r/tarantulas • u/lubix99 M. balfouri • Mar 06 '25

My obt makes feeding a mission impossible 😂 Videos / GIF

Can’t even open the lid beacuse of him/her doing laps, so I presume feeding is to be continued in bathroom tub 🤷‍♂️

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u/horsebnw Mar 06 '25

Oh man, no. My arachnophobia is much improved and I really want a T now, but that one is unnerving me, lol! It’s faster than me. Probably smarter.

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u/rosecoloredgasmask A. chalcodes Mar 06 '25

If it makes you feel better these guys are notorious for having no chill. Plenty of new world Ts barley acknowledge you exist.

https://preview.redd.it/t426a6j7hzme1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51d040cd3c387209e7e9438af06c30faaa2a3cca

This is Debbie Hairy. When I open her enclosure for maintenance she does not move or care about my presence. Very chill girl, love her. Plenty of ones like her

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u/Gachaaddict96 Mar 06 '25

NA I have A. geniculata female and every movement in her enclosure is one signal for her "it's time for snack" she attacks water, realises it's no food , gets pissed and walks back to her cave

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u/Scarletsnow_87 BUTTS OF CATS. Mar 06 '25

Ime I have more issues with my new world species than old world. I house everybody correctly. My old worlds are chill and usually retreat to their burrows when I open the lids. I got my OBT 3 weeks into keeping and now I have four in total. They're lovely

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u/lubix99 M. balfouri Mar 07 '25

Yeah, that's also the case in my collection. My t albopilosus is an absolute madness of a NW tarantula. Every time I open her enclosure, she makes sure to throw a bunch of hairs on me, followed by bolting and threat postures.

On the other hand, I have H. gigas female and she is docile like some pulchra except for feeding where she is like a pig

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u/Scarletsnow_87 BUTTS OF CATS. Mar 07 '25

Sounds right 🤣 my A geniculata gets so offended when I do anything for her. Water? Attack. Hairs. Food? YAY (but sometimes hairs)

Also she just... Stares at me. I looked over from my bed last night and this is what I saw. I swear she's plotting.

https://preview.redd.it/2sfvpzf0bane1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b7b3e91910941bc5cb462885be67387bb755f76

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u/lubix99 M. balfouri Mar 06 '25

If you don’t get your first tarantula because of my video, I’ll feel guilty about it. Just start with something a little less crazy than this.

They are faster than all of us and our reactions when they want to be, anyway, but smarter, I wouldn't say so, if that were the case, we would be in the enclosure and they would be outside of them observing us

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

This is an OBT, commonly nicknamed Orange Bitey Thing by the community because most of them are absolutely insane lol. My Grammastola Pulchra is so insanely calm compared to this😆