I wish she would swim with a great white shark, or handle a black mamba. She's stupid, and the only reason she's still alive today is by advanced society. If this was "cave man" days, some mammal would have picked her off by now.
Bold of you to assume it would take an animate object to take her out.
"People always say not to touch poison ivy . Pft . My astrology sign said it is very for migrains. With these kids I need it! So I am going to eat poison ivy ! Time to feel better ."
I sounded kinda harsh! I didnt mean that you gonna let your T die without doing anything. What i meant was that if you are uncertain how to treat the spider, maybe in some cases you let your tarantula take care of it. In many cases the tarantula "can fix itself" rather that, than somebody without a clue, in panic trying to fix the tarantula with some "house cure" that are going to make things worse! But i understand that you wanna do everything you can to help the animal! If one is sure what to do in certain situation, sure go ahead but sometimes maybe the spider better than the human know what to do!?
Ah, a simple misunderstanding then. Glad to have that cleared up! I can agree with that sentiment, no point in needlessly stressing the animal and potentially making matters worse.
yeah i saw thatI came here to update that she has posted a picture holding her M. balfouri.
And not only this, my friend. I even add that, sooner or later, with this new recent 'boom' wave for T's, eventually things will continue to worsten
Except that there are some weirdos who do actually try to train and/or pet their fish.
Except that there are some weirdos who do actually try to train and/or pet their fish.
true!!
This is a due to a combination of a few things.
IMO these are the biggest purveyors of a bad example, even though most doing it believe otherwise and consistently rationalize their behavior, mostly because of a perceived positive public response. Think about it, if no one ever saw them being handled or was asked, "do you want to hold it?", no one would see them as something to fondle. So its partly the hobby, or a portion of the hobby, that is, IMO, the root cause if the general public misunderstanding ts.
Ditch for a moment YT, all of those 'educational handling' and whatever stunts/show off where btw 9 out of 10 of the witness are in general 'casuals' and else.
This is exactly true!! Every expo and animal education show involving tarantulas has someone holding it and asking kids to hold it.2. A limited education provided mostly by handling demonstrations that are always so popular in schools and other places of supposed educational info like zoos, museums or even vendors at shows.
We don't do fish demonstrations by having people come by and hold them, as a result, no one outside the hobby sees them as handleable...even though a fish is actually a more handleable animal...lol....the majority won't bite, they won't escape. run and hide, break if they hit the floor if dropped or hair you.
And as long as that occurs, the public will continue to see them basically as 8 legged hamsters....unfortunately.
. . . No. Just no. They are unpredictable creatures and while some can be remarkably tame, this is a part of their personality. They can clicker trained though.I think that an alligator/croc technically can be tamed like a kitten, if raised since the baby stage by someone who knows what to do... I bet my manly parts on this. Plus, why someone wouldn't try, they are so lovely! I would love to own a crocodile that views me as a friend, and a Gorilla as well, as a butler, friend, and wise counselor