Spider Web

Welcome to the Spider Web. here you'll find a list of useful online tarantula forums, suppliers and resources.

Tarantula Forums

When you enjoy something such as spiders finding like minded people to share your love of these fascinating creatures with is very important. here are a couple of forums I frequent.

Arachnophiles Forum

This is a great forum to go to, whether experienced or just starting out, you'll find a very friendly crowd of people eager to share their tarantula day to day experiences. Wit great discussion threads and some amazing tarantula pictures, it's a good place to make spider friends and start learning from first hand experience about the hobby.

The British Tarantula Society Forum

Once you dig deep into the tarantula hobby, you may well find yourself wanting to join the British Tarantula Society. I myself am a member and find being so very rewarding.

However even if you don't want to join the society, you can still join the community of keepers and enthusiasts on their forum, which is open to everyone. With places to post your spider pics and videos and a spider forum for every occasion

I highly recommend a visit.

Reptile Forums UK

Not a forum dedicated to the arachnid, but still useful for tarantula keepers with some excellent invertebrate forums to explore and a good crowd of people to boot.

Online Tarantula Suppliers

The Spider Shop

This supplier is very well known, and is the UKs biggest tarantula supplier. I have found their site very informative and well laid out, and have bought many specimens from here. I have never been disappointed with their spider friendly service. You might just find some of the rarest spiders in the hobby here, as well as a wide selection of good stables.

Virginia Cheeseman

Another excellent tarantula supplier and the original bug lady who offers a very friendly service. There are always a great selection of spiders to choose from here, ranging from spiderlings to adults, some males are often available too.

I have bought several specimens from this site, and as with the spider shop have never been disappointed.

The Tarantula Barn

I personally have not used this site yet, however I know people who have and they assure good service has been had. They supply several different species at spiderling, juvie, and adult stages of growth.

Other Suppliers

888reptiles

I have used this site for equipment and received a good level of service. They do also supply a limited number of tarantulas, though only at adult stages.

House Of Spiders

If your looking for specialist housing this is the place to go. A wide range of spider enclosures can be obtained here, rather more special than the average plastic box.

Care sheet sites

When buying a new spider, it's best to soak up as much care information as you can about it to ensure you can take proper care of your pet. Here are some sites you may find useful:

http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/caresheets/index.htm

http://www.amentsoc.org/insects/caresheets/tarantula.html

http://www.eightlegs.org/general/caresheets.html

http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/tarantulas.html

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