Fear Not Tarantulas, Inc

Fear Not Tarantulas, Inc The only store in the U.S. devoted entirely to invertebrate pets! We breed many species of tarantulas and ship spiderlings to you. US largest tarantula retailer!
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est. 2014! 100,000+ orders shipped. You can give a spider its best life! It is our mission to spur interest in tarantulas by showing them to be beautifully designed creatures deserving of admiration, not fear. There are over 1000 species of tarantulas varying greatly in size, color, and temperament. Whether you are looking for cute and fuzzy, or stout and powerful, we can help you find a species

that you will enjoy owning and proudly displaying for your friends and family to see. Buy tarantulas from us with confidence! Join us at Tarantula Talk to Connect ๐ŸŒŸShare ๐ŸŒŸ& Learn! https://www.facebook.com/groups/tarantulatalk

๐Ÿธ Lets' talk about s*x! ... ing molts ๐Ÿ˜Š  One of the members of Tarantula Talk recently commented on a post that they bel...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿธ Lets' talk about s*x! ... ing molts ๐Ÿ˜Š One of the members of Tarantula Talk recently commented on a post that they believe all spiderlings sold at 1" or more are probably males. I would like to have a discussion about this because it is certainly not the case.

We work with a network of breeders who seek males out, as do we, so when we are able to s*x a tarantula as male, we first offer it to our breeders and if we cannot use him, then we offer him on our website as a s*xed male. There is a demand for males as many are realizing the importance of breeding. ๐Ÿ˜ป

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Sexing bunches of spiderling molts under a microscope takes a lot of time and patience. Most of the retailers I know do not have the time to do that. Taking care of thousands of spiderlings as well as packing and shipping orders takes priority over s*xing tiny molts. Most of the spiderlings we sell are sold before we have the opportunity to s*x their molts.

โœ…There seems to be a thought out there that a spiderling at 1" or over can be easily s*xed ventrally. This is simply not the case. I have seen well seasoned folks in the industry for decades get ventral s*xing wrong, even on juveniles and adults.

Even s*xing molts can be tricky as seen on the first photo here. Many species have male accessory organs that at first appear to be spermathecae. If you are s*xing a molt or 2 it is quite easy to think you have found a female. It is when you are s*xing dozens of the same species that you see the patterns and gain experience at knowing the difference, especially for smaller spiderlings.

So to recap, your trusted retailers are not selling small spiderlings as uns*xed knowing they are males. Most are too busy to even have the time to s*x their molts, and ventral s*xing is not always accurate even with juveniles and some adults.

We are always glad to answer any questions about this. If you want to know more about s*xing molts just check out the pinned content on Tarantula Talk. ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ We get a lot of pictures asking for help s*xing on Tarantula Talk so thought we would share this great tutorial Tom's...
06/09/2026

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ We get a lot of pictures asking for help s*xing on Tarantula Talk so thought we would share this great tutorial Tom's Big Spiders put out a while back! https://tomsbigspiders.com/2015/11/08/s*xing-tarantulas-using-molts/ We do allow molt pictures posted to the group, but they need to be properly set up and clear if you want help s*xing your tarantula. ALSO โš ๏ธโš ๏ธ VERY IMPORTANT! There are times a molt may look male or female with a picture, but when you go to manipulate that molt (under a microscope if small), you see it is not what you originally thought. Some spermathecae are clear and lay flat and some parts look like spermathecae that are not, especially on certain species. ๐Ÿ˜Š

For most tarantula keepers, females are where itโ€™s at. Itโ€™s not that we donโ€™t have love for their male counterparts. In fact, some male species like Phormictopus and Pamphobeteus are more colorful โ€ฆ

Our weekly staff special will be to welcome Serene!  Serene's Specktacular Speckled Surprise!  https://fearnottarantulas...
06/06/2026

Our weekly staff special will be to welcome Serene! Serene's Specktacular Speckled Surprise! https://fearnottarantulas.com/products/serenes-surprise
Welcome, Serene! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ
Packing live animals takes patience, care, and attention to detail, and Serene has already shown all three. Weโ€™re excited to have her as part of the team and canโ€™t wait for you all to get to know her too. ๐Ÿ˜Š She is coming to us as Leeah is leaving to pursue a new career. Leeah has been part of the Fear Not team for 2 1/2 years and she will be very missed, but we will be seeing her as she has many friends here. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ˜ We have a new member of the Fear Not team!  Pennie has been helping Emma with double checking orders today.  ๐Ÿ˜Š  If you...
06/02/2026

๐Ÿ˜ We have a new member of the Fear Not team! Pennie has been helping Emma with double checking orders today. ๐Ÿ˜Š If you come to the shop, just ask to meet her! ๐Ÿถ

โš ๏ธโš ๏ธSCAMMER ALERT! We have had several people let us know someone on TikTok is messaging our TikTok followers trying to ...
06/02/2026

โš ๏ธโš ๏ธSCAMMER ALERT! We have had several people let us know someone on TikTok is messaging our TikTok followers trying to sell high-end, rare, expensive species. They are asking them to message via WhatsApp to purchase. We have reported the page.
To ensure you are getting tarantulas from us, always go to the website fearnottarantulas.com. We will NEVER ask that you purchase via messaging.

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4291 Holland Road #110
Virginia Beach, VA
23452

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Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+17576578113

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