Top 5 MOST HATED Tarantulas!

[@ralphoperaphile]

It was a baboon spider which bit the young Tolkien in South Africa and the resultant trauma probably lies at the root of his creation of the nightmarish Shelob in "The Lord of the Rings "and the Mirkwood spiders in "The Hobbit".

[@lisazinn866]

Interesting

[@omeramrani2274]

Thats fascinating

[@lemonpartyfan457]

Very cool!

[@brymjack]

Let us not forget Ungoliant! 🤓

[@MrRyRino]

I named my h. Gigas ungoliant without knowing this info!

[@jared7897]

I was always petrified of my African red trapdoor. Kept her in a container on my desk after a fresh re-house. Dropped a pencil while filling stuff out and she struck the side of her enclosure. Then held a defensive position with venom dripping from her fangs for hours.

[@benisbored235]

Pluh why did you have it💀💀💀

[@badv9]

@@benisbored235 I'm sayin

[@JudeTavonFenwick]

Why did you « have « it to begin with???

[@NawDawgTheRazor]

I actually like the Hentzi. It’s brown but a very nice smooth, cocoa brown with various highlights. Coupled with their chillness I think it’s underrated.

[@Ryoko53027]

i agree, gotta show love to our Native species for sure :D

[@angelad3170]

They are so lovely. I actually like that they are slow growing, it's made my hentzis very popular with people who would be intimidated by a bigger tarantula (my biggest is about 3" DLS atm). Most people will handle her where they might not be able to deal with my big, sweetheart hamorii.

[@liminalghost]

I was sad people don’t like them because they’re common? Yeah so that we can appreciate even more friends!!! 😤

[@sidewaysonhighways]

My A. hentzi gives me threat displays, which is odd for the species, but not for the genus. A. seemani will pull threat poses as well.

[@liminalghost]

@@sidewaysonhighways a spicy friend

[@Sinner487]

The only tarantula I own right now is a Texas Brown and he's the sweetest guy ever and his name is "Substance Abuse"

[@GenocideParadigm]

The name is amazing.

[@htlbeatz912]

These naturalistic backdrops you’ve made for these b roll shots are phenomenal. The clips look great, Richard!

[@tarantulacollective]

Thanks so much!

[@nicoladolby2154]

It bewilders me how any tarantula could be hated. My two H. Mac girls (though now old) are darlings who’ve never even raised a fang at me. I remember waking up in the early hours a few years back to find I hadn’t closed the door on Daisy’s tank properly. She was sitting on my headboard, watching over me whilst I slept❤ (the little one went back into her tank as good as gold). Never kept H. gigas but I have 4 H. crassipes. They’re very shy & like to skinny-dip so my larger one (and they’re VERY large) got an extra large water bowl as a jacuzzi ! Not got any obt’s at the mo but 4 P. murinus UMV & 3 mikumi juveniles. They’re shy but not aggressive, one UMV even went on a little adventure last week, walking up & down all over me before going back into her enclosure (her choice). All tarantulas should be loved, people should do species research to avoid disappointment !👍👍👍👍

[@mrpotatospudthe1sy160]

H.Gigas are incredibly impressive in irl. Very thick set T, and quite bold. Mine just molted out jet black. One of my favourites 😍

[@gem3506]

Really? I hate em all and every and any spider lol FACTS 😅 BUT I mean yeah okay be bewildered

[@IronShaman81]

@@gem3506 Are you a masochist then?

[@jaydenle1000]

That shows every tarantula has different personality

[@pauljones8054]

Awesome lovely ts wish my old world's are like yours

[@daniebecker7704]

I love my Togo Starburst, she webbed up basically her whole enclosure and is not shy to sit openly for everyone to see her. Strange that yours hide so much but I guess they differ from one to the other. :)

[@pandanator14]

I want one so badly but I am TERRIFIED. I have yet to dive into old world arboreals but this species keeps trying to tempt me 😭

[@darklegend90]

Yea my H maculata is usually outside its burrow/web tunnel on display for long periods of time during day, sometimes when i open enclosure to feed or water they just sit there and don't get defensive at all, maybe i lucked out and got a very chill Togo

[@andrewbriggs7041]

Mine LOVES to hide, but that just makes it so much better when I catch it chilling out in the open

[@judithsimpson6508]

My Togo is still a juvenile so we don’t see her much either… hopefully as she matures she will feel a little more comfortable to sit out openly!!!

[@FUCKTHEBBC]

dont worry I dont have one either they are frightening and I keep Huntsman spiders lol XD

[@ThatAlleyRat]

Recently acquired an orange baboon tarantula, fast little suckers but pretty adorable. I also remember catching a brown Texas tarantula in the yard when I was a kid, was pleasantly surprised with how tame they were.

[@Harlem55]

In terms of the venom, the nastier reports in the medical literature involved P. murinus slings where the adults had less incidence of psychedlic effects which gives the species its feared reputation among novice keepers.

[@johanneabelsen1644]

Psychedelic?! I'm just imagining thrill-seeking jerks and hippies, raiding pet stores for P murinus slings, after reading this and sharing it over various social media!😂 "Gotta try that psychedelic T, man!"😂🤦‍♂️🙄

[@ThatAlleyRat]

@@johanneabelsen1644 Now that would be quite the tiktok challenge, lol

[@rekilic1776]

This is wild to me. My first time buying a Tranchula was the Orange bamboo. I loved this girl. was always fun to watch while she fed. Yeaaaa she was a bit agressive at times but I enjoyed that aspect of her. Always could get really good photos of her flaring up!

[@negronjr7853]

I'm older than you, kept Ts before you did, but you are the older brother I never had,lol. Thanks, Richard, for passing down your knowledge! You're appreciated.

[@lizzih_w_d8049]

I’m so surprised the C.lividus isn’t on this list 😂 I used to call mine my pet hole and if I did have the (mis)fortune of seeing her she was slapping the ground and giving me attitude 😆

[@andycampbell6032]

Mine was the spawn of Satan. opening the enclosure meant lighting speed laps around the enclosure ending in threat poses and ground slaps. Only T i ever gave away.

[@lizzih_w_d8049]

@@andycampbell6032 yup I’m with you on that one. I love T’s but I’ll happily never have another cobalt 😆

[@stacyrubel2632]

Yeah, I also call mine a pet hole lol. I will see her at the bottom of her hole when I launch her food in. She gets an attitude, then eats it lol. But all I see is legs.

[@Harlem55]

​@@andycampbell6032 intersting, as C. lividus is particularly known for being a pet hole.

[@douglefevre2801]

my cobalt lividus is lightning speed but never defensive with me, already teleported twice on my arm on enclosure opening but fastly get back in @@Harlem55

[@awetistic5295]

Now I really want an A. Hentzi. They look like chocolate tarantulas, they seem chill and the long lifespan is a huge plus for me.

[@skyguy2750]

Hey I just want to say since I've been watching your vids my fear of tarantulas have disappeared and have more respect for these animals thank you brother keep it up

[@tarantulacollective]

That's so awesome to hear! That's why I do what I do!

[@SnapRasta]

I have 2 P.murinus and they are my favorite. I feel like a lot of people just don't give them the right setup and that causes them to be defensive.

[@vladisvenoms]

True! I feel like many people don’t give them hides to show there defensive behaviour for content. My OBT is very chill and when I open the enclosure to feed her, she always hides and waiting for food. Never gave me a treat Pose till now.

[@HayashiMiko]

Correct! Weirdly enough, I kept my adult male (was eaten when breeding with a female sadly) in a tupperware container with holes. He made his web tunnels but he was pretty content. Never threw defensive postures at me nor slapped the ground. He literally didn't care and was fine with being handled.

[@memoriesofviolet]

I own 3 of the species on this list and I love them. My OBT, A. Hentzi and T. Vagans are some of my favorites.

[@noOneAskedForHandleOnYT]

surprised lasiodora parahybana wasn't on there. i always see people complaining about getting them as freebies even though they get big, eat, and are just all around awesome.

[@joewantsabrew]

They're a pretty cool species, but I could never have more than one. One of the cheapest Ts out there and not particularly outstanding except for their large size

[@kawaiizombiegal]

I love this species, when I had mine she did well and for what she was was a good handler

[@SteveMcT]

OBT is definitely one of my favorites! I think keeping them semi arboreal with a good chunk of substrate and they're very laid back. I have 2 that are sweet hearts but I can see why some people have issues

[@F1fangirl96]

I love that they’re nicknamed Orange bitey thing 🤣

[@Kageoni187]

I plan to one day get a H.Maculata. I was mesmerized by that stunning pattern they have the first time I saw one

[@tye3ow]

My 2 H Macs and my 2 OBTs are some of my favourites in my collection. My OBTs have made different, unique webbing every time I've rehoused them and I see them often if not out in the open, then peeking out from their hides. My H Macs are a little more reclusive but they grew fast and are impressive whenever they come out, and that colouration is beautiful.

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

I'm surprised the Orange Baboon was in this list! I've always wanted a specimen of my own in my book, it's one of the most majestic tarantulas out there. Also, I'm very much fascinated by the Hyterocrates Gigas! Didn't know such a species exist.

[@rodneybever9583]

My muticus is actually one of my favorites! She cleaned out a section against the glass in her burrow that gives me a perfect view of her entire den!.

[@phoenixblaze5491]

i really though this sentence was gunna end with "she cleared out a section of her burrow and put it in the water dish"

[@cornondanob6722]

xD

[@PinkBlue_Spood]

I highly adore my Pelinobius muticus. They are often out and always adding to their burrow. Any time I touch the enclosure, they walk out to investigate, lol! From time to time, I spoon out the substrate they dispose of as well.

[@PinkBlue_Spood]

I think it could depend on how they are fed as well. There are times I feed mine larger prey items, if I want to encourage quicker growth. But, at other times, I will feed them smaller prey items more frequently, which can encourage them to walk around at night.

[@cornondanob6722]

@@PinkBlue_Spood thanks for the info, I'll be doing that too from now on!

[@steph7349]

I love my OBT so much. Had it since a little spiderling and such an interesting spider. I love how they are semi arboreal and web up loads. Mine is always out and about and has never threat posed. I was so nervous rehousing, but shouldn't have worried as it slow walked into its new home with no bother. Maybe it senses its my favourite and is just a happy spood 😊

[@Ein861]

This makes me sad! A T vagans was my first T and now I have 14. Still going strong too! She is pretty sassy but I have a soft spot in my heart for her ❤️🕷️

[@ignacymoscickifilms670]

I guess when i came into the hobby i thought that these characteristics define some species like the OBT. And now that i was fortunate enough to acquire 3 spiders with more to come, I have already learned that every spider can be different. The Murinus was supposed to be this menace and mine is actually pretty calm most of the time, as soon as I open the enclosure, she goes to hide. Not even once did she try to defend herself and her takedowns are mostly uneventful. Meanwhile my Brachypelma Hamorii takes several roaches at once, randomly jumps on the tongs and catches pray mid air, rolling around with it

[@kalahrenee]

Yeah I love my B.H. Super crazy wrestling moves at dinner time.

[@andycampbell6032]

While I understand why it made the list, I was still saddened to see the A. Hentzi there. I have a 13-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter that are both heavily involved in sports. I can't tell you how many kids over the years I have turned into huge tarantula fans because of my A. Hentzi, Molly. She is by far and away the sweetest and most docile tarantula I own, and I feel is a great ambassador to this hobby.

[@FeralRat]

I loved my starburst baboon! She was scary, but I was cautious and responsible and never got bit. I kept her in a tall, glass tube vivarium and never had a problem not being able to view her.

[@sonjaphoenix2097]

I have an OBT and I am most cautious with this one out of my 8 solely because of her speed and her defensiveness, but she hides most the time but when she does grace us with her presence it’s always so mesmerizing and she grows more beautiful

[@3Y3ECE]

Lolz, the orange baboon was like my 4th T. They are fiesty, fasty and bitey!! But, they are also prolific webbers, and it's a great show to see. The metallic blue toes are nice too!! Fun to feed too! Great video, I like these!!

[@jasongonzales5563]

Love how the H mac is the photo i saw and its one of my top 3 favorites lol. Humans as a species are always looking for that instant gratification. Me personally.. i think their reclusiveness is awesome because it makes the sightings just THAT much more awesome. Lmao!! Made it to the end of the video. P murinus is my favorite T.

[@jadijade6054]

im shocked to know both h. maculata and p. murinus are in top 5, theyre both one of my favorites! ive had a p.murinus before but sold due to moving countries, i loved how it webbed out the whole enclosure than just have a boring plain tarantula on a cocopeat substrate.

[@sarahrupert5320]

Ooo, interesting one! Thanks so much for the video, I really enjoyed it (as usual)! 🙌🏼😊🕷

[@ratman431]

I love the t vagans. Mine gave me a threat pose. I saw your pure evil video. And I was sold hook line and sinker.

[@sjcf86]

Wasn't surprised to see the orange baboon in the top spot. The guys that got me into the hobby called it "the orange bitey thing".

[@michaelyork2292]

Poor hentzi….so under appreciated. I live in AR and do see them quite often, but I love them. They’re so chill and I’ve picked up several of them with no problems at all.

[@Willenium2k4]

Interesting poll. I can understand the pet holes, H. maculata and A. hentzi but the vagans and murinus were always good in my experience. Never had aggression from vagans and I think OBT has been given an undeserved bad reputation. They're much easier to deal with than Psalmopoeus which are just pure evil.

[@lukeeyeamyourfather3488]

My H.Mac is out almost every night, except when going into molt! If you stay up late, then their will be rarely a T that is a pet hole!

[@johanneabelsen1644]

I am not sure, I'd call Psalmopoeus evil, but, yes, they are rather fast. One of my friends had a P. cambridgei, and it really had the nasties table manners.😂😖

[@angelawheeler7825]

You sir are awesome and amazing and fun to watch,i love your wonderful videos 😊😊

[@zakkman]

OBT is damn cool! It's my second tarantula and many Ts seemed sooo slow, friendly and boring to deal with after him :)

[@funkytucker]

Im in a fb group and someone purchased jumper from a breeder, it disappeard for week or so for (seemingly) molting and out came an OBT sling. I do love the irony of buying a jumper, a docile, chill friendly spider for one of gods little tests by accident (edit- obt killed the jumper)

[@bevshatter4553]

Happy birthday Richard this is one of my first videos I ever watched so I came back to say happy birthday on it

[@AcousticMain]

My dad owns an orange baboon. We rarely see it, it’s always hiding under a piece of cork bark. I’ve only seen it out in the open once, when we were re-homing it. I got to hold it but it bolted so fast😂. It’s so cool looking but can be very defensive so it’s definitely a spider for people who are a little bit experienced.

[@johnbest1978]

Awesome video Richard thanks brother. I love the OBT tarantula.

[@gavingould5158]

Shocked by the texas brown being on here!!! I only have one tarantula, and that's what I got! He's actually quite defensive for a texas brown but I think their earthy colours are really lovely, and in my experience they like to be out in the open for the most part so you get to enjoy their company.

[@TheStealthDawg]

My son and I found your channel just searching Google for tarantula videos. We loved your content so much that we subbed. Thanks much!

[@tarantulacollective]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@leslieturner3328]

Your videos are very well put together! Informative, educational, and entertaining!

[@tarantulacollective]

Glad you like them!

[@catherinesmith625]

I love my Trinidad Chevron named "Face hugger". Scares the hell out of me but not boring despite being a brown tarantula. Keeps me on my toes at feeding time!

[@Terribletarantulas1]

Great video. Just picked up my first H Mac/Togo Starburst yesterday. About a 1” sling. Looking forward to not seeing it often. 😂

[@Fr.Sarducci]

I’m here because of KZbin’s algorithm and I didn’t know I needed this until now. 😊

[@tarantulacollective]

Welcome to channel and thanks for watching. You should check out these videos I made. They're a little different but they're my favorite: kzbin.info/aero/PLjBrtja7Q8uhos5c0u-GRVIydAnPnNd6t&si=dgUDaL1JMCiBBa4A

[@pyramo3170]

I had a Togo as a freebie. It is the only spider that has genuinely frightened me. Granted I have yet to own a cobalt. I thought I had seen fast from my ornamentals, but somehow, this was double the speed. I caught it.... barely. Beautiful for its short life. Was a male.

[@pythonpatrolexotics]

Obt, h. Gigas, and ESPECIALLY h. Mac are among some I really like. I'm not super into NW Terrestrials but I love my Chalcodes for letting new people interested in ts to hold, I also have a sling I got as a freebie early 2018, and it's finally hit 2 inches. I'm only keeping it now because I want to say I spent the time raising one🤣🤣.

[@spacenaves]

Music made me giggle. Love how you introduce the spiders like luxury cars

[@pb1922gd]

I love the fact that there are so many species so that everyone can satisfy his own taste. I love P. muticus instead ahaha, that red-brick colour is so unique and in Europe are always sold out after 2 minutes. Gonna get one in November (female) I hope.

[@fearnotreptiles5151]

Hi i agree i love p muticus thay are so beautiful. i want one to. Have a great day

[@brendameadows7523]

Oh my!!! I have 4 of the 5! I adore them all. OBTs are my favorite, so much so, I have multiples. Louie said to me, when I started because I was leery about them, she said if I could respect them then I could respect any and that stuck with me. Mine do hide but when I’m working at my desk, they come out and watch me. I love it! And the Cameroon red baboons are great too! I got a communal set of 3 from Brian and Louie, love watching them create their tunnels!

[@bearrowe7902]

Ive seen T. vagans in the wild, my first time seeing a tarantula in the wild before and I thought they were quite beautiful

[@asinglepieceoftoast]

the H. maculata and P. murinus are easily my two favorites, crazy to see them both on this list!

[@sarafalconer8567]

My OBT was a freebie included among the very first tarantulas I ever bought, and I was very nervous about it, but honestly Cheeto is super chill. I give them oversized enclosures so they have plenty of space and a few things to web up and they've never given me a single problem in rehousing. Definitely not as chill as my avic, who got her first enclosure shattered in the middle of the night by a cat and didn't throw up a single threat pose, or my t albo, who is basically a teddy bear. But i love seeing their furry little orange feet outside the burrow when they're hungry

[@johanneabelsen1644]

They are just so beautiful.

[@international360]

excellent educational vidieo, keep up the great work.

[@damongregg4502]

I don't know if I have any that I "hate" but the slow growers and pet holes are just what they are. Understanding the T before you buy makes a big difference in the experience.

[@adamwrong7791]

I bought an obt when I was young in the hobby on looks alone knowing nothing about it. First night it got out while I was trying to show it off to some friends at a party I had at my house. I was able to catch it and get it back in it enclosure then immediately did some research. Listed as extremely fast, quick to bite, and usually wet bites. I can tell you from first hand experience it absolutely bites multiple times and as a first form of defense. That being said like mentioned in this video it was a very easy spider to have and care for just a but of an anxiety attack to re house and clean the cage. I would and likely will add one to my collection in the future once I get the wife to chill about the three spiders I currently have lol

[@HayashiMiko]

My first T was actually an OBT. He was loaned out for breeding but the second pairing went wrong and he got eaten. He was a very sweet T, never threw up a defense pose or anything. Hell, he was even easy to handle whenever I needed to check on his body condition more extensively. I think OBTs get a bad rep because of their speed and defensiveness. They are awesome and I plan to keep them more often. I have three already with two of them being the Kigamo color form.

[@rumpelstilzz]

In my experience, males of all species are in general more docile than females. So you may be surprised when you get a female and it's being nasty hahaha. But the character is not the species, I find them vary alot between specimen.

[@kristinacrawford5358]

I recently lost my rescue old male Texas brown. He was in bad shape when I got him and was looking ok again and found him deceased. I was devastated!

[@romamazza5881]

I'm getting itchy watching these videos. But I can see them on your podcast or on t.v. but I will freakout if I see one for real!

[@reddsonja4865]

When I saw the title to this video, my first pick, immediately that popped into my head was the OBT. It's a love/hate relationship. I have a dozen slings and they are the most difficult I found to raise. Feeding time is a challenge to not have them run out of the little deli cup they are housed in the minute you open to drop food in. I do have a method that works for me. I do all maintenance over a huge pot and when they escape they drop into the large pot, with several catch cups, paint brushes and tongs I can successfully get them safely back inside but feeding time is not a quick choir without its challenges. Given that, I still absolutely love them. I refer to them as my trouble childs!

[@djscottymaxx]

My Black Velvet Was one of the most agressive T's ever, that thing would jump at you before you could even put food in the tank. And the fangs on her were massive

[@denisewhitney4819]

Awww I love my T vagans. 😢. He might be common but I think he’s a beautiful red and black

[@giveuntomee]

Me: recently splurged and got some more "advanced" old worlds for the first time. Also me: realizes 2 of them are on this video. The OBT and H maculata. I got the dcf Kenya variant of the nippy boi and hoping to give it plenty of opportunity to hide/ have space so any close encounters are limited/avoided. H maculata just looks incredible and Ive found i enjoy the more reclusive ones as its so rewarding to catch em out. (Im also getting a chilobrachys electric blue) That being said i have zero experience with spiders of this speed. My fastest before this is my GBB and i know comparing them to an OBT is like rabbits vs tortoises. But thanks to channels like yours im ready to tackle on these more challenging but rewarding species to keep!

[@china_sickness7005]

Obviously everyone has different experiences, but I like my H gigas quite a bit. It’s far from grown but it’s one of the fastest growing species from what I’ve heard. Mine is a small juvenile. It’s skittish but it’s never let that stop it from taking down a cricket barely smaller than it. It’s definitely a very plain species, but mine is way more visible than I expected. It spends much of its time with its front half outside of its burrow waiting for food. I also got it as a freebie so that makes it even better lol. I don’t think I’d ever recommend it to someone who only wants one or two species, but it’s a good addition to any collection in my opinion

[@LiLi-is6ck]

I collect based off the temperature of my reptile room, and the research I do, I NEVER Handle them (except my Mexican red rump, and my curly hair that I’ve had for 8 years!) I learned I have 2 on this list😂 I am ALWAYS respectful and cautious of them😂 I give them large habitats to do their thing❤I JUST got to the red rump part 🥺🥺 she/he has been the ONLYYYY one who’s ALWAYS so calm and not threatened when I handle them 🥺

[@ercanqa7452]

i am since 10 years in the hobby but still consider myself a beginner , H.Maculata and P. Murinus are next level to me , my hands would shake dealing with them , but i wouldn't call it hatred 😅

[@garrett4299]

I started with an obt and tbh, it doesn’t really bother me too much. An h Mac on the other hand… I don’t know if I could

[@jordanhill5238]

I love all my tarantula I don't know how anyone can dislike these beautiful creatures

[@A1Arachnids]

Placed an order recently for a T.vagans sling it may be disliked but I’m excited to have a nice black spider with a lil attitude

[@tarantulacollective]

That's cool. They definitely have personality that's for sure

[@pennyrockysmomma4445]

I live in SW Kansas, and the Texas Brown is all over down here. I had a little female make a burrow in my backyard, and she had an egg sac, and I would very carefully go near her burrow opening and would see her quite frequently. Until this past Sunday when we had a particularly nasty storm come out of the east, and it dumped so much rain in a very short amount of time that my backyard flooded badly, and her burrow was completely covered in water at least by three inches. The water did not go into the ground like normal, and I saw her one time after the storm went through and she was at the opening and I could just see her through the water, and I haven’t seen her since. There is none of her webbing across the opening, and I don’t think she survived. Either that or she was able to get out and to ground with no water, but I have my doubts. 😢😢😢 But on the bright side, the rain we have been getting is helping with the worst drought level we have been in for almost a year. Maybe I’ll be able to see some males migrating this fall looking for girls. I don’t like spiders but I was attached to this little girl. 😢😢

[@rwsmith7638]

I had some upside down catfish in my aquarium that hid whenever the light was on. It's frustrating to tell people how cool they care, if they could only see 'em.

[@aphiliarachno]

Poor A. hentzi. I would not have put it or the T. vagans on such a list. I am from Germany, so no tarantulas can be found in nature, and I like brown Ts, especially when they are docile. And I once had a vagans that was just awesome and super calm. Actually, I never had a T I didn't like, but I haven't kept too many. I guess what bothers me most is when you can never spot them.

[@gabrielfarkas257]

Honestly I agree as someone who also comes from a country with no tarantulas being found in the wild (Slovakia).

[@XfiverX]

King Baboons are gorgeous, even if they are pet holes. My OBT was my favorite T that I ever had, and probably b/c it acted like I expected all tarantulas to, before I started keeping them.

[@Greenbottleblue81]

I had a red rump years ago. She was very docile and easy to handle. Had a orange baboob too. I gave it shallow bedding with a half log so I could see her more often. Mean as hell though. Lol

[@Raven.Bloodrot]

Obt is such a beautiful spider, it's striking looks makes up for it's behavior imo.

[@codysheveland6152]

My OBT so far is 1 of my Favorite Soiders that I have!!! Like you say about Substrate. If you give them enough room for them to hide and escape. Mine at least is definitely not Aggressive or even super defensive for that matter. Awesome Species in my opinion!!! That was actually taken back by how many different tarantulas on the list are all Babboons. Because my Golden Blue Leg is also one of my top favorites that I currently own!!!

[@nguyentobaokhanh54]

im having a sling obt and red rump and i absolutely love them. im a new keeper so im just enjoying every Ts i have

[@aaronkarmacharya4709]

Aww.. I love my Texas Brown. He's always out and so relaxed.

[@tallulahdavis6984]

the incredibly well edited ground slapping in time with the music for the h. gigas made me laugh so hard lol

[@waynestvtube]

I love my OBT!! The webs r awesome!...lol

[@edenshorthousesthouse1925]

Sorry I have to be honest this is the coolest video I've seen on KZbin

[@chimmichurri6940]

My gods, all those tarantulas are so beutiful! i want to take on as many as i can, but i lack the space to keep multiples. One of these days i want to get a vietnamese giant centipede. (convinced the lady to have more insects lol). I guess for now my little Siete will suffice until i can get more room. BTW great watching you and keep making great videos!

[@helenat7794]

I love the Togo Starburst! I mean come on, the carapace looks like the Millennium Falcon for goodness sake!! 🤩

[@Vain-Voyager]

Cool footage as usual! I agree that: - Old World species are more defensive. I may not agree with the rank: - Although Asian Earth/tree tigers (the C. genus, Singapore Blue & those arboreal ornamentals) & African baboons dominate the league of the skittish, in my experience the tigers are generally more defensive than the baboons. P.S. The two Earth tigers from China, _C. hainanum_ & _C. huwenium_ , have some of the most lethal tarantula venom to mice. Drop by drop, it's more potent than the Chinese cobra's ( _N. atra_ ). The veom of them have been isolated & analyzed.

[@jamiedixon2579]

My OBT is an angel, and she hangs out at the entrance of her hide most of the day so I can see her. If she gets startled she just slowly backs into her hide.

[@lukehebden6868]

Great video man. My most aggressive was my Haplopelma Lividum, Colbalt Blue. She was just angry as hell. But beautiful.

[@astraldrag8562]

Love my OBT. Got him as one of my first 10 tarantulas and he’s probably one of my chillest ones. My tip to owning an OBT, get them as young as you can. Maybe not a sling but a juvenile that hasn’t matured yet would be best. Your confidence will grow along with your tarantula. Before you know it, you’re completely comfortable with a matured fully grown OBT and you can then start exploring the amazing world of Old World tarantulas.

[@user-teresastarantulas]

My Aphonopelma hentzi is one of my favorites. She is a beautiful chocolate color and absolutely sweet. I ❤️ her so much.

[@michaelfrock2473]

My OBT was such a great tarantula. It was always out and pretty friendly if not a little shy. An unfortunate molting led to a premature death sadly. Hope to get another in the future.

[@FoxArtStudios]

Honestly I could just watch videos of tarantulas walking to dubstep all day haha

[@MRELEPHANTIASISTESTICLES]

I like the Togo I've just purchased a juvie female and my Cameroon baboon, adult female had 2 egg sacs and I had a large 250-300 slings communal for a year before moving them all on apart from 10 they were a joy. I've never owned a Texas brown, I have a King Baboon female and a T. Vagans female, I've had quite a few OBT's in my time, as I've bred them before, I don't quite understand why anyone can "hate" any of these species, as I quite like my pet holes and old worlds lol, I like them all hehe

[@clempastor1301]

When I bought my metialica pocy I got a H. Mac spiderlings for free. It was one of my favorite to watch. Especially feeding it fruit flies.

[@judithsimpson6508]

Good Looking Out on the ShockBox… my husband got 1 for his bday this month and they did not disappoint!!! We we’re definitely “SHOCKED” we got far more than we even paid for!!!! Amazing!!!! 🎉 🧡🖤🎃 👻 🖤🧡🎉

[@tarantulacollective]

That's rad! What species did you end up getting?

[@judithsimpson6508]

@@tarantulacollective 🥁 🥁 🥁 OBT Kigoma 🕷 Pink Toe Goliath 🕷 GBB (green bottle)🕷 Brazilian Black 🕷 G. Pulchra 🕷 Lasiodora Parahybana 🕷 Nhandu Chromatus 🕷 H. Gigas 🕷 Selenocosmia Java Sumatrana 🕷 & Androctonus Bourdini 🦂 (I’m sorry if I spelled any incorrectly… My spell check thinks it knows everything!)

[@judithsimpson6508]

I was hoping for a Male Gooty but hey you can’t win them all!!!!

[@tarantulacollective]

@@judithsimpson6508 wow! That's impressive. Androctonus scorpions are so cool! I got am OBT Kigoma too....that thing was a MANIAC! still runs lap when I feed and water it. LoL

[@gamork9757]

Had a horned African baboon tarantula. Very aggressive,jumper, climber , digger and hisser. It's was a smooth dark velvet grey color.

[@ronaldmasters4031]

All Tarantulas are absolutely beautiful, each one has natural beauty, and have certain agendas on how to survive in a wicked world.

[@amgtarantulas]

I dont know how people can say they hate any of them, I love them all for diff reasons

[@elizabethkaftan7929]

I have a King Baboon. Sometimes I think it's dead until a rehouse lol Never had a threat posture or anything, just never see it out as it's always burrowed. But a beautiful spider.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

When I used to keep T’s about 10-15 years ago everyone hated S. calceatum. Arachnoboards was rife with it. Of all my T’s the P murinus/OBT was my most “feared”. More than the pokies.

[@theresa4182]

I have all 5 of these and I love everyone of them. I have never had any issues with them being aggressive. iWork’s own the all over again.