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this is an extension of the tarantulas subreddit. feel free to also find us @ https://discord.gg/ta · #tarantulas_Tarantulas_chat:reddit.com · channel c2_z08

The chat channel attached to r/tarantulas ran for 524 days before Reddit removed chat channels entirely. This is the surviving record: 4,531 messages from 1,046 people.

13 Jun 2024opened18 Nov 2025last message
524 days · 8.7 msg/day
4,531Messages
1,046People
925Images
595Reactions
793Replies
268Deleted

Every day the room was open

The room held its activity to the end.

Peak was 111 messages on 29 Jul 2024. Colour marks activity: solid is a busy day, grey is a quiet one.

13 Jun 202418 Nov 2025
busiest days middling quiet

What was actually being said

The room's own vocabulary

These are the words this channel used far more than the rest of the archive did — the in-jokes, names and shorthand that only make sense if you were in here. Median message length: 60 characters.

TermUses
tarantula294
molt185
enclosure236
tarantulas128
molted76
substrate91
gbb63
premolt49
sling102
curly120
nqa48
abdomen85
MeasureValue
Median message length60
90th percentile230
Total words29,618
Messages asking a question24.0%

Messages by hour, UTC

When the room was awake

A 3.0 to 1 swing between the busiest and quietest hour — mostly one region, with a scattering elsewhere.

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Arrivals, departures and bans, by month

Almost nobody walked out. They were removed.

Only 70 people ever chose to leave this channel. Another 492 were banned, peaking at 61 in July — a moderation purge, not an exodus. What actually declined was arrivals: 20 joined in the first month, 7 in the last.

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595 reactions

How the room responded

care
322
upvote
216
joy
42
cry
7
wave
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doge
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sob
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heart_eyes
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21 stickers

And what it sent instead of words

unknown5cake2snoo_hearteyes1hamster1snoo_simple_smile1snoo_shrug1sloth1snoo_smile1snoo_angry1cat_blep1

Reddit's chat reaction and sticker sets were removed with the feature. These are preserved copies.

Who was in here

1,046 people passed through. A handful carried it.

The top poster sent 162 messages. Below them the curve collapses: 395 people posted once and never came back.

ParticipantMessagesShare
captaincripple11623.6%
Yarzntula1222.7%
[deleted]1202.6%
BelleMod mod801.8%
AlarmingOwl5288621.4%
[deleted]581.3%
Senpai_Spork541.2%
furryrawr67541.2%
Acanth01481.1%
Individual_Fuel_3008471.0%
RattleSnakeSpine451.0%
Aphr0dit333410.9%

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18 Nov 2025 · the end of the log

The last thing anyone said here

No announcement, no goodbye. The archive simply stops. Nobody in this conversation knew it was the last one.

Busy-Let-3969I recommend you join the discord and ask them they’re, they’re normally more knowledgeable and respond quicker. I’m sorry no one’s been able to figure this out for you yet 😔
Busy-Let-3969There*
MiloapesI haven’t even thought of this as mine just bolts underground in hide. Would be impossible for me to get it out
DopidopedopamineHello guys ! Im new in this world to raising tarantula, I did like to buy one of these : - Pamphobeteus sp. platyomma - Chilobrachys natanicharum - Avicularia purperea (I love thoose shiny colors) I did like to have some advice to start well and can bring the best to raise my tarantula. I’m totally new in raising spiecies like tarantula (only done some ants in the past) I’m aware it could live 15 to 30 years I’m aware I need to find a good terrarium for the tarantula. But I don’t know where/what should I buy for those species. Feel free to reply or add me to discuss about it ! Thanks a lot in advance ! 🕸️
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Odd_Background1354FIRST TIME KEEPER Just got these about 2 Weeks ago and did a lot of research, Just wanted to know if this setup is good for them or should I make any changes? All Terrestrial Enclosures except for P. Metallica. Most are a mix of Eco earth and Reptisoil but some have soil that was given to me by a breeder. Occasionally Mist for more humid dependent species and feed about once or twice a week depending on Size and species. In the back I have Crickets, Mealworms, And Hornworms. Soon will get some Dubai roaches as well. T. Strimi (Top) T. Apophysis P. Metallica Caribena Versicolor Brachypelma smithi Aphonopelma seemanni Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Tliltocatl vagans Phidippus audax (Bold Jumping Spiders)
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Senpai_SporkMind if I… see more pictures? @Odd_Background1354
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