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Many of us get into the hobby with aspirations of breeding, and it can be an incredibly rewarding aspect of this pastime. However, breeding is can be ...

Many folks new to the hobby seek out "best beginner species" lists and the like in order to help them select a good "starter" tara...

After receiving several emails from folks looking to drop slings in adult enclosures, I decided to chime in on the debate. What follows is a discussio...

In this episode, we tackle three hobby-specific topics: - Should children be involved in the tarantula hobby? -What do people mean by "room temp...

So, I had covered this topic in a blog article years ago, but I really thought that it would be fun to revisit it. For those just getting into the hob...

The topic of whether or not keeping snakes (or other exotics) can help you transition into keeping tarantulas comes up quite a bit. Although I've...

Just in case the first episode didn't convince folks to follow, here is a bonus episode to kick things off! In this installment, I answer questio...

For this "pilot" edition of Tom's Big Spiders, the Podcast, I'll be responding to questions and comments posed by hobbyists. Topic...