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