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Well, in my one experience having done so, I judge thee to be a bad idea. My good friend and fellow artist Chloe showed great interest in tarantulas upon seeing mine. After several long conversations on the subject and many google image searchs later, I gave her a P.cancerides sling. That was about a year ago.
I never thought she'd kill it. In my experience they're hardy as hell! Eating machines! Do well in moist humid environments but can be kept alittle drier at times. She said it just stopped moving. No death curl, no pics, definitely wasn't molting. She admitted being very busy and not feeding it for 2 weeks but hmm..
I'm saddened by this whole experience because a close friend gives t's away all the time with great success. I've seen rare slings turn into sub-adults in the hands of witless wonders. I doubt I'll ever give any t's away. If someone is intrigued by tarantulas, I'll give them this website and tell them to search around.
Any of you give any t's away to newbies? What was the outcome? What was the species? What size and would you give a t to a newbie again?
I never thought she'd kill it. In my experience they're hardy as hell! Eating machines! Do well in moist humid environments but can be kept alittle drier at times. She said it just stopped moving. No death curl, no pics, definitely wasn't molting. She admitted being very busy and not feeding it for 2 weeks but hmm..
I'm saddened by this whole experience because a close friend gives t's away all the time with great success. I've seen rare slings turn into sub-adults in the hands of witless wonders. I doubt I'll ever give any t's away. If someone is intrigued by tarantulas, I'll give them this website and tell them to search around.
Any of you give any t's away to newbies? What was the outcome? What was the species? What size and would you give a t to a newbie again?