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  • @TheDarkDen
    @TheDarkDen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Wooooops, accidentally schedule Monday's video simultaneously with this one, so 1000 of you that were fast enough got to see a video in advance...damn, make sure to click again on it once it actually gets released :D

    • @nickburnette4226
      @nickburnette4226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Dark Den 100% gonna watch it four times on four different devices to make up for others

    • @450peen
      @450peen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i wish i was the last scorpion

    • @moonmuffins
      @moonmuffins 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thankfully one of the lucky ones LOL! Still will check it out on Monday, though, of course. ;)

    • @Tekitremble
      @Tekitremble 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You gotta get up pretty early to stop me from watching these videos.

    • @sobs2076
      @sobs2076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw it and I think all those Mistery Animals that you showed are great! love them

  • @yichengao4539
    @yichengao4539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Oh no he kicked off all his beardicating hairs

    • @need_more_kittens
      @need_more_kittens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Underrated comment 😆😆😆

    • @yichengao4539
      @yichengao4539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alub Manmos I think so😂

    • @princeromargumacal933
      @princeromargumacal933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice one😂😂

    • @yichengao4539
      @yichengao4539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Prince Romar Gumacal from the slightly darker color on his abdochin I think he is in premolt. The next time you didn’t see a video on Monday or Friday he is probably molting

    • @astro-nomical8726
      @astro-nomical8726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HOLY SHIT that’s a good one😂

  • @caitlinnn1142
    @caitlinnn1142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    “Can you stop being bolty, it’s making me uncomfortable” 😂😂😂

    • @mollyking1387
      @mollyking1387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caitlinnn me in every relationship ever

  • @user-df8hl4zx2l
    @user-df8hl4zx2l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    No one.
    Not a single person.
    Petko: *shaves beard*
    Me: Who are you and where is my husubando?!

    • @antanovich2039
      @antanovich2039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Emanuel de Araújo r u fucken gay ?

    • @Voice_of_Rambol
      @Voice_of_Rambol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Antony Soto you clearly don’t understand the concept of waifu/husubando.

    • @niklasrappl1752
      @niklasrappl1752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@antanovich2039 and if he was?

    • @tidykun3707
      @tidykun3707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Antony Soto chill bro

    • @alexisagoblin7417
      @alexisagoblin7417 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @jeaninevanzantvoort4042
    @jeaninevanzantvoort4042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "Apperently i like self torture" hahahahaha

  • @m0rc0v
    @m0rc0v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "just calm down..! .. like someone would say ".... :))) priceless!

  • @lanamarie8861
    @lanamarie8861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Me: “must be an old video”
    Video: -uploaded 6 hours ago-
    Me: “but... but... his face...”

  • @MasterBaker01
    @MasterBaker01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    "you know that the asians are the worst" -Petko, 2019
    Hahahhaha

    • @TheDarkDen
      @TheDarkDen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      don't quote me on that xD

    • @MasterBaker01
      @MasterBaker01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheDarkDen hahahaha

    • @them4licious0ne
      @them4licious0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i’m asian, and i agree we’re the worst

    • @nighthawkexotics
      @nighthawkexotics 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      omg yeah i heard that XD

    • @nighthawkexotics
      @nighthawkexotics 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheDarkDen how can we not? XD

  • @SiivaKlamer
    @SiivaKlamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Hehe Petko molted 😂 I almost did not recognize you lol 😁😂

    • @RedDotSniping
      @RedDotSniping 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lollllllll

    • @katorz2543
      @katorz2543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, he looks younger !

    • @screeaveDestination
      @screeaveDestination 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He kicked all his hairs off xD

    • @anaissbenitez
      @anaissbenitez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfaooo best comment

    • @FilthyRatTrash
      @FilthyRatTrash 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thought that same thing getting this video after one from now. 2 years makes a huge difference.

  • @zztalk646
    @zztalk646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "As long as I keep the roaches coming she will be like: "Whatever". 😏
    Petko 2019

  • @soulzzplaysgames
    @soulzzplaysgames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    It makes you look younger though.
    For a moment i thought it's and older video that got lost and found again.

    • @bonificent3138
      @bonificent3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love it 😍

    • @eternalsentinel2089
      @eternalsentinel2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My disappointment in it is immeasurable, but a mans gotta do what hes gotta do

  • @MagicianSul
    @MagicianSul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yeah! The day of my surgery and Dark Den has a double feature.
    Thank you for brightening my day.

    • @TheDarkDen
      @TheDarkDen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good luck!

    • @MagicianSul
      @MagicianSul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheDarkDen Thanks. It was just a small procedure and everything went fine. Still kinda hurts tho.

  • @ninafamatigan2254
    @ninafamatigan2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    When you cant rehouse the last one youre reaction was hilarious

    • @royaldansk9483
      @royaldansk9483 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *your you kpop head

    • @mattwyrick8394
      @mattwyrick8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think a lot of us are a little sadistic watching Petko's rehouse anxiety.

    • @ninafamatigan2254
      @ninafamatigan2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ScienceBtch you racist

  • @IchbinX
    @IchbinX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I like to imagine the "time-jumps" are just his magic pet-keeper powers.

    • @perez.9468
      @perez.9468 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rip Grumpy 😞

  • @nickburnette4226
    @nickburnette4226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The dark den is amazing love this channel and it’s content it’s helping get over a life long phobia

    • @prestonakin6618
      @prestonakin6618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It did the same for me , glad to see it's still working

    • @creamdreamteam
      @creamdreamteam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know right I am so scared of spiders and bugs now I watch at least 4 @thedarkden videos a day

  • @thegreatbugzy5626
    @thegreatbugzy5626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "little fatty" and "little fuzzer" 🤣 I love your commentary on these videos

  • @Lucyrichards-o5q
    @Lucyrichards-o5q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Watching your videos has really started to help me get over my fear of anything with 8 legs and I really want to get myself a little Tarantula to add to our family !! I will keep watching to make sure I know everything I can before I purchase :)

    • @mattwyrick8394
      @mattwyrick8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would love to have one of the dwarf ones. The only thing is what conditions they can tolerate. We loose power a lot and since it's beginning to get Winter here there's a good chance of freezing temperatures.

  • @RianneDekker91
    @RianneDekker91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:46 "Dude, calm down! As some would say..."

  • @Brynja24
    @Brynja24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    15:07 mood!
    😂 had to rewatch your reaction, so super funny!

    • @jenetikitty
      @jenetikitty 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In that moment, he embodies my very spirit XD

  • @harrisonkuchta991
    @harrisonkuchta991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d buy your “we hate mold T-shirt” 😂 I can relate 100%

  • @spiderseb
    @spiderseb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Two videos on one day? Is it christmas already? :D

    • @Muphet
      @Muphet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      um, what?

    • @spiderseb
      @spiderseb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Muphet See Petko's comment. ;)

    • @MrCookeemonster
      @MrCookeemonster 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I missed it smh

  • @kathyjones1180
    @kathyjones1180 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "where r u going little fuzzer ?!" -petko.... shit had me dead lol

  • @ben.sith92
    @ben.sith92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am rehousing my new theraposa stirmi female my second tarantula! Love your videos truly awesome !

  • @SuperLoops
    @SuperLoops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol @ that chilobrachys. my best way of manoeuvring bolty spiderlets is to paintbrush them super gently into a plastic shot glass or spiderlet pot
    also when you are doing it a big anti-bolting tub you can put cork barks or scrunched paper or anything like that in the corners and at the edges then if the spiderlet bolts they will stop under the cork or paper insteadve keeping going and going over the sides to escape

  • @natalierios57
    @natalierios57 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would've been outtakes there when the 1st bolt happened!! Especially,when it's running all over the table!! LOL

  • @mavendorosa8942
    @mavendorosa8942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    im transitioning into keeping old worlds this year. this video has given me a glimpse of what it would be like rehousing them. one of my fave rehousing vids so far

  • @cnoneya4192
    @cnoneya4192 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You freaking out from them running around makes the video so great. thanks for the videos keep them up

  • @indiamay2296
    @indiamay2296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's so weird being able to see your entire face without a beard 😂😂😂

  • @ImGrimFPS
    @ImGrimFPS 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey petko thank you for helping me overcome my arachnophobia. I have used your Ferrero chocolate enclosure build video and am currently waiting for my carebena versicolor sling to arrive :) keep up the great work!

  • @user-bc7lk9ue6g
    @user-bc7lk9ue6g 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first tarantula that you rehoused is kinda adorable (didn't think I'd say the about a tarantula). The way it fell out that cup clumsily and then tries to hide in the corner, acting like you can't see it if it can't see you just speaks to me. Haha

  • @LeeDee5
    @LeeDee5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You look good with or without a beard. Some people just look too weird when they shave.

  • @a_lucientes
    @a_lucientes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've had that mold grow in a number of enclosures where humidity got locked in between the plastic and the substrate. And by passing a butter knife through there, aerates that spaces,,, so far, it's not come back. If it's not that extreme, that might also work.

  • @hayleyjohnson9505
    @hayleyjohnson9505 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Petko the god of Spide Rehouse !! I am always glued to my phone screen when you post.

  • @haijessicaliebe
    @haijessicaliebe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just wanted to say that I was afraid of spiders till I started watching your channel a little while back and today I bought my first T so thank you for that 😊

  • @AlexandraKormos
    @AlexandraKormos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel you Dude ... that kind of speed movement in a Spider would scare the living daylight out of me!!! But it was really fun to watch and you did a very good job!

  • @barbhelle5481
    @barbhelle5481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so funny Petko. I loved all the bolting because you were doing it. The end was funny. Thank you. I am homebound and you make my day.

  • @lonnieashby4767
    @lonnieashby4767 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed watching you chase those bolty little critters as always! Good job!!!😁

  • @fearfullywonderfullymade4057
    @fearfullywonderfullymade4057 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This tip may work! Take rubbing alcohol and baby powder mix them together and with a paint brush apply it to the sides of your containment area , like a barrier, then let it dry before use. it works on ants and its non toxic. Good luck with the bolts.

  • @siahcj652
    @siahcj652 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My First ever youtube channel subscription. Always just ghost watch and never thumbs up or down but this content is just too good and easy to watch!

  • @countvolkihar566
    @countvolkihar566 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rehousing videos are the second good videos after the feeding ones that are the best, I did enjoy watching this rehousing video.

  • @Justindobb1984
    @Justindobb1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. I even got tense with that last one. I've only been a keeper for 2/3 of a yr now but I just finally got pokies last order 45 days ago. I think Chilobrachys is going to have to wait for a bit for entering my collection. Great video as always Petko!

  • @lucaspouzadoux9786
    @lucaspouzadoux9786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those timejumps make your videos so smooth to watch!

  • @jinx5328
    @jinx5328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know why but bolting Tarantulas always make me laugh so hard. It looks so funny

  • @candi808
    @candi808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE the horned tarantulas...they're spider-corns!!! Haha

  • @peacemaker514
    @peacemaker514 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ill be honest spiders really freak me out but watching your channel has made my fear less intense.

  • @marcogreco725
    @marcogreco725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like your new look marko, my name is also what attracts the attention that my first tarantula was a brachypelma albopilosum and it is called anita that in Argentina the name would be ana, like yours, thanks for all you contribute, greetings from Argentina!

    • @krism4467
      @krism4467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean..... Petko

  • @kerryannelisa1523
    @kerryannelisa1523 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 3 year old daughter finds the Escapees highly hilarious because she loves your reactions 😂 I now have her asking ‘ mummy please can I have a spider for Christmas ‘ 😂 thanks Petko🤦‍♀️😩

  • @MisplacedPixie
    @MisplacedPixie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh HAPPIER NOW! I'm always happier after a Dark Den video. I think I might be terribly addicted 🤫

  • @candi808
    @candi808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic ending with you tossing everything haha love your vids 😍😍😍

  • @kristiepuffinpenguin4522
    @kristiepuffinpenguin4522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching your rehouse videos! The best out of all the tarantula channels. Also on a side: i did my first tweezer feeding yesterday with my thomisidae bassaniana!!! If you would like to see his cuteness in a blurry and bad video look for Larry the Bark Crab Spider! 😉😉

  • @need_more_kittens
    @need_more_kittens 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Petko, I just wanna point it out... Your English gets better and better!! You keep expanding your vocabulary, and it's so impressive! 🥰 Such a smart man.

  • @avavanpelt926
    @avavanpelt926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nooooo Petko got taken over by a lizard person! The lizard clearly got his beard wrong and you can tell he is a fraud.

  • @Tazz-Media
    @Tazz-Media 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the new look Petko, makes you look younger which is a good thing, very nice.........Glad your T's got an upgrade, intense but very nice....thx ;-)

    • @TheDarkDen
      @TheDarkDen  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      its just temporally :P

    • @Tazz-Media
      @Tazz-Media 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheDarkDen Thought so, back to saving on razors, I get it...;-)

  • @z0eshi
    @z0eshi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yay!!! good to see one of the Pokies I sent you again, glad to see (hopefully) she is doing well!!

  • @pamrash1215
    @pamrash1215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad everything went well! held my breath on the last one. You were amazing!

  • @DrummingWendigo
    @DrummingWendigo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That pokie escaping belongs on a petkos top 10 list for sure, editing game on point.

  • @themalaymenagerie3350
    @themalaymenagerie3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Petko: *shaves his facial hair*
    *I don't even know who you are*

  • @jakubmorawski3152
    @jakubmorawski3152 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching Petko rehousing tarantulas reminding me so much about this meme african movie fragment "WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING!!??" XD

  • @tzombikos9718
    @tzombikos9718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:30
    "HOW DARE YOU"

  • @StoneBubbles
    @StoneBubbles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn petko, your reflexes are perfection

  • @cyclepro12
    @cyclepro12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had a bolt with my pokie the other day!!! But found her under the desk... thank god, I don’t think I could sleep with a pokie loose in my room

  • @anns7387
    @anns7387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Pokey is
    NO SLOW POKEY! Hahaha
    Petko "Pokey poke pokey the pokey.....poke the pokey"
    You so funaaay!

  • @albamale2008
    @albamale2008 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very amusing and entertaining! Keep up the good work!

  • @sonny8839
    @sonny8839 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes !! Bolts are crazy .!! Well done

  • @wingy158
    @wingy158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:08 is all the feels

  • @k3tna
    @k3tna 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    well, i certainly didn't expect that messy ending ahahah

  • @eliceovelazquez2004
    @eliceovelazquez2004 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been watching you since the beginning and I still enjoy every video
    Btw you look good man

  • @Dabneh
    @Dabneh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    13:05 *Petko's happy dance*

  • @fluffybirdy
    @fluffybirdy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't know if this will really help, but maybe if you sterilize utensils (poking stick, catch cups, straw, tweezers, etc) between enclosures you'd have less mold issues? Cuz it could be that the mold spores are hitching rides on the utensils (and the Ts) from dirty to clean containers.

  • @moonmuffins
    @moonmuffins 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great rehouses (plus mold cleaning, lol!) :)

  • @torpa15
    @torpa15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hope you got lots of candy cosplaying as *Mike Shinoda* from *linkin park*

  • @lovelife4111
    @lovelife4111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the personality and the beard in this vid! Newer subscriber, enjoying the content! 👌🕷👌🕷👌

  • @rachelquinn9458
    @rachelquinn9458 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dwarf ones are soooooo adorable!!

  • @GabrielWolfe
    @GabrielWolfe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like the new facial style Petko. It looks good on you. Not that the full goatee looked bad, this one also compliments you too :]

  • @Lutzilla_
    @Lutzilla_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    just wanna say: thank you for all your interesting videos...many greetings out of germany :-)

  • @cherbearian
    @cherbearian 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mold is the enemy 😤. Looking sharp Petko ☺️

  • @adelinadoroftei8308
    @adelinadoroftei8308 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Petko! Awesome video, as always! It would be sure helpful if you could mention sometimes the size of the enclosures? I feel like in rehousing videos it's best to learn what size fits best

  • @laurafranco7408
    @laurafranco7408 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will never have Old World T’s (because my heart would stop if one bolted like that!) I like watching you deal with it though! Good job! 🎉

  • @chandracox6814
    @chandracox6814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have phenomenal editing skills!

  • @rill9000
    @rill9000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recently shaved my whole beard for mens health awareness in november, and I stand in solidarity with petko and his new facial hair 😏😂

  • @JMH33SD
    @JMH33SD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You've gotten so much better at re-housing your T's....

  • @jerumd
    @jerumd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poke the pokie XD LMFAO!! That's the best part lol

  • @jerumd
    @jerumd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:35 I think those horns got something to do with storing digested food or even water in a harsh dry environment. I think they use those horns kinda like a camels hump..

  • @lauriefulk3812
    @lauriefulk3812 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Petko! I liked the end where you started throwing things lol I love your videos, I am thinking about getting a hamster, I miss Cappuccino.

  • @AspienGirl
    @AspienGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You look good Petko! 😄 Also thanks for the video, I love it

  • @Tacomaholic
    @Tacomaholic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Chilobrachys Sp Vietnam Blue just molted and ... bulbs. So bummed!

  • @PETROCK-NROLL
    @PETROCK-NROLL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video petko!

  • @NovaSniper12
    @NovaSniper12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way he said nice lmao 9:10

  • @brandonwinn3374
    @brandonwinn3374 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last two... Poking the poky lol well done

  • @mwats90
    @mwats90 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great video! I love watching rehousing videos and your reactions are golden 👌😂

  • @ARTofTY-TV
    @ARTofTY-TV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last one was a nightmare!

  • @invertsph5555
    @invertsph5555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AS ALWAYS! CHEERS FROM THE PHILIPINNES

  • @Hyasintti
    @Hyasintti 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really love when you tell where the spiders are originally from.

  • @chriskuhz4697
    @chriskuhz4697 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Dark Den you should set up a feeding video in vr/360 view it would look awesome! Love your videos man!

  • @t2tarantula552
    @t2tarantula552 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool rehouse petko good job

  • @milehightarantulas8563
    @milehightarantulas8563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    " Little Fuzzer"

  • @babysnakes1433
    @babysnakes1433 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You might want to think about a less stressful line of work.
    Perhaps you could be an Air Traffic Controller, or maybe join a Bomb Squad.

  • @alexp.2178
    @alexp.2178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YEESSS NEW VID OF MY FAV YTer 😜❤️

  • @WolfGoddess77
    @WolfGoddess77 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always get so nervous when you leave an open container unattended. Even though most of them are content to stay right where they are, I keep expecting them to make a break for it.

  • @misty5979
    @misty5979 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Petko------be careful with the horned baboon-----The Rear Horned Baboon tarantula (Ceratogyrus darlingi) or sometimes referred to as the Burst Horned Baboon is an Old World (OW) arachnid from the southern parts of Africa. Indigenous to Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe they grow to be about 4.5 to 5 inches in size with females being a lot bigger then their male counterparts. This is a very fast growing species. Females are known to live 10 to 15 years while males can mature within 2 years and typically live between 2 and 4 years. This is one of the most common Ceratogyrus species in the hobby highly admired due to its carapace/peltidium featuring a black slightly reared foveal horn. The Rear Horned Baboon tarantula’s coloring are ash gray, mud-brown to black.
    Rear Horned Baboon tarantula
    (Photo credit: @arachnophobaea)
    Habitat: The rear horned baboon (Ceratogyrus darlingi) is an obligate burrower and terrestrial tarantula. As slings they should be kept in damp substrate in small vials and as they grow in deli cups. This is a very fast growing tarantula and you can expect a few molts a year until they reach maturity. Fully grown they only need about a 5 gallon tank with a somewhat dry substrate. Be sure to add plenty of substrate as this tarantula will start burrowing and tunneling within days of being housed. You can add a starter hide which may or may not get used. A water dish should be available and it is recommended to overfill this at least once a week. Temperature should be kept around 78° to 80° F with a humidity of 60% to 70%. This tarantula is notorious for webbing up its home and you will notice that right away.

    Feeding: This tarantula eats EVERYTHING you throw its way. A steady diet of crickets, roaches, locusts, and other insects should be fine. They are ferocious and will pounce on anything even when they’re small little slings. As always feed your tarantula about once a week and be sure to remove any prey if not touched after 24 hours. If your tarantula is in pre-molt stages do not feed and wait at least a week and a half to re-feed after it molts.

    Attitude: Being that Ceratogyrus darlingi is an Old World tarantula they are known for being aggressive. They do not come equipped with urticating hairs and rely on their bite and venom for protection. Though this is a very common species in the hobby we do not recommend this being a beginner tarantula at all. Their venom is equivalent to a bee sting but can still pack a punch. Common symptoms of a bite include; nausea, muscle aches, headache. If an allergic reaction occurs seek medical attention.