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Arachnosquire
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This was my way too. But it needed lot of years more than the brave young man above here ^^.Nice, I been reading about tarantulas and looking at pictures to overcome arachnophobia myself.
I am tired of being arachnophobic, it's really tiring and a drain on my body. Hopefully I can do what you did and overcome my fear once and for all.I'm proud of this young guy, to be arachnophobic sucks .
This was my way too. But it needed lot of years more than the brave young man above here ^^.
My first t is my Grammostola porteri. She is the one and only t I handled ever, then I bought her so that she never must sit on hands again. That's ~ nine years ago.
Brachypelma vagans is a fine t too .
I think it is not a really overcoming, it is a desensitization. You have always to work on it, but never so hard as before. But some spiders still makes me freaking out, especially widow spiders with their body shape .I am tired of being arachnophobic, it's really tiring and a drain on my body. Hopefully I can do what you did and overcome my fear once and for all.
Spiders were the only animal that made me panic.Scorpions are more my thing,I wanted to try and keep hadogenes troglodytes before moving on to the tarantula when I am ready but I might be ready sooner than I thought in regards to tarantulas.
Interesting, before I couldn't even look at tarantulas without going into a panic attack. I couldn't be in the same room as them, I would go around it just to simply avoid them. Now, I can look at pictures of them, although I do feel uneasy at times. I don't think I am quite ready to hold one, although tarantulas in general aren't really meant to be held.I think it is not a really overcoming, it is a desensitization. You have always to work on it, but never so hard as before. But some spiders still makes me freaking out, especially widow spiders with their body shape .
Spiders were the only animal that made me panic.
Now it's the human being all alone .
I was just as you are/were. A spider/t pic in a magazine? OMG!! Not touching it anymore! It could come out of the picture and then I'm dead. Killed by spider, fear of spider ... no idea.Interesting, before I couldn't even look at tarantulas without going into a panic attack. I couldn't be in the same room as them, I would go around it just to simply avoid them. Now, I can look at pictures of them, although I do feel uneasy at times. I don't think I am quite ready to hold one, although tarantulas in general aren't really meant to be held.
I never realized how fascinating they really are, feels like I missed out a lot by being afraid. Any tips on desensitizing myself to tarantulas?
I don't know what the options are in Austria, but perhaps a wall spider (Oecobiidae)? They don't get very big and are often associated with manmade structures.This little spider visited me weeks ago, only 5 or 6 mm BL. No idea what it could be.
I'm really proud of the wee man too. Just have to say though, I hope this isn't a regular thing, handling tarantulas is a slippery slope, I'm not meaning to spoil the fun but if it were me or any other member it would be frowned upon, I really think this is a great way for your son to get over his fear of spiders, but please, please stop handling for your sons sake and the spiders, you know how bipolar they can be, must say though "well done pal, well done".So...gotta say I'm proud as hell and felt like sharing. Started small a month ago and worked our way up. Today he's obsessed when before he wouldn't be in the same room with a caged one.
Shame on me! But I don't know much about native spiders . I searched for Oecobiidae now, but couldn't find my one.I don't know what the options are in Austria, but perhaps a wall spider (Oecobiidae)? They don't get very big and are often associated with manmade structures.
Buy one (nothing scary, just a B. albopilosum or something.) Watch it every day. Within a week or two, the fear will be overcome by fascination.Any tips on desensitizing myself to tarantulas?
It honestly helps, when my juvie albopilosum arrived I was really jumpy around him and kinda intimidated but now I could sit next to the tank all day feeding it crickets till it ended up in the body shaming thread! (and I've had it less than a week ahaha)Buy one (nothing scary, just a B. albopilosum or something.) Watch it every day. Within a week or two, the fear will be overcome by fascination.
Agreed. Its good to not be afraid, but now he also needs to be taught, without reigniting the fear, that they are potentially dangerous creatures and very few species will even almost let you think about handling most of the time.This is just my opinion, but i think the best t education teaches that these are not "handling" type pets. To me teaching a youngster to handle is sending him the totally wrong message. Its like teaching a first time driver how to do really good doughnuts or burnouts.
None-the-less, good to see him overcome his fear.