That is terrible. That is someone who want a prop not a pet. Sad fact is that a lot of animals in the pet trade are in for the same fate. Sounds like you did the best you could to give her good advice. Sadly that all you can do.
Most people on these forums have a lot of experience and therefore give good advice. Dont listen to the first thing someone says, but when there is a recurring theme it is probobly sound advice. At least it can point you in the right direction for further research. I find the research part as fun a keeping the animals.
Discerning truth can be difficult, but I always look at the condition of the person's animals. Even before I knew much about tarantulas, certain things just seemed off to me. The poorly kept T I bought at a pet expo was sold by a person who owned a pet store, and the more he talked, the more it became obvious that he just wanted to say whatever would convince me to buy the T. (I was already convinced because I knew she needed to get out of there fast. She was running away from crickets and had mites on her.) He countered all my concerned questions by defending the conditions of her enclosure ("They need more moisture", "It's better to feed multiple prey at once", etc.) I know, it's not always so obvious, but your gut reaction as an animal lover can tell you a lot sometimes.
Post your question and wait a day. Within 24 hours you'll have a global point of view on your topic. That's what i iove about Ab, there are so many people from all over the world here.
So true, other than my inverts my other animals are rescues, one starving kitten near death, one very ill young cat dumped here and a sick goldfish from a neighbor that passed away. All have recovered nicely and I've had them respectively for 6, 4 and 12 years. I remember many years ago I had a friend that couldn't figure out why her goldfish kept dying, turns out she was using soap to wash the gravel. When I told her that was why her fish were dying all she said was " I want it to be clean" and just continued on. Sigh.....
That is the challenging part about being new to any subject -- you don't have the requisite knowledge to distinguish, on your own, the good advice from the bad advice.
Best to ask someone that’s kept Ts for along time that’s a member of this group .
I knew someone used to clean the tank out with bleach as well , even worse !
There will frequently be variations on a theme in regard to appropriate husbandry, but the basics will be very similar and knowledgeable keepers will be in general agrrement.
Can you imagine that all born Tarantulas would stay alive? Give your best advices, but let her be. It is her tarantula, her life. If she will see National Geographic document from Africa and will try to fry her and eat her for diner like people at Kambodgia for example, it is her thing
Nothing, you are right. They do so.
You are right... moving on.
Sad
A lot of people in my area dump dogs and cats, so anytime we see a garbage bag out in the desert, we check it out. I just wish people could understand that even though they are pets, some animals aren't domesticated like a cat or dog, and if you want to keep them, you need to give them an environment as close as possible to their natural habitat.