Spooky Rehousing! Heteroscodra maculata

[@toocold8985]

I’m tellin I just got my first old world and it’s this gal right here and she’s a juvenile and I was a nervous wreck by the time I got her in her enclosure.. But I can’t wait believe it or not until she is full grown in all her beauty

[@toma8700]

"She needed alot of convincing, ended up getting 2." Sounds like your typical T keeper hahaha

[@TarantulaHaven]

Tom A Hee hee! She opened the door. 😂

[@pruebj3553]

My Panama Blonde bolted out of it’s enclosure yesterday, and went straight behind my 6’ aquarium. After 5 hours of trying to coax it out I decided to turn all the lights out and at 4am it appeared on my living room ceiling. So, with my little step ladder to stand on and my catch cup I managed to get it back in it’s enclosure.

[@tttriple]

Man, I was so nervous bringing my H Mac home from Repticon yesterday, after reading all the "they're super defensive and bolty" care sheets, but mine has been an absolute CAKE WALK to deal with thus far. Though I will say, mine may be broken...because it decided to try to bury it's face into the ground behind the cork lol. I did also get to see it take a big jump down near its water dish from the top of the cork! Beautiful and incredible species! Great vid.

[@joshuarosenblatt]

Pheuw!!! I was holding my breath at a few moments! Well done!

[@RevonChaoz]

Oh boy i have an h maculata arriving soon. Just a tiny sling so hopefully i can learn with it as it grows. Ive only been keeping for 6 weeks. Recently hit a point where i felt ready for old worlds after rehousing a few ornery new world Ts. So I got this guy, an OBT, and an chilobrachys electric blue. Wanted all 3 types. I also picked up a phormictopus dominican purple. All were bucket list Ts for me but just wasnt sure when id be ready. But thanks to the aforementioned rehousings and great resources like your channel, tom moran etc i finally feel capable. My old fear of these guys has been replaced with respect and admiration. I absolutely cannot wait until my more "challenging" Ts arrive.

[@djderkey]

Holy bejeesus I just rewatched this video because I just bought my first h Mac today at Tampa repticon and you were right 100% about these guys. It was my last rehouse of the night and that little critter is faster than the flash and I swear it can fly from the two enclosures. I almost wanna just go ahead and rehouse the little 1.5” sling into its final enclosure so I never have to deal with it again. Phew I think I need an adult beverage.

[@TarantulaHaven]

Derek Whisenant yeah I wouldn’t kid about an H. mac. I would hate for anyone to go in unprepared. If you get lucky and get a calm one then more power to you but their nature is to be extremely fast and defensive. I can’t tell you how many people end up with them crawling all around their body from a simple rehouse. When they bolt it’s all or nothing. I’m not sure so I wouldn’t let my guard down but it seems like they tend to calm down a little bit when they reach adulthood. I think I did a total of 3 rehouses on mine before I put it in its final enclosure. Congratulations and enjoy your new H. mac. They truly are beautiful when they reach their adult size. 🤓👍🏼

[@darktarantula6778]

I got a h. mac sling a few weeks ago. I was honestly surprised that it climbed up the tongs, after I tried to get it into it's new enclosure. Never ever saw a tarantula doing this, but besides that, mine is pretty chill, I see him most of the time outside.

[@sandramullen7804]

I'd leave the bottle in the enclosure and close the door , just to give her time to move in on her own .poking and proding is just going to agitate her .

[@altpapapi]

Just want to say, you have one of the most informative tarantula channels on KZbin. I hope your subscribers continue to grow and you continue to produce informative, entertaining videos. Thanks!

[@pedambr199]

25 minutes of pure bliss thanks for the upload

[@spoodersandthings2953]

Sorry I'm late commenting here but I absolutely think this is one of your best videos. I have a stromatopelma calceatum that is still a sling and seeing you just as nervous as I was when I rehoused them, made me feel better. I thought I was the only one that broke out into a sweat with the jitters. When you called her a teleporter, I completely related. Again, thanks for posting this!

[@sonatablue5437]

Heteroscodra maculata Beautiful! I want one.

[@mojavered1273]

You did a heckuva lot better than I could have done. Well done sir.

[@DEAexotics]

I dont know how I missed this vido lo l but great rehousings and i lov the H.mac so beautiful

[@edgufler1122]

Very good video Alex. You have some very healthy looking Tarantulas.

[@jorgeg922]

this is my new favorite T that I will never own...

[@SuperLoops]

oh gosh that Ephebopus is beautiful Ive never seen those before such a nice spider. H macs too theyre sooo pretty all that family are theyre some of the most beautiful spiders of all imo. I have 3 a little H mac juvenile a Stromatopelma calceatum and a Encyocratella olivacea and I would say theyre all super skittish and unpredictable rather than defensive but i know how you feel just knowing how venemous they are makes it a little bit scary when youre moving them around. one time my S calceatum escaped when I was rehousing it and ran up my arm and sat on my shoulder 😲

[@scalesofmetal8356]

Today I finally had the courage to rehouse mine. It went so much smoother than expected, even with the quick sprint around the enclosure and my shaky hands. Great video!

[@BillPerryBCPythons]

Beautiful H Mac and great job on the rehouse👍👍

[@Broomsticksmess]

Little miss stubborn is incredibly beautiful!!!

[@dboykinchen88]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful. Did I mention that's a beautiful T. I'm obsessed. I still don't have 1. I also want a S. cal. They are both just as beautiful 🥰. Ur wife did an amazing job on her tarantulas

[@grimreefer4110]

I can hear the fear in your voice lol. gosh you're scaring me but this is gonna be my 1st old world as well wish me luck

[@tanakeilidh384]

I'm wondering about the Ephebopus uatuman, if you noticed that the back four legs looked atrophied compared to the front four legs. I understand that these kinds of things can self-correct with subsequent molting, but it might be a good idea to keep an eye on the little guy to make sure. I wasn't sure if it was a perspective/camera angle thing until the last shot where you can easily detect the size disparity: 9:13 - 9:29 He's a beautiful t for sure. I've been enjoying your wonderful videos, thank you for sharing your experiences with us. 🕷🕸🤎

[@jonnysnakes5417]

Nice My h mac is somehow my easiest t to deal with and one o my favourite species Would be a good idea to change the metal screen on the top of the new enclosure for perspex with vent holes as im guessing you wouldn't want to be trying to unhook an angry h mac that has its claws stuck in the sceen.

[@gavsTarantulas]

Beautiful specimen cant wait for mine to get this size, big girl

[@permadeath668]

I rehoused my H. Mac Juvenile today! And she behaved similarly! She just didn’t want to move 😂 no Threadposture or biting at all (:

[@christinahelms1514]

My first 3 species of Tarantulas were OBTs, H. mac and a T. Violaceus lol 😆

[@samanthageach3146]

My first 3 tarantulas were an OBT, and 2 H. macs. After that I got a B. hamorii and Im honestly glad I didnt start with the B. hamorii. I have a lot of experience with exotic animals and starting with a beginner species would have made me think keeping tarantulas isn't the most interesting thing. Mind you I LOVE my B. hamorii soooo much. Shes just not all that exciting to watch where my OBT is super active and interesting.

[@debbiemcclure2874]

Oh my Lard she is purdy😊!!!! But nope. I'll probably never own one. To say the least I was definitely sweating for you. These beauties scare the bejesus out of me, along with the feather leg baboon, that whole genre is a nope for me😂. Yes, Ima coward😂. Great video Alex!!! I'm so glad it went so well, whew. Tyfs God bless you

[@KaroKoenich]

Indeed I enjoyed this. Congratulations on getting it over with :-).

[@adamkozinoga9633]

Alex, try to use hard end of that paintbrush, I found that they are more likely to move when they get poke with something solid. As for that rehouse of B vegans...not much of an upgrade i would say:p

[@MaleficentHipster]

I was thinking the same exact thing (on both counts)! I never bother with the soft part of the brush anymore, it never gets my Ts to move. The other end works perfectly it gets them to move and they don’t freak out when it touches them.

[@timrobinson7273]

Absolutely beautiful but very bad tarantula spider still love them I got it from a pet store the only one from the pet store

[@DuchessMyPony]

Well all I can say is Well done you! I know I needed new underwear jut watching you lol

[@ShadyThings]

Great rehousing! Your E. uatuman is beautiful ^^ You are also way more careful with your H. mac than i am, but i guess i'm just an idiot lol Great Etsy store as well ^^

[@kanamekiyru]

Obt was my first old world. I finally have this one on the way

[@vedranb87]

21:58 THAT was a CLOSE call... :D

[@arupian666]

Hey Alex, great vid as always, brother... question though, for the T. vagans, the size of them, they looked like they could have gone into enclosures way bigger. Wouldn't that cut down on the number of rehousings, that must be stressful for them... and you ! 22:25... wouldn't have been easier, again for both of you, to turn the bottle around, take the cap off and let her leave the way she was facing ?

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

826 looks aboral species with the double pads on its legs

[@imitchell6663]

Just bought one of these as a 1 inch sling, my god is it crazy lol

[@coldcountess]

She has a pretty pattern !

[@chestersykes5124]

Hi - great vid - thanks! I'm picking up a H Mac sling next week. I was curious... How do you keep the slings/juveys? I hear they should be kept as a fossorial when tiny slings... At what stage do you switch them to an arboreal set-up? Thanks.

[@TarantulaHaven]

Chester Sykes you should keep them arboreal from the start. They usually will set up around the base of the cork bark/tube and burrow down but make web curtains up the cork. They will come out and climb periodically but they are very shy and will usually bolt into their hides at the slightest disturbance. As they get older you’ll begin to see them more frequently at which time they’ll start to web up higher and keep more of a web tent with funnels going down.

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great rehouse Video

[@nicholasledoux7840]

I'm almost nagging my wife for a spider pet too, but she's like "unless you get a 'proper' enclosure, which we can't afford anytime soon anyways, you canNOT get a SPIDER of any kind..." lol so I'm where you at but before getting my first T-Las. haha

[@mortallybroken4736]

I use those same plastic boxes,, edit,, my Brochypelma boehmie kicks like Bruce Lee

[@rebelbaron7003]

"Come Mr Tallymon tally me banana Daylight come and me wanna Alex go home Beautiful bunch of yellow bananas Daylight come and me Alex wanna go home Hides the deadly H mac tarantula Daylight come and Alex wanna go home" God I crack myself up sometimes. At our poor tarantula teachers expense. Sorry Alex,I saw your face........looked like it was time to put a song in your heart Me.......I filled my pants already

[@theborderlinegeek7460]

I feel like you are poking her too hard. It may be easier if you get a small paint brush to rub her with instead of poking her like you did @ 24:05 ... you're literally making her entire body move, which is not good for the T.

[@umarpin8809]

Where did u get those plastic locking containers from?

[@lanckie]

You are WAY to jumpy. 😂

[@bighashgang1990]

My mature female H Mac tagged my index knuckle.... For science

[@calliew311]

I would've just turned the bottle over and slowly unscrewed the cap, and faced the bottle up since she wants to go up. Or...blow into that little hole and she prob would've come out. I don't mean to criticize you. I don't have one of these, was thinking of buying one, saw this video and my mind has changed, lol.

[@N0_M3rcy7]

Nice video

[@williamwieliczko5505]

do u know what someone should make and sell? they should make a big suringe like thing so u pull the pushing thing up cup the spider and then slowly push the thing down forcing the spider out into the new enclosure. edit:wow i am terrible at explaining things lol but it would be a gamechanger

[@sherrybailey7985]

Beautiful girl it looks like she is happy in her new incloser

[@genabargay4391]

Yeah, she's real happy in a tiny box. NOT!

[@infantryveteran2636]

Great job my fellow Veteran!!!

[@billgarbutt7844]

Beautiful girl.And well done .

[@lactoseexotics9823]

Give them water dishes please

[@preparedgalaxy872]

Please tell me they will calm down getting older..

[@kevinwalther4985]

What size enclosure did you put her into? Kinda hard to judge the dimensions. Also well do t with the rehouse. People can say someone is skiddish about dealing with a T but some of these we just respect them more so than fear them.

[@TarantulaHaven]

The Exo-Terra Nano Tall is 8x8x12 inches.

[@rumpelstilzz]

I'm all itchy from watching the hairkicking :D Wasn't h.mac supposed to be arboreal? If so, she's the most compact arboreal I've seen so far. My s.cal (since you compared them) has not that bulky build...

[@N05man]

Hello Alex, where do you get those tarantula enclosures, can you send a link?

[@BozColorado]

I am planning on using the same enclosure for my arboreals. Did you replace the mesh top with acrylic or anything? I’m wondering about them getting feet caught in the mesh?

[@mynameisnoname8500]

Do you have a photo of your h mac on sling stage? I have an h mac now and she's currently a 2" now. I'm just calling her "she" which I all do with all of my ts unless i've been identified their gender. I cant really sex my h mac as of yet considering its size so I'm hoping if it has a coloration differences between male and fem at the sling stage 2". Thanks! from Philippines.

[@rogeliomartinez7847]

Ts look a bit to big for those enclosures no?

[@its4yourowngood_yvfw]

He had to muster up the courage to rehouse them, I suspect.

[@foxglovepearls]

No bolting so maybe premolt sluggishness? Super pretty girl!

[@rebelbaron7003]

Great video Alex as always. I goofed up the "Day O" song sorry. That damn correctospell butchered my creation. Great now a defensive Harry Belafonte will be steamed and looking for me. Seriously, would it make any sense to just put "Harry",if you will.....right into the new enclosure and let him walk out when he's ready? I kept snakes all my life,all kinds....I tried very hard to not challenge them or betray their trust. Even the most cantankerous water snakes I was able to tame and get them to trust my hand wasn't a threat.

[@js92css]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SHIRT? I want it!

[@wheezyvettech8781]

Me tooooo!!!

[@Man-EatingMushroom]

Do you own any OBTs? I’ve got a few 1” OBT slings, and I’m about to adopt my first mature female HMAC. Not my first old world, but nervous!

[@TarantulaHaven]

Demoire yes I do. I have 3 but so far haven’t been much of a problem because they are slings and spend most of their time hiding. All I can say is be very careful around your H. mac until you get to know it. Each one can have a different disposition but they are very shy and can be very defensive.

[@Man-EatingMushroom]

Tarantula Haven thanks very much, and yes my OBT slings do the same when I go in their homes (I use the same small enclosures I think you called pixie boxes) but come right back up. I hear they are more prone to aggression than HMAC, meaning they will not only stand their ground, but come at you and for you rather than just to get away.

[@Man-EatingMushroom]

Tarantula Haven i also wanted to say that I don’t understand why you don’t have more viewers as I do watch most of the tarantula hobby you tubers, but some of the bigger channels don’t give even half of the advice you do. With the HMAC in particular, you actually gave me what I was looking for whereas most everyone else just gives it’s housing requirements and bad temperament, you explained how they will either go down to hide, stand their ground or stand their ground and then bolt, or just bolt. And how to read it. Helpful! Thanks again.

[@TarantulaHaven]

Thank you. The reason I probably don’t have more subscribers is because I don’t usually maintain a schedule. I’m a full time teacher and I post when I can. Also i tend to be more informative and less exciting which turns some people off. I’m cool with it though. I’m still growing and gaining subscribers fairly steadily. You get out of it what you put in. Hopefully in the future when my load lightens I’ll be able to post more frequently. Thank you for your support and kind words. It does mean a lot to me. 🤓👍🏼

[@Man-EatingMushroom]

Tarantula Haven of course, your more than welcome for any little support and kind words I can give! I don’t usually make comments/ask questions and when I do, it’s rare to get a response so I very much so appreciate you taking the time. I think you nailed it on the head in that most people nowadays want more entertainment and jokes over actual informational and helpful content. It’s a shame. The insight you have into it is refreshing to hear though. With all of the tarantulas and reptiles my wife and I keep, we started a few different feeder colonies and our Madagascar Hissing roach colony has gotten far out of control - so we’ve reached out to our local community to give them away for free. A number of teachers from local schools (I assume for younger children) have actually responded explaining either they keep a pet reptile in the classroom and want the roaches as feeders OR to use as a pet in class for instructional purposes...it’s very cool and interesting. I wish my teachers back then had kept tarantulas!!

[@jeffreygolish3827]

Do you have an OBT? I figure an OBT could give her a run for the money of being crazy.

[@YokaiPie]

I bought that same enclosure but I haven't moved my poecilotheria tigrinawesseli because I heard their claws can get hooked on the mesh and possibly lose a leg?? Have you had any issues like that?

[@TarantulaHaven]

Yokai Pie I have never had that issue but it can happen. I have bought some plex-glass and plan on replacing the screen but I just haven’t done it yet. It’s a precaution. Like I said, I’ve never experienced it but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

[@YokaiPie]

@@TarantulaHaven thanks for the response! I've been planning on doing something similar but I was hoping you'd debunk it so I could just toss him in there 😂 Oh well, wish me luck

[@christophergee8328]

Definitely want to replace that mesh top with ventilated acrylic, toe claws can easily get stuck in that mesh and lead to dangling spiders and potential loss of limbs.

[@AitchT.]

You could have make that sooo much easier for yourself, was acc pretty horrible watching you try to move her

[@GarFieldSnakes]

What's all the fuzz about, she is such a nice calm girl :) .......

[@Tiger42s]

You waited that long to rehouse her/him....

[@coreys546]

Should have just let it crawl on ur hand n put it in the new enclosure alot easier

[@joeschmoe3815]

With an H. Mac.? Bad idea dude

[@kv2315]

dont get a spider if you are that afraid of it

[@joeschmoe3815]

H. mac. is not a joke though.

[@kv2315]

@@joeschmoe3815 true but if you take enough precautions it’s manageable

[@constantinyanicostas4664]

Poor enclosure !

[@christopherronningen9500]

You seem really frightened of your T's. Rehousing shouldn't be this scary for you.

[@sthomas8714]

That H maculata rehouse was so unnecessarily long winded and backwards. painful to watch.

[@LightYerPipe]

Your to rough with these beauties, plus the H.mac is overweight you'll shorten her life span if you keep over feeding her.

[@its4yourowngood_yvfw]

For the sake of content……why not better enclosures and rehousing practice for the sake of good content? You coulda left that catch cup in there. But you know that.

[@NukaMediaExotics]

you get 9k views in a year and you need to put on ads? made me turn off the video lol