When HUGE TARANTULA ESCAPES!

[@NZ2STROKE]

You need a "spider hasnt escaped in this many days" sign

[@crazyidiot5309]

OSHA approves this.

[@livjsp]

I was crying with laughter when she was peeping out of that box. Top editing

[@MaraJoshWana]

Seeing her little legs poke out when you started looking on top of the shelf was so comical.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Elvira: I need a bigger home Petko: No Elvira: *Fine, I'll do it myself*

[@missbleach8767]

🇰🇵

[@asylumental]

That was actually so funny when you were searching ontop of the shelf and and was trying to sneak out the bottom. Like a funny chase scene from a classic silent film

[@y.a100]

my big parahybana learned how to open the terrarium doors from inside, the terrarium doors are the sliding types, what i see her do is pry it slightly open with her fangs and than try to push her legs into the gap to open it, i was amazed how she actively tried to escape and developed a method to do so

[@heleninglis9961]

That's really cool. Makes you wonder how intelligent they really are.

[@W._Langman]

Wow, my LP has sliding doors too, but I have a lock, thank God. Would not be fun knowing she's about. She's feisty and huuuge

[@arachnodose]

that's what my pulchra does. I had to tape those doors lol

[@W._Langman]

@@arachnodose buy a lock. They come with a long metal slide thing and fit most sliding doors

[@Evavassilieva]

… and they are practically brainless!!! Image if they would have one!! 🤣

[@cathyb1273]

I replayed a few times the way Elvira trapped and rolled herself in the catch cup. It was really funny 😂

[@PvtColtyWolty]

Me too, play it back in 0.25 speed what a fumbly goofball

[@tinkeramma]

I ADORE this catch method. I work with jumpers and can see so much use in this DIY.

[@ewanmackenzie242]

James Bond style bro😎 she meant that 😅😂😂

[@mariaspeirs9725]

@@PvtColtyWolty i didnt even know there was a playback speed until u said it, so thanks. 😀

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

7:58 Elvira: I've mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still...that I become invisible to the eye Camera: Hi, Elvira! Elvira: ...dammit "I'm kinda afraid to just poke" not sure if that was intended to be a pun because of the species but if it was...well played

[@flossfayable]

XD XD XD

[@faithfulfairy1]

Elvira has excellent comic timing. Sneaky feet coming out while you were searching. Haven't laughed so much for ages!

[@heleninglis9961]

I was in stitches! her playing peek-a-boo was hilarious! Elvira, you made my day 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

[@gh00stie62]

The editing on this video was hilarious! Hope you're doing well & your wife and baby are well.

[@Anadune0903]

here i got "sand for the texture" - i laughed harder than i should :D love ur videos

[@syphonuk]

Same! Immediate scroll to the comments to find a like-minded idiot haha.

[@TheDarkDen]

I should write it on the box xD

[@Anadune0903]

@@TheDarkDen do it! :D

[@angela_tarantulas]

Had a heart attack when you searched through the leaf litter in Felix‘ enclosure with your bare hands 😂 just having POKIE VENOM in my mind! I laughed so hard on her peeking out and rolling around with the catch cup bottle… brilliant 😂😂😂

[@janikauta2275]

You should start giving out "Jailbreak of the Year" awards to your escapees :D

[@merctos7933]

Yep

[@FnUnpeeled]

Omg please make this a thing. That’s hilarious. 🤣

[@chrystpick7741]

Omg I have to see that! And to begin we should get best so far

[@andrewbriggs7041]

Omg yes!

[@TheDarkDen]

I'm trying really hard to not have these situations XD

[@Nazo422]

10:56 she just straight did a barrel-roll into the catch cup 😂😂

[@seanrallis6714]

This was an enjoyable video. Glad you found Elvira, she is one of my favorites. Reflecting back, I want to say that your channel has become everything I hoped for and more since you started in your apartment. I was there when you started, before you started speaking English in your videos to reach a bigger audience. It has been a crazy ride, from when you started, to your video explaining that you didn't feel right making a patreon, but then we told you "No, we WANT to support you." Then, you started your patreon, and proceeded to quit your job, buy a car, rent a location for the Dark Den, get married, have a kid on the way (still can't wait to meet your daughter when she arrives!) and now, you work out of your own basement, and deliver content that is deserving of so much more than we give you. On a personal level, you've awoken a fascination with arachnids in me, and spawned a hobby that has now infected my 8 year old daughter, who now owns 3 tarantulas of her own. I cannot express with words how much you have done for your audience. And through it all, you've never lost that personal connection to your viewers. You never sold out and started doing sponsored ads, and knowing how much money they are worth, that is commendable. When I open your new video, I know it won't be interrupted by you stopping to tell us about "today's sponsor." You deliver nothing but your personality and knowledge with your content. I hope one day, I have the financial freedom to visit Croatia, shake your hand, and thank you personally for your contribution that has enriched my life, my daughter's life, and the lives of so many others. When I get to Croatia, I owe you a beer.

[@alpwitch]

The biggest tarantula escaped and can be *anywhere* in the room... Petko: natural, chill reaction

[@enverhoxha2698]

I just got my first T a few days ago and she is so cute! She just ate her first cricket I couldn't be more proud.

[@tthemonkey8420]

As a tarantula lover I've always kinda known that species could reach a respectable size but that @10:07 actually made me realize that! OMG it's freaking huge!

[@jannism.642]

9:49 "i should grap a catchcup" - walks away to get a tiny catchcup while next to the box where the spider was sitting on there were like a hundred of boxes to catch her :D

[@creepygallery3303]

I feel your pain mate. I got home today to "find" my pet turtle had escaped his pond, after tearing apart my backyard for three hours I finally found him. Glad you found your little loved one too.

[@hw7766]

Hahaha I love the way she sneaked out when you were looking for her 😂 That is a tarantula with great personality 😍

[@AshLilyNeko]

I just wanted to let you know that 5ish years ago I never would have considered tarantulas cool or interesting or anything but terrifying... I got my first T in 2019 after I started watching your videos in like 2018. I now have 5 tarantulas and they are all very special to me and you are the one to credit for that! Thank you so much Petko, although my wallet might not thank you as much ahah. If you are interested, I started out with avic avic (2019), then got a seemani (2020), and then in 2021 got p irminia, y diversipes and p regalis.... All of my t's have Zelda-inspired names except the pokie - she DID have a Zelda name but after being my first T to escape her name is now Bolt since she went bolty bolty right into my couch haha. anyways thank you so much, I love your videos and you are awesome keep it up!

[@jom6829]

Can't believe she came out while you were searching for her. So relieved you got her back.

[@pazuzutru-truluv7094]

That is one clever spider. She may have been working on this for a long time. If I were you I would check for tunnels hidden behind a poster (especially if you have one of Rachael Welsh. She is off to start a new life living on the beach and fixing up an old boat.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

"Elvira crawled through 300 yards of piss & shit to her freedom."

[@mamashroomz]

I'm terrified of spiders but you help de-vilainise them and show how pretty they are

[@kristiepuffinpenguin4522]

Elvira just wanted to go to a Halloween Party! She is the queen of the dark after all. 🤣

[@missbleach8767]

🐧

[@sea_weed7]

Your fantastic. Your helping me overcome my arachnophobia issues. I moved to Dominican Republic and there is spiders everywhere. Watching you and learning about how to handle them without smashing them with a 7 foot stick with a flip flop taped to the end AKA = THE THE SPIDER STICK . I'm starting to get braver when I encounter them now . I have recently replaced the flip flop with a large cut gallon jug to scoop them into for relocating them over the neighbors wall.

[@Noodle80P]

Someone is definitely looking out for you Petko, very sweet capture ❤️❤️❤️

[@crazyidiot5309]

I do have to say, your Huntsmans are quite nice. We in the US don't get to see many of them, especially at this size and nobody I know keeps them. This is very cool to see huntsmans life cycles because this was one of the first arachnids I was seriously interested in. They're voracious eaters, FAAAAAST, masters of camouflage, etc. Really, perfectly suited for their environment.

[@user-c4b9b]

I love this channel - Thanks Petko! Dude catching Elvira with that soda bottle-top was AWESOME she just went for it! I was not expecting that!

[@Alowe25]

You are one of if not the biggest inspiration I have that got me into keeping animals and learning everything I can about all the species I have. 4 tarantulas, a Leo, 4 bear hamsters, a tailess whip, a aisan forest, a veiled chameleon, 2 painted turtle, 2 parakeets, a ball python and don't regret buying any of them I just wish I had more space lol

[@Soundimal]

Elvira said "do a barrel roll" lmao Glad she's safe now!

[@Soundimal]

@FuelForThePyre _ gave me a good chuckle lol professional stunt tarantula

[@chufflebutter]

What an adventure. I can’t get over how she just casually rolled into the catch cup

[@heleninglis9961]

I was holding my breath when you were moving the huntsman lol. Kept thinking to myself, "dont breathe on them, don't breathe on them"!

[@КсандрКи]

Ей было явно очень весело наблюдать из ящика за движухой по ее поиску)))

[@TheQuickAsAFlash]

I'm glad you found her! One of my tarantulas got out somehow & because of how my room is set up, I didn't realize until she was chilling on top of my door frame. I had to ask my dad for help getting her down as I'm a Short - he thought I just needed help with a normal spider & was teasing me about it until he saw how big she was! Funniest part is that she was a Tliltocatl albopilosus juvenile, so I wouldn't have expected her to go up, but...

[@dorabrooks76]

Wow, that's really surprising! I never would have started looking _up_ for that species... Glad your girl is safe, too! 😄

[@dennisgeorg6761]

That was awesome how she was peeking out as you took the place apart looking. Love the Vid!

[@DisparityOfBeliefAndTruth]

In the 7 years I used to keep Ts, I’d only had one escapee- an adult male P Regalis, IN MY BEDROOM! After 2 days, I found him in the 2 inch gap between my door frame and the wall. When I went to capture him to put him home, he was actually quite relaxed and went into the container with minimal coaxing. I still collapsed in relief when I got him securely home.

[@joannefamelio5615]

Elvira rolling around in that catch cup Was histerical!!! Theres her Halloween Trick, hope she gets a juicy roach for Her treat!!🎃🎃😖👍👍👍🕷🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸

[@twinspiderss]

You could put the magnet more near the top of the Enclosure, because then there is no lever action. Right now if the Tarantula pushes on the door at the top, there is quite a lever so she needs way less force to open that enclosure. This could improve your magnet efficiency.

[@ahmetkerem4769]

This might very well be the funniest Dark Den video yet.

[@bird4birdhotmail]

Second funniest. My first favorite was when he was moving a very large poki into a brand new enclosure and it jumped at him I thought he would keep running up out the door, but no. He only ended up on the back of that little couch he had.

[@asintonic]

Thanks like always awesome! The only thing poor green leaf 15:20 wants to unfold but can't because of the cork bark

[@FuriuZGaming]

Looks like your hair was planning an escape as well 😂😜

[@fuzzy_mates.christopher.8129]

10:53 that 1 handed catch cup rolley polley action 🎬 👏 🤣 Exotics Lair, that you ??

[@marciasmith6993]

I’m glad you found her. Hope she stays there!

[@keihydron9316]

The door magnets decided to give you some content again. After a long meeting, the magnets decided on the biggest one this time.

[@caatko1388]

This is, by far, my favourite Dark Den video

[@dragonslayer_eyre2315]

I just love you being focused on the top of the shelves, and then zooming in on her lurking in the box 😂 she is such a sneak!

[@joeman123964]

hair due 12:20 *concerned, but relieved father* glad you found your daughter 👌

[@lellow19]

As a person from Colorado, I really appreciate that shirt 😄

[@brwLWScctv]

Yesssss! Very riveting video! Ha! She and you had quite an adventure!

[@trueaussieray9093]

When elmira ran into the catch Cup it was priceless!

[@Mellie_H]

Next week's title: "My wife moved out" 😂

[@TheDarkDen]

Dark den is sealed from the rest of the house so it's all good :'D

[@BanaDoyabad]

I would want to come down there to visit felix. He's so cute! I love chameleons!

[@defeatSpace]

The little zoom-ins to the spider while you're searching is way funnier than it should be.

[@oreo6537]

That mini hart attack when you realise that a poecilotheria has escaped

[@worldwidewalking89]

Almost 600k followers, you grow like a giant. Respect and much love 💯❤️

[@Shooshoobella7]

Who else was yelling at the screen, "She's right THERE!" as Elvira poked out from the top of the bin? Very entertaining video, LOL!

[@thebaconbrotato]

Petko, why not just add a magnet to the other side of the enclosures, so they can't push on the non manner side and get leverage on the magnet?

[@thebaconbrotato]

Non magnet* side😩

[@missbleach8767]

🥓

[@AaronsGameReviews]

Is there cobwebs above felix’s enclosure around the light? Or are my eyes going?

[@alohafromthe3033]

Greetings from the 303, otherwise known as Denver, Colorado! Great T-shirt! 👍 Thanks for repping our beautiful state.

[@hostilepacifist275]

Lmao Felix was like "Dude, stop tearing up the den and catch the damn spider"

[@DG-en7do]

Something about watching that spider squeeze through that crack in the roach box is scarier than the actual escape

[@lovesalterations9544]

Goodness honey. I don’t know how you stayed so calm! I was freaking out for you here in South Carolina!!!

[@ColinTimmins]

That was a fun video! I loved how Elvira poked her head out to see what was making all the fuss outside of her 'new' home. lol =]

[@VoxVocisCruora]

8:05 "Who's making all that racket?! I'm trying to hide here!"

[@judgej1710]

What a brilliant video. Those Huntsman slides at the end had be on edge. Lol. Absolutely loved Elvira's antics. Clever T. 🕷❤🕷

[@AnarchyGentleSir]

Always awesome watching your videos and Glad that you found Elvira and was funny how she keep poking out a leg or her head while you looked for her and awesome huntsmen update. Keep up the good work. 🦂🕷️🕸️

[@Soozelove]

This was both terrifying and hilarious! When she peeked out the box I nearly died!

[@ahtijansson9283]

been watching you for a while and youve improved your english and your video style. keep up the awesome work

[@nicoladolby2154]

I love the way they watch you work! I had an escapee last week too. Walked into the kitchen and found one of my C. lividium sitting on the wall by the back door! She was so patient and I got her back into her container easily enough, but she must have been out and about for a few days😬

[@tarantulamum4322]

the way she tucked and rolled into the catch cup, another great video petko 💙💜🕷🇬🇧

[@jennifertingelof-truecrime5890]

It's quite amazing how smart tarantulas actually are

[@tonidunkley7346]

Haha this is brilliant 🤣 she was just watching you through the process 😄😄 Brilliant 👏👏

[@LadyCoffinnail]

omg that was soo cute when she ran into the catch cup and had to watch it again it was that funny.

[@jdssurf]

Terrific video man, the zoom ins of her hiding and of your hair had me laughing big time.

[@vinilomelhorpresente4622]

Really good video!! I'm enjoyng this channel a lot, i dont like spiders too much, specially when i turn on the light of my bathroom and i am surprised with a spider on the floor

[@somebrewssomeviews420]

Close up of the messy hair is the best part! Lol. Great job finding her bro. You rock!! ✌️❤️🤘

[@W._Langman]

Omg🤣🤣🤣 glad you found her quickly. Thanks for the extra content, too😊

[@kalobhunt9001]

it’s crazy how a big tarantula can squeeze through that gap without it falling open.

[@DarkPassenger]

When a huge tarantula escapes it's time to move.

[@mikepetersen7319]

That was really funny Petko. Now We know why Elvira wasn't showing up everytime You tried to film Her: Because She was already plotting the GRAND ESCAPE. And did You knew You have Stuntspiders? That was crazy 😂👍

[@michaeltaylor2449]

AWESOME glad you found her safe and well

[@hunter71251]

Amazing shots of the underside of those huntsman!

[@anylife_photography]

Ahhhhhh this takes me back to the great balfouri escape during rehouse in the old old old dark den!!! Good Times

[@CarliVala]

Some of the shelves are bending a little at the 1:18 minute mark, I think. Also, someone in the comments suggested adding a magnet to the other side of the enclosures, so that the tarantulas can't push on the non-magnet side. Seems like a good idea, although giving these tarantulas a new enclosure sounds fine as well. This video gave me a lot of anxiety, heh, but I'm glad everything worked out fine in the end.

[@shirahgantman9307]

I admire your passion and dedication to your work. I have learned so much from you. Excellent video! 🕷️🤩🖤

[@rawrimreptar08]

every time I see that shelf, it makes me anxious! the bowing of the wood 😨

[@m.e.l4657]

I’m never bored watching your videos

[@kakarikiIck]

That was well funny how she rolled in the catch cup!

[@LizzS17]

Oh boy. I've had snakes get loose by accident. Lid wasn't secure. What a terrible thing to go through. Glad you found her. Not something you want biting you at night lol

[@steveshot81]

Crazy situation considering you are so careful.Maybe it's time to use a stronger magnet or have an extra security lock on the top of the cage,Very rare situation since I have been watching your channel for a while now.I don't remember any escapees even when you had the dark den in your apartment.Other than the time the sling got out and you stepped on it.

[@bixygello1498]

Loved this video. Especially how you edited it to zoom in on the sneeky legs 😂

[@stephenshunk3097]

Wow I really love your videos and I try to watch them always I’m your biggest fan thanks for your time teaching me about your spiders thumbs up from Colorado.

[@victoriaross9941]

I've just been informed that huntsman spiders can get to a 12" leg span. You may need a second house for yourself after the ones you have take over your current house!

[@TheDarkDen]

Not this species :P

[@ellylemmons]

This video should go down in history for worlds first tarantula summersalt, I had to replay it for myself

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

This felt a bit like a horror movie for a minute, when you're yelling at the characters onscreen "Look behind you! For the love of god, LOOK BEHIND YOU!!"🤣🤣

[@aktualizator1219]

This species, like the rest of the Poecilotheria spiders , is beautifully colored. Yellow ornaments are visible on the underside of the spider's limbs, and black to gray colors predominate on the top, with a zigzag ornament with white outlines on the abdomen. This spider grows up to 6-8 cm of body and up to 25 cm with legs, it is considered the largest representative of the genus Poecilotheria . Sexual dimorphism becomes apparent around 6-7 moults.

[@aktualizator1219]

A very fast and beautiful hunsman spider from the Indonesian island of Flores. This species is often mistaken for and sold as H. dagmarae. The sexes can already be distinguished in juvenile age. While the females have a simple, velvety and brownish carapace and opistosoma, the males are rather dark in color and show a clear contrast in the pattern. They prefer a warmer and humid environment.

[@AnarchyGentleSir]

I remember another escaped pokey that was in I believe the last dark den. Where you left to America for 2 weeks and when you got back forgot to close on of the enclosures and she scared the crap out of. I believe it was the only time you cussed but bleeped it out of course.

[@wolflocke]

Ahhh... finally... the answer to the forever question I had: why do I have a love for tarantulas and yet a deep panic-mode fear of spiders (aside from general size and attitude differences)? The fangs... It's the fangs... Now I know...