When did you first start keeping Old World tarantulas? For the first half of this podcast, we'll hear some listener responses to last week's episode.Then, I've been answering questions about tarantulas for over a decade, and I often get the same questions over and over...and that's okay. I've had...

First, we discuss a recent article that questions whether spiders can sleep and even dream.Then, why do many keepers feel so anxious about possibly keeping Old World tarantulas? We'll discuss how keeper attitudes about Old World species have change from the '80s and '90s to now.

The Tliltocatl albopilosus is one of the most established, popular, and widely-kept species in the hobby. However, ask ten different keepers about their experiences with the growth rate, behavior, and temperament of this species, and you're likely to get ten different responses. In this episode,...