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Plain-English beginner guidance and detailed species records for husbandry, temperament, habitat and mature size.
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Live animal shipping status
Live shipping paused
Live animal shipping is paused today. We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only, so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Next forecast window worth checking: Mon 27 Jul to Tue 28 Jul.
How we decide live shipping
We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Shipping is automatically paused on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Before dispatch, the card checks the configured shipping location and the forecast for both the dispatch day and the next-day arrival window. Shipping is paused if either day reaches 30.0°C or above. If conditions fall to 5.0°C or below, a heat pack warning may be shown instead.
This is a public guide, not an automatic guarantee. We still check live-animal shipments manually before dispatch, because animal welfare gets the final say.
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Browse tarantulas by broad lifestage group, including products with matching variations whether they are currently in stock or resting in the sold-out corner.
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Davus pentaloris
Prone to a sudden moonwalk into the hide at the faintest hint of movement—clearly believes the best offence is making you question if it was ever there at all.
Grammostola pulchra
Rarely in a hurry, occasionally visible, and only spins webbing where strictly necessary—think of it as the minimalist’s answer to tarantula keeping.
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Hapalopus formosus
Dashes for cover faster than your reflexes and redecorates nightly, leaving you to wonder if you even own a spider or just a particularly energetic patch of web.
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Hapalopus vangoghi
Keeps to itself until the lights go out, then redecorates with webbing like it’s prepping for a midnight exhibition. Shy, swift, and not at all fussed about human approval.
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Harpactira cafreriana
Doesn’t mind an audience—until you move furniture, then it vanishes with Olympic speed. Spends the rest of its time auditioning silk curtains and giving you the side-eye.
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Harpactira marksi
Prefers a civilised retreat under cork bark, only emerging to redecorate or when a cricket blunders by. Threat postures usually reserved for those who can’t take a hint.
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Harpactira namaquensis
Excels at vanishing acts and subtle landscaping; expect to spot freshly-dug tunnels long before you catch the spider itself considering public appearances.
Harpactira pulchripes
Thinks it's a burrowing architect, but spends most evenings lurking by the front door like a blue-legged bouncer waiting for the local takeaway to arrive.
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Heteroscodra maculata
Highly committed to the art of disappearing, only pausing from web fortress renovations to flatten a cricket or give you a threat pose you didn’t ask for.
Homoeomma chilensis
Unfazed by life's dramas, this one spends its days rearranging substrate, sulking in a burrow, or pretending dinner is an unexpected audit.
Kochiana brunnipes
Usually a glimpse of legs vanishing underground, but will surface unexpectedly—especially if you foolishly believed you’d never see it again.
Lasiocyano sazimai
Vivid blue, rarely seen—unless it’s vanished dinner or you’re cleaning, in which case, brace yourself for a sudden lesson in eight-legged sprinting.
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Useful routes for keepers
Choose a spider, understand what it needs and keep the practical information somewhere you can find it again.
Natural context
Wild Climate and Breeding Centre
Representative native-range climate and cautious, species-specific breeding notes without pretending every data point is gospel.
Explore Species GuidesCurrent UK picture
Market Intelligence and In Stock Now
See current availability, observed UK price context and a focused view of tarantulas ready to order.
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Species Finder
Narrow the Species Library by experience, lifestyle, adult size and current shop availability.
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Spider Tracker and My Spoodoire
Keep your collection, care records, reminders, saved guides and availability alerts together in your private account area.
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