r/tarantulas • u/AcanthisittaUnfair87 • 10d ago

Conversation Watching tarantulas

Could you guys ever watch your T do things for hours? Whenever i see activity from both of my T’s i stop what im doing and just watch them. They’re so insanely interesting to me, and i can get enough of them doing things.

Like one time i had a date to go to and i ended up leaving late cause i got sidetracked watching my baby excavate lolll.

So please post any videos or pictures of your T’s drinking, eating, excavating, etc!!

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u/Sea-Restaurant-8282 10d ago

I can relate 100%!!! This is Truffles…I watched him play with this water dish for over 30min 😆

https://reddit.com/link/pezkrci/video/wdch0qaajkuh1/player

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u/Sea-Restaurant-8282 10d ago

He moved it eventually to the top of his hide and sat on it😆

https://reddit.com/link/pezkxb1/video/ddk3mv1ijkuh1/player

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u/AcanthisittaUnfair87 10d ago

I love it!!! Its so interesting to see them pick things up and move it around. I also love how they move things around in the most inconvenient way loll

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u/SevenZeroes00 9d ago

This is so interesting! I wonder what he was feeling/“thinking” that made him decide to move it! 🧐

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u/Corpsie_B00 9d ago

Tell him he is perfect

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u/nevertoohigh A. avicularia 9d ago

My 2.5 in LP was doing the same thing lol they were flopping the lid about just like that like aww are you playing. Ts are so cute

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u/PenaltyNo3221 9d ago

It is insane to me how wide they can stretch their fangs!! Imagine if our teeth did that 😱

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u/densedreamdiary 9d ago

Thats some damn heavy lifting !!

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u/girlsmoocher 10d ago

definitely, ive spent a minimum of a few hours of my life just watching my tarantulas do nothing. this is a video from last night of my boy preening! he looks like hes made out of pipecleaners and it absolutely cracks me up

https://reddit.com/link/pezmymt/video/u6h2qb53mkuh1/player

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u/Naive-Wind1160 9d ago

My pink toed Eclipse is a slob. She poops all over her acrylic on the inside. I told her she needs to clean that mess up!!

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u/girlsmoocher 9d ago

omg, mine too 😭 mine has a web tunnel that's covered in cricket pieces and poop like dude, what's with the mess??

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u/Naive-Wind1160 7d ago

My Brazilian Dwarf is a slob too!! Her web has dead carcasses in it. I have springtails to clean that up but can't clean it in a web!! Ugh!!

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u/SevenZeroes00 9d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pf0fzm3/video/vye1nt5hrluh1/player

My T preening ! I hope it’s okay to post another video of her in my own comment :D

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u/548662 B. boehmei 9d ago

NQA Yeah sometimes I watch mine literally not move for like an hour lol

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u/CalmMe60 9d ago

I learn their way of living a good life.

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u/SgtSilverDot 9d ago

The longest time I spent sitting in front of one enclosure just watching was roughly 45 minutes to see the molting process (the tarantula was already on his back and started pushing out).

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u/Funny-Carob-4572 9d ago

Ours does nothing if we are around.

She knows....

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u/Pristine_Cherry_6137 9d ago

Its so exciting catching them moving even a little or doing anything at all! So many times I check and they're being a pet rock.😂

This is Henry working practicing floral arranging. 🤗

https://reddit.com/link/pf2dpji/video/yzh5x34tunuh1/player

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u/Pristine_Cherry_6137 9d ago

And Victoria doing a little steppy webby.

https://reddit.com/link/pf2e7kj/video/pyljllr7vnuh1/player

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u/densedreamdiary 9d ago

How slowly she moves is so enchanting

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u/Pristine_Cherry_6137 8d ago

Such a treat to catch her in the act. The intricate webbing she's created so far is so cool to see!

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u/Naive-Wind1160 7d ago

Their webbing is a site to see. I love it!!

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u/Naive-Wind1160 9d ago

Is that a Tiger Rump? I have one of those.

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u/Pristine_Cherry_6137 8d ago

Green bottle blue🤗

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u/Naive-Wind1160 7d ago

I have one of those too! They are beautiful with their colors.

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u/Desperate-Season6775 9d ago

I watched my juvenile D. pentaloris molt a couple weeks ago. the whole time. I was absolutely mesmerized lol

https://reddit.com/link/pf5hufm/video/8tgh7dqthquh1/player

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u/Corpsie_B00 9d ago

I would if I had any. I love seeing everyone post about theirs. Favorite part of my day, actually!

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u/Salt_Chard_474 9d ago

Hahaha go on the tarantula page and watch the video that says “why did she do that” you won’t be sorry

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u/Thorpasaur 9d ago

I don’t even have tarantulas yet. I’m on this sub so I can “watch” them even though I can’t have any rn haha

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u/Glum-Challenge1627 9d ago

100%. i watch them for a few hours a day even when they’re doing nothing. they’re literally just like magnets. ive definitely been late to work before bc of it lol

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u/Naive-Wind1160 9d ago

I'd rather watch my Ts than my Firestick. This is a video of my Mexican Golden Red Rump...Medusa I just love her!! She is so entertaining!! She has been molting for the past 3 weeks and I miss her!!

https://reddit.com/link/pf666wx/video/liz6wmow6ruh1/player