Silliest T advice you've ever heard at a pet store

[Iggy22]

One of the helpful employees at a chain pet store told me that you should never EVER put water in the "spider cage" because they will drown. I almost slapped him.

Also, I was told that a A. avicularia was poisonous by a so called "tarantula expert".

 

[Masurai]

it amazes me how stupid some pet store people can be

 

[IdahoBiteyThing]

On the other hand (yes, you have different fingers)

On the other hand, I've recently had an excellent pet shop experience (thought I'd share something positive for Monday). First the most recent negative; went to a shop in a small town I was traveling through and they had one T. Housed in a 20g tank, barkchips, no hide, no H2O, and a wicked heat lamp. I tried to edumacate the owner, but um, not gonna happen. I bought the T out of pity (he'd already had it 3 months), which I usually will not do, as it just perpetuates the collecting and mistreatment of more T's. But, I was a sucker for this one- great big G. rosea throwing threat displays worthy of any OBT, figured she deserved to live. I was looking for some small mealworms, they were out, so I asked if there was anywhere else to buy T food. He reluctantly named the only other shop in town, so I thought I'd stop at that one on my way through as well. I walked into the second shop and I about Cr$#&ed a brick! Little tiny store, clean as a hospital, and they had over a dozen T's, all housed in KK's or 5g tanks, all on coco fiber, with hides, ceramic water dishes (no sponges), no crickets in the tanks. And the selection: T. blondi, Megaphobema robustum, G. rosea rcf, B. smithi, Avic. avic (tiny slings for $3.00 each!!!!). I talked to the owner at length, and apparently a local hobbyist had been working w/ her and she'd obviously been listening to him! She tries to stick w/ CB, but wasn't sure on some of the rosy's, but the rest were all CB sub-adults. ALso, on each T, there was a w/tank & w/out tank price, generally only $12.00 more for the complete setup. She does this to encourage people to keep them appropriately, and also sells the T Keeper's guide (and has read it!). She did tell me she was afraid of handling them and asked if I'd get my purchases out of the tanks myself. So, I showed her how to do a safe transfer using the old cutoff top of a liter soda bottle trick, and how to safely pack the T in a deli cup. So, if you're traveling through Twin Falls, Idaho, definitely stop and score some sweet T's, knowing that there is at least ONE decent petshop out there. :clap: Happy Monday! Tony

 

[Masurai]

well i guess out of a million pet stores there had to be atleast one good one lol

 

[IdahoBiteyThing]

Million to one

Yes, I think that ratio is correct

 

[bluerich74]

Wasnt really advice ,but Petco had a Pinktoe and the girl told me theyd be getting in (regular) tarantulas in a couple days.

 

[IdahoBiteyThing]

Hmm

Maybe she was referring to their bowel habits; avics could certainly be described as "irregular". So now I think you should ask her when the "constipated" tarantulas are coming in!

 

[ZooRex]

Great WI Store

Hey, if anybody is looking for a great T store in the Milwaukee area, check out Hoffers Tropic Life Pets on 76th and Good Hope. They are a huge store that specializes in exotics with an entire wall dedicated to inverts. Their prices are acctually pretty good ~ $60 for a Goliath Pinktoe (A. braunshauseni) and they definitly know their T's. I bought my first T (rosea) from them years ago and am now thinking of geting a scorp their. Just be sure you talk to a reptile or invert specialist, not an aquatics guy just trying to say the right things. ~ Rex

 

[Masurai]

Here's another one for you. About a year ago i go into this petstore and was asking about the tarantulas and this woman says that if i really want to make it happy to have half the tank be a little pool cause they love to swin.

 

[ChrisNCT]

Here in CT we hear this rule Tarantulas are not legal here. Not advice but still stupid! :wall:

 

[Iggy22]

love to swim......what? that is messed up, yo.

was she thinking of a fish? I bet she was a bottle blonde. "And, like, you can,like, put a pool in there cause these things like to swim and stuff."

 

[mandolin101]

Here's another one for you. About a year ago i go into this petstore and was asking about the tarantulas and this woman says that if i really want to make it happy to have half the tank be a little pool cause they love to swin.

You didnt know that? i rcently moved all my T's to the back yard so they could swim in the pond.

 

[Masurai]

But i was reading something somewhere saying that same can swin pretty well. Like if it was living in a tree over a body of water and was to fall in it could swin back to shore. it kind of makes sense.

 

[mandolin101]

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[Arachnobrian]

I walked into the pet store today and saw a T. blondi marked as a G. Rosea. They only wanted $30 for it, damn me for being broke lol

This could be a big problem, for the store and the hobby.
Lawsuit and a big bad media hype regarding our hobby and pets.

Whatever happened to "know" what you "sell"?

The pet store mentioned in my first reply to this post, has closed. I stopped by that mall the other day, and it was gone.

Most, but not all pet stores are bad.

The one closest to me where I purchase my crickets, has a couple of employees which are into lizards. They are pretty cool on spiders, and have even brought a little B. smithi in as stock. These staff oviously researched as it is housed properly. (without assistance)

I even provided a couple of photos for the pet photo bulletin board. I have been told they have raised a few eyebrows. lol

 

[fangsalot]

i know a guy who works at petsmart.because corparate has a general standard for all the enclosures,hes not allowed to treat every species different.for example,the enclosures have constant condensation on the glass,,not so good even for humidity loving reptiles but for god sakes,,give those leopard geckos in there some dryness!there in 100% humidity at all times!that much of a constant humidity would even make bin laden jump out of his cave and yell out..I SURRENDER!!

 

[Pink_tarantula]

i know kristal kaos i bought the same thing grr...
" well personaly i'd say breed a g.rosea with a baoon get a friendly bboon"
i said" dude mo thanks i like my rosea
theen he put his rosie (personal" in a king babbon's cage and wothin a minute the rosie died and he said " well he'll be fine just wait till he molts"""
no sense

 

[Pink_tarantula]

one of the sadest things i've hears" well our classmate bought a gecko from the petstore it was 6 months and the guy said oh yeah that guy can take pinky mice so i'd say 2 a day"

 

[yeR_NarKoTiK]

I hate it so much when people ask me if my Ts are "de-fanged" or "de-venomed" It sounds like some made-up fantasy thing.

i had just bought a P irminia sling and a subadult avic huriana and they were in my boyfriends bedroom near the heater ( it was kinda chilly outside and in my car) while we were going out to dinner. my boyfriends mom has a bad habit of throwing things of his away, so we told her not to touch them, that i was taking them home in an hour or so and assured her they wouldnt escape. her response was:
Mom: "are they in containers?"
Me: "yes, dont worry, they wont get loose"
Mom: "do you need a container?"
me: "no, ive got an aquarium at home"
mom: "are they defanged?"
me: "of course not! only idiots would try to defang their tarantulas"
mom: "well, why not? then they cant bite you"
me: "then theyll die of starvation... would YOU want to die because some moron pulled your teeth out and was feeding you steak?"

needless to say, its one more thing ive chalked up to why i dislike her... and probably one more reason she dislikes me

 

[yeR_NarKoTiK]

Yeah it was but at least they had it labled half way right, Goliath bird eater. Usually they mix up their T's and I have to go in and re label every thing.

I keep hoping they will get another sub adult A. genic in mis marked as A. seemanni for $20, still kicking myself for missing that deal.

at the petco near me they had an A seemani subadult for 25. i dont know how much they usually go for, but i didnt have the money. just pickin up my usual menu for feeding time