Comments on: Creature Feature: Haitian Brown Tarantula

By: david

david — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:15:42 +0000

just got back from haiti, did earthquake relief work. brought back a haitian brown. about a 3 inch leg span, and quite aggressive. a beautiful spider. i have experence with pink toes and chilean rosehairs, but im still learning about this little fellow, if you have any experence, please share, cheers

By: reptilesalive

reptilesalive — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:20:24 +0000

Unfortunately, there is no repellent that works against tarantulas. The best advice is to seal up all the cracks and crevices leading into any building so that critters can’t get in. I know how difficult that must be, but the less access they have, the less chance you will have of encountering them in your home.

By: Ema

Ema — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:34:30 +0000

My sister does some volunteering work in Haiti at the moment and mentioned killing those big ‘mamas’ every day. Is there any way of preventing from them? Any kind of repellent or something which would just ‘put them off’ from entering their little houses?

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:48:34 +0000

Ive kept spiders on and off for a while….just purchased a Haition Brown….quite fiesty…18 mths old….i think its a female,though not confirmed yet…nice looking Tarantula.

By: Byde

Byde — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:22:17 +0000

Its true! didn’t know exactly what type they were until i checked the site. Spent some time in Haiti, whilst there i used to kill one of these almost every night! They are huge!