I have been hearing Tom Moran's name tossed around in the community quite a bit. I'll have to check him outTom Moran. Very concise stuff. It isn't too slick or over produced and that suits me fine.
Richard from Tarantula Collective is good too. He does mostly top 10 lists, but he'll address topics I don't see anyone else talking about. He recently did one about bio-active enclosures and how they may not always be appropriate. I thought that was pretty cool.
After that it's a mixed bag and more for entertainment than information. Dave's Little Beasties is cool, Tarantula Kat is ok, Dark Den is all right. I don't watch any of them as much as the first two, but they aren't bad if you are just looking to see some spiders.
Yes you will, he is the gold standard for tarantula information on YouTube. Look him up and prepare to lose a whole weekend watching his videos. I used to watch the big YouTubers (tarantula collective, kat, dark den, Dave’s LBs) a lot more but it all really get repetitive for me, especially since they don’t do a lot of feeding videos once they become content creators. On the flip side, I can’t stand exotics lair and all he does is feeding videos from what I understand. Apparently I’m a hard man to please. Shout out to tarantula haven though. That guy doesn’t get enough love in the community and puts out some pretty good stuff.I have been hearing Tom Moran's name tossed around in the community quite a bit. I'll have to check him out
I like Tom (our Tom) Moran, Dave’s Little Beasties, Tarantula Kat, Tarantula Collective (Richard) the most. It’s important to remember that not everyone on YouTube is necessarily ‘doing it right’.I wanted some suggestions on some Tarantula YouTubers. My favourite channels are The Dark Den and The Tarantula Collective. I also have watched a lot of Exotics Lair. What are your favourite T YouTubers?
Yeah I watched Exotics Lair a few times then gave up. Too much drama and he comes across to me as irresponsible.I watch Tarantula Collective and Tom Moran for info. I watch Dark Den for his DIY stuff. I watch Tarantula Haven to support a fellow Floridian keeper. I started into the hobby after watching Exotics Lair watering videos, but have since stopped. Being much more knowledgeable than I was 3 years ago, I cannot stand how irresponsible he is sometimes. I think it sets a bad example for keepers.
I agree with both of you. Exotics Lair is what got me into Tarantula Keeping but then I started researching even more, and I have grown to not like his videos at all now LolYeah I watched Exotics Lair a few times then gave up. Too much drama and he comes across to me as irresponsible.
Yeah, I can’t remember where he lives, but it is very hot and humid where he lives. Still, I would think there are things he could do to mitigate mold.I also noticed Exotic Lair's enclosures are always containing some mold or mushrooms. He says it's hard to maintain, but other Tarantula Keepers don't seem to have that problem.
I like his content, he has some beautiful spiders, but I don’t like him. There was a video where his girlfriend rushed a male into the females enclosure to breed them, and the male was grabbed.Yeah I watched Exotics Lair a few times then gave up. Too much drama and he comes across to me as irresponsible.
I can understand maybe not wanting to be recognized by people you don't know. Whatever country he is in may frown upon what he's doing. Lol I feel he is from the Phillipine Islands maybe? Anybody else care to guess!Well, and I started not liking the idea that Exotics Lair is so secretive about not showing his face or sharing what country he lives in. It's like, what are you hiding exactly? Richard, Petko, and Tom don't have a problem showing their face or sharing where they are located. Not asking for dude's address or anything, but I just don't understand the secrecy.