection
Those enclosures look pretty secure
You don’t wait to make sure they kill the cricket so the cricket doesn’t kill your tarantula
Disgusting 🤮