How to keep a house spider?

[Andrew Clayton]

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Blimey! Where do you keep them all?!

Got out my macro lens and got a couple of shots of her.

I am very pleased to say that a large male came scurrying across my floor and I was able to catch it and let it go outside! This might not sound like a lot, but that’s a huge achievement for me. I no longer have to be frightened of being in the house on my own! Thank you all so much for your advice and support so far!

There all over my house lol I’ve got a cupboard with slings In it and some juveniles in my room and bigger ones in my living room. That’s nothing there are people on here with well into the hundreds of Ts in there possession. Oh well done you, it certainly wouldn’t be me lol the way house spiders move freak me out id handle a 10” blondi over MM E Atrica any day lol

 

[Scribbler26]

Wow! That’s quite a commitment! I am quite tempted to get a T at the moment. Is there anywhere in the UK where you can go and see them?

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Wow! That’s quite a commitment! I am quite tempted to get a T at the moment. Is there anywhere in the UK where you can go and see them?

There are some specific pet shops sell them, but you are best buying online just get a slow growing sling Like aphonopelma or brachypelma by the time it starts to get big you will be a pro lol or if you can find one an H Chilensis they are supposedly super chilled and don’t get huge

 

[ThatsUnpossible]

Wow! That’s quite a commitment! I am quite tempted to get a T at the moment. Is there anywhere in the UK where you can go and see them?

I’m a recovering arachnophobe too.

I went to an Invertebrate Show to see if I’d be alright getting close to a real live T. The plan was to get one there and then if I was OK with it.

I was fine, but they didn’t have the species in the size I wanted so I came away with nothing, but was annoyed with myself all the way home for not getting cork bark tubes and substrate ‘cos they were way cheaper than online.

Find out if there’s one near you. The spider shop Uk might have a list of dates on their site. Edit: there’s one in Bedford on Sunday 15th sept.

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[Andrew Clayton]

Wow! That’s quite a commitment! I am quite tempted to get a T at the moment. Is there anywhere in the UK where you can go and see them?

I think there are still 2 invert shows still to go, you will be able to see them there.

Eastern invert show
Sun, 15 Sep, 11:00 – 16:00
John Bunyan Sports & Fitness
Mile Rd, Bedford

Southern invert show
Sun, 17 Nov, 11:00 – 16:00
Southwick Leisure Centre, Old Barn Way, Southwick, Brighton

 

[Scribbler26]

I’ll try and go along to one of the shows!

She has started webbing up

 

[Shewolf9]

Hello everyone, I'm new here and wondering if anybody could offer some advice.

I am very phobic of spiders, particularly house spiders (I am in the UK). I am determined to try and get over this, and thought it might be worth keeping the next house spider I find as a pet. I've had a read through the forum but can't find anything for absolute beginners. I was wondering if anybody could tell me what sort of tank to buy and what to put it in it? How often I should feed it etc?

Although I am terrified of spiders, I'm also slightly fascinated by them and I'm quite excited to give this a go. I don't want be inhumane in any way though and would like to do it correctly.

Thank so much for any help - I need all the help I can get getting over this!

Hello everyone, I'm new here and wondering if anybody could offer some advice.

I am very phobic of spiders, particularly house spiders (I am in the UK). I am determined to try and get over this, and thought it might be worth keeping the next house spider I find as a pet. I've had a read through the forum but can't find anything for absolute beginners. I was wondering if anybody could tell me what sort of tank to buy and what to put it in it? How often I should feed it etc?

Although I am terrified of spiders, I'm also slightly fascinated by them and I'm quite excited to give this a go. I don't want be inhumane in any way though and would like to do it correctly.

Thank so much for any help - I need all the help I can get getting over this!

 

[Shewolf9]

I’ll try and go along to one of the shows!

She has started webbing up

My 11 year old sons set up for his house spider. He loves his terrarium so much he ate a big fly, they have to be live, crickets can be carnivorous too! I had one fight with a giant house spider and kill it! Look by the fangs if it has boxing glove type lumps on the long pedi palps it's a male. No boxing gloves you have a female. Ours is quite happy with just sticks for his Web. Which he adds to every night. We get up and he has extended his Web more over the sticks.
Good luck, don't be scared, they are more scared of us than we are of them!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

My 11 year old sons set up for his house spider. He loves his terrarium so much he ate a big fly, they have to be live, crickets can be carnivorous too! I had one fight with a giant house spider and kill it! Look by the fangs if it has boxing glove type lumps on the long pedi palps it's a male. No boxing gloves you have a female. Ours is quite happy with just sticks for his Web. Which he adds to every night. We get up and he has extended his Web more over the sticks.
Good luck, don't be scared, they are more scared of us than we are of them!

Make a thread and post pictures of it and your set up , this one is old you may not get any response.
Welcome to ab !