how it all began…

It all started by posting some pictures on Instagram. I really enjoyed photographing my tarantulas and sharing them with other keepers. Before long there were people sending me messages asking how I keep certain species or how I make my enclosures. So instead of responding to each message with paragraphs of information, I thought it would be better to create a group where we could all discuss our husbandry together on Facebook. I took things to the next step by creating the YouTube channel. The Tarantula Collective is a channel for tarantula keepers, breeders, hobbyists, artists, and retailers that share a love and enjoyment for tarantulas, spiders, scorpions, mantids, and all other forms of invertebrates (and repltiles and amphibians). This channel is where I post care videos for specific species, vlog tarantula keeper life, post DIY videos on building enclosures and other things related to the hobby. The group and channel has grown by leaps and bounds…so I created a cross platform social media group that you can find/ join/follow/subscribe across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Tumblr, TikTok and Twitter. So whatever social media platform you are on, most likely you will find the Tarantula Collective there as well.