Information Library

Welcome to Jamie's information library!

January 2025 - Thank you for your patience while I am transferring all my articles, blog posts & videos to be easily accessible from this page.  Check back soon as many old and new articles will be added asap!


Jamie’s Most Requested Articles:

New to Tarantulas? CLICK HERE For more info on keeping your own pet tarantula!
Info on shipping and what's REQUIRED for live arrival guarantee
Feeding & Watering Guide (includes troubleshooting)
Gender & How to Determine the Gender of a Tarantula
How to measure a Tarantula - Diagonal Leg-Span "DLS"


Enclosure assembly & maintenance:

Arboreal Spiderling Kit Set-Up
Terrestrial Mag-Terra Kit Set-Up
Arboreal/Fossorial Mag-Terra Set-Up


Species Care Sheets

Species care sheets are meant to be a basic guide & supplement to the other important care articles on this website.


Acanthoscurria

Acanthoscurria geniculata (Brazilian giant white-knee) Care Sheet


Acentropelma

Acentropelma sp. "Chiapas" Care Sheet


Aphonopelma

Aphonopelma belindae (Panama Gold) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma bicoloratum (Mexican Blood Leg) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma chalcodes (Arizona Blonde) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma hentzi (Texas Brown) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma iodius / Aphonopelma smithii (Desert Tarantula) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma moderatum (Rio Grande Gold) Care Sheet
Aphonopelma seemanni (Costa Rican Stripe Knee / Zebra) Care sheet
Aphonopelma sp. diamondback Veracruz Care Sheet
Aphonopelma sp. Michoacán (Michoacán Blonde) Care Sheet


Bonnetina

Bonnetina Minax (Mexican Copperhead) Care Sheet


Brachypelma

Brachypelma albiceps (Mexican Rolden Red Rump) Care Sheet
Brachypelma auratum (Mexican Flame Knee) Care Sheet
Brachypelma baumgarteni (Mexican Orange Beauty) Care Sheet
Brachypelma boehmei (Mexican Fire Leg) Care Sheet
Brachypelma klaasi (Mexican Pink) Care Sheet
Brachypelma emilia (Mexican Red Leg) Care Sheet
Brachypelma hamorii / smithi (Mexican Red Knee) Care Sheet


Cardiopelma

Cardiopelma cf. mascatum (Orange Flame Rump) Care Sheet


Caribena

Caribena laeta (Puerto Rican Pinktoe) Care Sheet
Caribena versicolor (Martinique Pink Toe) Care Sheet


Chromatopelma  

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue / GBB) Care Sheet


Davus

Davus pentaloris (Guatemalan Tiger Rump) Care Sheet

 

Grammostola

Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco golden knee) Care Sheet
Grammostola porteri (Pink Rose Hair) Care Sheet
Grammostola rosea (Red Rose Hair) Care Sheet
Grammostola pulchra / quirogai (Brazilian black) Care Sheet
Grammostola pulchra vs. G. quirogai


Harpactira

Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon) Care Sheet
Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon) Communal Experiment Part 1

Tliltocatl

Tliltocatl albopilosus / Brachypelma albopilosum (Curly hair tarantula) Care sheet
Tliltocatl sabulosus / Brachypelma sabulosum (Guatemalan Redrump) Care Sheet
Tliltocatl schroederi (Mexican Black Velvet) Care Sheet
Tliltocatl vagans / Brachypelma vagans (Mexican Red Rump) Care Sheet


Monocentropus

Monocentropus balfouri (Socotra Island Blue Baboon) Care Sheet
Monocentropus balfouri - Assembling a Communal Enclosure -  Part I
Monocentropus balfouri - Communal Maintenance  - Part II