Most ridiculous thing you've been asked about your Ts?

[chanda]

Reminds me of Marie Curie:
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."

Of course, after saying that, she then died of that which she was seeking to understand because no one yet realized the deadly potential of radiation poisoning...

 

[Stella Maris]

"Why would you pay $x for a spider when you can just go catch one outside?"

"How can you tell whether they are male or female; do you just look underneath their butt?"

"Do you keep them all in one cage?"

"Did your spider have babies yet?"

"Did you show your tarantula to the cat yet?"

Etc.

 

[Andrea82]

"Why would you pay $x for a spider when you can just go catch one outside?"

"How can you tell whether they are male or female; do you just look underneath their butt?"

"Do you keep them all in one cage?"

"Did your spider have babies yet?"

"Did you show your tarantula to the cat yet?"

Etc.

Look underneath their butt...

 

[inserirnome]

This was the first question my roomate asked when he saw my Ts :
"Did you know you can get high smoking spider webs?"

 

[HybridReplicate]

Brother-in-law: "Can I pet it? I've never petted a tarantula!"
Me: "Nope, not for touching."
BIL: *crestfallen* "But...dude. I want to pet a tarantula, seriously, it's on my bucket list!"

Not really stupid, just cute.

 

[Moakmeister]

"Why would you pay $x for a spider when you can just go catch one outside?"

What the what

 

[vespers]

When people come to me today and say ewww how can you keep them how can you sleep. !! Lol.. I laugh and say how can you not!!!

I've heard that one a few times; the whole "how can you sleep with those around?" thing. I say, "Its easy, because they don't make any noise."
Now the geckos, on the other hand....and don't even get me started on the cats...

 

[mistertim]

Am I the only one who gets this all the time? "What will you do with them when you get tired of them?"

...Seriously?

My answer: "Check your bed"

 

[Leila]

"Oh my god, please don't take any of them out whenever I come to your house!"
I always retort with, "I promise, I would Never put my tarantulas through that experience."
(It takes them a minute to realize what I am really saying to them.)

 

[Rob1985]

Here is the most common question I am asked when people find out that I keep T's.

"Why?" and my reply "Why not?!"

 

[Yulian]

Me: "Joel, im getting a tarantula!"
Joel:*shudders* "so is it like defanged?"
Me: ........

 

[Moakmeister]

I've heard that one a few times; the whole "how can you sleep with those around?" thing. I say, "Its easy, because they don't make any noise."
Now the geckos, on the other hand....and don't even get me started on the cats...

My leopard gecko was always completely silent. What kinds of geckos do you have?

 

[vespers]

My leopard gecko was always completely silent. What kinds of geckos do you have?

Six Crested Geckos, a gargoyle gecko, and two leopard geckos. The leopards are quiet, but my wife keeps one of the crested vivs in our bedroom. The pair in there think they're like Tarzan or something at night.

 

[Belegnole]

When are you getting rid of them?

I laughed.....

 

[Magenta]

My nephew(6 years old) asked if the tarantulas get out and play with the cats when we're not home.

I told him that "Yes, they watch Walking Dead together". He said "Nnooooo, you're messing with me!"
I also tried to convince him that I'm a cyborg. He didn't buy that either.

I get the usual "do they all live in one cage?". A few people, can't remember who, asked if I just let all the Ts run loose. 0.o

 

[Andrea82]

Leaving T's run loose in the house....it would be like the floor was really lava! I'd be on my tippy toes all time as to not step on them!
I think people give them way too much credit as to how smart T's are. And how indestructible.

 

[Charlottesweb17]

"are they poisonous" and "how poisonous is that one"

Err time.

I hadn't even got mine yet and I got asked that.

 

[Charlottesweb17]

This one, by far. People legitimately think that I keep several (if not all) in the same tank... and yet even children know that spiders are almost universally cannibalistic.

I get asked that at work all the time

 

[Charlottesweb17]

The secretary at work told me " . I couldn't keep a T in my house I would be afraid I would wake up on my ceiling all wrapped up in a cocoon so it can eat me "

 

[nicodimus22]

The secretary at work told me " . I couldn't keep a T in my house I would be afraid I would wake up on my ceiling all wrapped up in a cocoon so it can eat me "