The new store has shipped more than 16,000 tarantulas around the United States in the first half of the year alone, said owner Tyler Kirk.

Spock's Sanctuary is dedicated to improving the lives of exotic animals, educating owners and the public about their unique ...

After his reptile show, Corbin Maxey lets his audience members gather around to ask question, pet snakes, and even hold his tarantula, Charlotte. SAMANTHA SHOCKLEY/Special to the Herald Samantha ...

Feeding your spider once or twice a week should ... Overall, compared to most pets tarantulas are fairly low maintenance to ...

Even if they do survive the encounter, male tarantulas will die within the year after mating. Males typically live seven to 10 years total, while females often live longer than 20 years.

They feed on lots of ground-dwelling insects ... Tarantulas may bite dogs if they feel threatened, but it's rare. A dog bitten by a tarantula can exhibit symptoms similar to those experienced ...

As spooky season kicks into high gear, creatures like bats, tarantulas, and ravens are cast ... helping to keep pest populations in check by feeding on insects like mosquitoes and flies.

They are considered slow and non-aggressive and are popular pets among spider lovers. Tarantulas spend large portions of their lives in underground burrows, and are most often seen in the fall ...

Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 species of tarantulas, in addition to other spiders, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, lizards and snakes.