The Infamous "Mexican Redrump" Tliltocatl vagans Care and Notes

About this episode

Tom discusses the care and misconceptions surrounding the Mexican Redrump tarantula.

Happy New Year! First, we'll discuss a listener question about whether or not tarantulas can "learn" to accept handling. Then, this species has been described as "aggressive", "nasty", and even "evil," which is laughable. In this episode, I will break down care and my experience with the wonderful and unfairly maligned T. vagans or "Mexican Redrump."

Topics covered

• tarantulas
• Mexican Redrump
• T. vagans
• care
• handling
• aggression

Keywords

• listener question
• aggressive tarantulas
• Tarantula care

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