Using nothing but cheap soil and foraged wood and moss Dave puts together a stunning looking enclosure! Beautiful tarantula too.

I've to say i really like your no bullshit approach of explaining why you do what you do and your experiences (like the cheap composts) so far.. very informative without too much blah blah or getting lost in the details unlike others.. keep it up Dave, i have really got a liking to your channel *thumbs up*

Out of all the channels I watch you make the best looking enclosures.

It is great to see a male T getting an enclosure to fit his size. I have noticed that a lot keepers don’t really bother upgrading the males, it seems that the females are important and the males live in small areas! That is one huge enclosure, well done for making his latter years more comfortable! 🌟🌟🌟

That's one big spider ,man I would not want to be hit by him ,nope not at all . But Dave common sense is uncommon in today's world ,glad ur seting people strait ,👍👍👍

Hi Dave and Mrs Dave, My name is Michelle and I live down under. I have been watching for some time now and really enjoy your shows. Love how you have a hard time with some mums trying to retrieve their egg sacks. I went to the show with you both, I also enjoyed the gathering of supplies, good to show that you dont have to buy every thing. Looking forward to one day having a sling. bye for now, i'll keep on watching.

Be calm, be gentle and love your spiders! I swear every time I hear it I get a huge smile on my face, thank you for that and for the work you do!

An amazing looking T and a new smart bachelor pad too roam in, great vid and as always amazing Camera Lady ...

It's nice to see a mature male cared for so well. It seems that some people just focus on the breeding aspect and don't give them the greatest of environments. Nice video.

Beautiful soil mix! I run several bio active tarantula enclosures, this is a bloody good one you’ve made!

When he was in the box at the beginning he seemed rather skittish and really surprised me with his fast-moving. But as he went into the enclosure you could really observe him relaxing. And what a beautiful enclosure it is indeed. I believe he'll love it. Nice work with the camera as always... it was a real treat to watch. Thank You!

That intro had me double check my earphones. 😂

I really love everything about your channel. Your enclosures are truly top notch!

Another lovely enclosure 🌿

Whoa! That guy is a true Beastie! He is HUGE! Another great enclosure :) well done.

Yesterday I finally got a young confirmed T. stirmi female. I waited 21 years to get confidence to keep a Theraphosa (back then I dreamed of T. blondi, stirmi was kinda unknown). It`s not about venom, speed, size (I keep many NWs and OWs since 1999). It`s more that I needed to be sure I can maintain the climate in the enclosure and mainly keeping various Chilobrachys species helped me to get into bioactive setups and humidity maintenance. I still can not believe I have her. She is so wonderful. As you say: Love your spider!

another great enclosure set up and rehouse

"To be honest: this is the cheapest stuff i can find." Potting soil bag: *shrinks in shame*

Absolutely stunning enclosure and gorgeous boy 😍 I wanna live in it!!! Thank you for another fab video 📹❤😀

What an awesome video. I sure do hope this guy stays on display for you in this beautiful enclosure!🥰✌💜🕷🕸

Well Done! Awesome Big Spider! I guess she has a painful bite!😱

Stunning spider and enclosure, love all of the natural stuff you put in.

Amazing mm stirmi enclosure 😉

I absolutely love your channel so much ^^ Thank you

Your T is a beauty. I recently discovered your chanel, I absolutely love it! Very educational. I will keep watching from 🇺🇸

Beautiful boy has a whole mansion to himself :) It's vids like these that are going to eventually make me get one of these giants. Definitely a showpiece spider. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)

Really nice enclosure. I didn't know they made them that big. Good luck on Fatal Fangs 3! I'm rooting for you!

super video and fantastic spider. looking forward for the pairing ;) thanks for the video

Bless you for taking care of these beautiful animals.

I've been watching your videos for a about a month now and when I started I was afraid of spiders. Seeing your videos have helped me deal with my phobia of them! even grown to appreciate them a bit. The only bit I struggle to watch still is the feeding process. Ultimately I want to thank you for making these videos!

That's one 1 stunning tarantula

Very well presented like all your videos Dave.

This spider is a handsome whopper of a spider.....I bet he is a strong dude

Nice looking Stirmi! :-)

Blooming heck! That's one big and heavy spider . Beautiful set up however I'm close enough this side of the screen thanks x

Your enclosures are really inspiring ‼️ Wishing you and your family the best 👍💪‼️ Regards Jean✌️

I enjoyed the video as always....

excellent job, he's some beastie

Nitpicking first: There's a typo in your video title: "stermi" instead of "stirmi". With that out of the way: Great enclosure. I love that you're not one of the people who sterlilize substrate, cook your moss or bake your wood :-). When I have a new terrarium to set up, I enjoy strolling through the woods with my son, get inspired and collect things for the setup. It's an important, fun and creative part of the whole process, and so far, it seems our spiders do just fine in there.

Fascinating stuff as usual, Dave. It's always a pleasure to watch a man doing something well and enjoying it. cheers from icy Vienna, Scott

1st comment.. wow 👏🏾 he is such a great keeper

I find your videos very calming, you have a kind soul

He's one very impressive spider. I can't make up my mind which I like better, the stermi or the blondi. That is a lovely enclosure.

Woodlice/Rolliy Pollies are good for potting soil and your garden. One very unique feature of these crustaceans is their ability to safely remove heavy metals from soil. For this reason, they are important for cleaning up soil pollutants such as lead, cadmium, and arsenic-- These little guys safely remove metals from the soil. They do this by crystallizing toxins such as lead, cadmium, and arsenic in their guts which then turn into spherical deposits in their midguts.

What a handsome and impressive spider! 💕 And again great job with the enclosure, it's beautiful. 😊

Wow he’s a beast

awesome enclosure and spider dave.:)

Looks great dave

Dave amazing vid yet again beautiful male sturmi and u blow me a away with your feeding clip in ff3

Ah Dave super video, brilliant set up, beautiful species, informative, enjoyable and a brilliant job overall by yourself and camera lady.!!!.

the urticating hairs of a T stirmi are no joke. they will make your hand itch terribly for a long time . I learned that the hard way ! Great video Dave !

YES!!! This is my favourite Tarantula! Thank You Dave!👍

Very nice. He looks comfy. Thank you for a great video!

Hello great video rehousing Dave

wow !! awesome spider, I could take him for a walk !!

I got my t Stermi a week ago. Shes been stressed.but she's in an enclosure with a starter burrow and should do just fine. Very excited to watch her grow

I really enjoy your video's. I like the fact, each and every tarantula's enclosures, are decorated and made to the best husbandry, for all your tarantulas. I just picked up a confirmed 2" female stirmi. Look forward to raising her up nice and big!! Love to all arachnids, and your channel!!!

Congratulation Dave, Channel wonderfull 👏😍

Great video with lots of info ,on a massive T

Hey Dave i like the way how you touch your animals :-)

All the time you were sorting it i was thinking "i hope it aint gonna be to heavy to move now"... I nearly did that once. Top tip pop some wood planks under the tank so you can lift it without worrying about the bottom of the terrarium dropping out. :P. Looks good Dave.

DAVE! I love you and have been watching your videos forever, I just got myself a stirmi today and I'm beyond excited! Now all I need is a macrothele gigas.

That enclosure Looks stunning Dave great job like always

HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! Always I wished to see a HUGED giant of birds eater tarantula! I said it to my fosters mom I haved buyed a giant HUGED birds eater and she said it she will sell me ifed I bringed one of thosed to my room!! I wished I could to haved one but my ferrets would probly eated it. THIS IS VERY BEST SPIDERS SHOW I HAVED FINDED. Just too cool. BUT….I do thinked he doesed to deserved evened a bigger home. What is typed #3 hairs being? I woulded even to pay to see him! He is being HUGED of a handsomed dude for sure !! Thanked you for showing it him!

another great informational video PROFF, great house for the spider with natural décor, its great to see your channel getting stronger with you and the wonderful camera lady taking the time to make. many thanks.

Great video, great T. Thanks, Dave. I am the proud, longstanding owner of a huge female myself and will be adjusting her maintenance regimen per your comment regarding temperature, lowering her down a bit, from approximately 80 degrees to 74 degrees. Cheers. -- Jim from NY

Im scared and amazed at the same time. That moment that man was shoving the lit underneath the spider and the spider started moving fast... i would faint. But they are awesome either way.

Stirmis are the best!!! Absolute beasts 😍

Dave, Camera Lady, Thank you both for a wonderful vid. I'm watching this guy rehoused, while at the moment your both rehousing yourselves 😅. His pad is bigger and better than mine! Any chance of rehousing me, I love the smell of moss😂❤

Seriously impressive spider the T. stermi. I really really like that brown colour.

Great spider ambassador! Have a nice weekend!

Lovely enclosure and nice spider. ☺️

that is a huge spider! beautiful environment though.

Another great video chaps. Yours has a bit more on mine size wise but I'm sure mine is female. Sent you a couple of pics over. This is the most mental T I have, it's bolted at least 3 times out of the tank and made me 💩myself.

Nice video! Glad I found your channel, I’ve been searching for more T keepers lately. Side note One of my Stirmi(s) just matured a couple weeks back!

I knew they could move fast, but I didn't think THAT fast! Giving off old world vibes

Random, that is an awesome shirt!

Dave I absolutely love the way you set up their enclosures, especially this one. It looks really nice. Are you going to pair this big beautiful boi?? I sure wouldn't want to be bitten by one of these beauties. I saw a video one time that showed the actual size of their fangs and they are huge. Great job rehousing him. Tyfs God bless you

The best enclosure I've seen!!

Im usually not the bigger fan of spiders, but the T. Stirmi is just so fascinating. Its sheer size is nightmarish. Truly a wonder of the world. Nice to see it behind a safe screen 😅

Dave that is so cool. I Your Ts will be in the real wild.

Nice set up.

He is huge. But you Handel him so wonderfully

I'm somewhat New to your channel. When I was little we called the wood lice pill bugs or potatoes bugs. They do roll up as a defence. Interesting that they help keep the enclosure clean. Probably a dumb thing to say because all of nature effects it all. Love the videos. Appreciate the spiders. Hello to the camera lady.

As always its impressive to see, what a beautiful enclosure can be made out of some simple things, nice. And still the moment you introduced the spider to it, this huge tank suddenly looked much smaller than without it, what a massive T, just wow.

Well, he is a big boy!

What a stunning spider

Holy cow he is massive stuff of nightmares.🕷🕸

Is that a water bowl or a swimming pool.🤭🤭🤗😉 And yes, I understand it's that large to keep the humidity levels up!😇

This was just brilliant from start to finish Titanic!.Best bio enclosure set up I have seen just pure quality.Nice and calm as always (we know you train them off screen privately and food bribe them lol).Thoroughly enjoyable well done.Kind Regards Tony

These are all good things. 👍👍

Wow. That's great!!!

Dave: "I get my compost from INXS" My brain: "Things went downhill for them ever since Michael died" Also, amazing point about the temperatures. I think the heat and humidity obsession comes from the very precise care often required in the reptile hobby but often we don't pay enough attention in the tarantula hobby to how our spiders live in the wild. I read somewhere that even 'tropical' species where people jack up their temps hugely in captivity spend most of their time in burrows or gaps in trees etc where temps are usually late 60's to mid 70's. Awesome and educational as ever. I will definitely be trying to emulate on of your true bioactive environments when I'm more confident.

Can you rehouse the t and let me live in that tank 😂 good job buddy!!!

Great looking enclosure Dave👍 my Stirmi is only a wee juvie atm, when its bigger I'm gonna aim for a setup like that.

I had a dream that I owned one of these. Very sweet and barely kicked hair at me. Sent this video to a guy im gonna date and he called it nightmare fuel 😑😑 especially when he was jumping around when you got him in the cup.

Gorgeous spider!

That’s a big boy 🖤🕷

Your camera man knows his stuff ;)

Just watched and now I will have nightmares about spiders tonight. That spider is huge. Lol