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I'm all for Ts, but if I got that kind of shock, I'd throw the lid too. I've read too much bad press about pokie bites.
I've heard a lot of bad press about pit bull bites too but you don't see me throwing them on the ground. Do some reading and you'll find pokies aren't the vicious monsters you think they are.I'm all for Ts, but if I got that kind of shock, I'd throw the lid too. I've read too much bad press about pokie bites.
You're telling me that you wouldn't have reacted the same way if you had pulled a lid off a container, and unexpectedly found a pokie clinging to it?I've heard a lot of bad press about pit bull bites too but you don't see me throwing them on the ground. Do some reading and you'll find pokies aren't the vicious monsters you think they are.
No, I wouldn't have. I'd be giving the container my FULL attention, not flirting with the camera. Especially with an expensive, old world species.You're telling me that you wouldn't have reacted the same way if you had pulled a lid off a container, and unexpectedly found a pokie clinging to it?
Trolling much?Nice tanks man! Yeah man xhexdx really knows how to derail a thread real quick...and I agree with everything sparkles said man this is an awesome forum but its people like xhexdx that ruin it with all the negative talk and agruing over nothing. Its funny no matter what your looking for if you read enough threads in any section on this forum you will find xhexdx talking down to someone or telling them their thread has already been discussed. To xhexdx man you say your tired of reading the same threads well how about you quit responding because I'm tired of reading your arguements with everyone!!!!!!!!!! I like to read about tarantulas and things on topic to the thread I clicked on not your ridiculous arguements about if Robc is a legend. Robc has done alot for this hobby maybe over youtube but who really cares.....he might be a legend to the OP once again who cares. I personally like his videos and his tanks so whatever!
I love this stuff. Don't read my posts if you don't like them.To xhexdx man you say your tired of reading the same threads well how about you quit responding because I'm tired of reading your arguements with everyone!!!!!!!!!!
That is quite correct, I would add, never rip lid off the container while unpacking venomous animals with out picking in, you never know whats in the container and where is it.I, for one, learned from the video. When you're unpacking a T, you assume that it resides within the central 'air pocket' that was provided for it in the tissue. However, it may have moved. It could be anywhere inside the container. That piece of information might save me a bite someday, or an injured T.
I'm inclined to disagree with you. My point was not that they are similar creatures but that they have both received bad press in the public eye, I'm sorry you took it this way.You can't compare pitbull press to pokie press, pitbulls are domesticated animals that can empithize with human beings. Tarantulas are nothing more than wild animals that have been introduced into the pet trade, the don't have the ability to empathize or recognize. Tarantulas act off basic instincts alone, dogs do not. Your pitbull vs pokie claim has no validity.
The short answer is no.You're telling me that you wouldn't have reacted the same way if you had pulled a lid off a container, and unexpectedly found a pokie clinging to it?
Actually, you assume they packed it with padding in between the spider and the lid. Judging from that video, it looks as if there was nothing separating the spider from the lid. If that is indeed the case, then I certainly wouldn't have credited the seller with a '100% positive' review, as this is a terrible packing method.I, for one, learned from the video. When you're unpacking a T, you assume that it resides within the central 'air pocket' that was provided for it in the tissue. However, it may have moved. It could be anywhere inside the container. That piece of information might save me a bite someday, or an injured T.
Oh com on mister, it wasn't that terrible, definitely not is terrible as unpacking job, its a live animal not a rock, it does move and probably try to find an escape way out.Actually, you assume they packed it with padding in between the spider and the lid. Judging from that video, it looks as if there was nothing separating the spider from the lid. If that is indeed the case, then I certainly wouldn't have credited the seller with a '100% positive' review, as this is a terrible packing method.
There are many ways to express honesty while also being direct that do not involve the use of sarcasm and/or mean-spirited comments. Based on my experience, being polite, considerate and respectful will not only ensure that others return the favor, but they also gain and/or retain more knowledge when they’re not being bludgeoned over the head with their own “idiocy.”Joe (xhexdx) knows his stuff, he has experience and as already said, he truly cares about the hobby. The thing with Joe is, he doesn't sugarcoat every post and use a bunch of smileys, he is honest and to the point. Many people understand his posting style and appreciate it, but some people, like you Armstrong, seem to want to overreact to everything he says and take it to mean that he is being a jerk. That is far from the truth.
Joe, like many of us, can't stand misinformation, and it needs to be corrected, which is often what he is trying to do when people get offended by him. Our hobby is full of it, and it's not good for a hobby that already gets a lot of "bad press." He has the nerve to say what many of us want to but don't, but then gets flack for it.
If you don't like his posts don't read them, but people really need to try to get where he is coming from, grow some thicker skin and stop overreacting.