That's awesome. My dad did some similar for me with fish tanks when he found out how fascinated I was with them. Lots of special, fond memories. Your daughter will always remember it. It's amazing when parents nurture their kids' interests like this.
She was 5 and said "Daddy I want a spider" and I said to myself "little girl wants creepy crawly, little girl gets creepy crawly" she learned some biology, some latin and is now 18 and a fixture at the SoCal shows. Glad you had that moment as well.
Believe it or not, I think that when I went to a show when I lived in San Diego, I may have met your daughter! It was about 2 years ago I believe. I may be wrong, but she may have helped me pick out a P. regalis that turned out to be a female and one of my favorite spiders. If I'm remembering correctly, it's a small world!She was 5 and said "Daddy I want a spider" and I said to myself "little girl wants creepy crawly, little girl gets creepy crawly" she learned some biology, some latin and is now 18 and a fixture at the SoCal shows. Glad you had that moment as well.
It's good from both parent, and kids place in the equation. I have been fortunate to have done both sides (different interests) as well
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i feel like it shouldn’t be as big of a thing as it is, but it is. It’s not so daunting when you have 20-30 slings, but 20 adults that are non dwarfs take up considerable room, no way around that. Everything you buy you should already know how you’re going to fit a full sized enclosure into your living space, not how are you going to fit this deli-cup in, and figure it out later
Oh yeah who was that again!?? Adjustable shevles? Endless possibilities?? Must have been important!! Hrmmm
They’re amazing. I haven’t even used them all yet, so getting small plants to add some additional vibe to the space.
Sounds perfect to me! I bet it looks great with the plants!
For sure. I have another round of rehouses to do and once reorganized I’ll update my diary pics…like I said I‘d do last time but never did.
. I’m starting to get into big boy territory with several that are 3 - 4.5” T’s. 
That’s exciting!! Good luck on the rehouses!! Look forward to seeing the update!For sure. I have another round of rehouses to do and once reorganized I’ll update my diary pics…like I said I‘d do last time but never did.
was probably her and for some reason she is the T sexing whisperer. Somehow she can find female slings at a weird rate. If you were helped by a female teen 2 years ago at a Show in So Cal, most likely it was her. Small and awesome world
if you accumulated 9 in 2-3 months that is a quick, but steady pace. Nothing wrong with it, but that's a couple dozen a year if you maintained itI started in September and I have 9 tarantulas and one on pre order. I have 1 adult, 2 juveniles and the rest are slings. I think I think I got them at a steady pace but I made sure I was educated on how big they were going to all get and made sure I was going to have the space to house them all when they are adults. I like having my 9 there’s usually one out or doing something so I always get to see them and they bring me a lot of happiness and have helped me overcome my arachnophobia. I think as long as your educated and prepared getting a couple is ok.
Please note I live in Australia so there isn’t as many over here and they are all old worlds I think if I was in the US I would have a massive problem
The grass always seems greener on the other side. I live in the US, but if I lived in Australia, I would be up to my neck collecting venomous snakes, lizards, trapdoors,… oh my, the list just goes on and on...I started in September and I have 9 tarantulas and one on pre order. I have 1 adult, 2 juveniles and the rest are slings. I think I think I got them at a steady pace but I made sure I was educated on how big they were going to all get and made sure I was going to have the space to house them all when they are adults. I like having my 9 there’s usually one out or doing something so I always get to see them and they bring me a lot of happiness and have helped me overcome my arachnophobia. I think as long as your educated and prepared getting a couple is ok.
Please note I live in Australia so there isn’t as many over here and they are all old worlds I think if I was in the US I would have a massive problem
agreed. I didn’t start truly getting a larger collection until I had a t room. People don’t realize you will not be comfortable with 50 or even 20 adult enclosures in your bedroom, it takes up a lot of space. And all the empty enclosures you grab second hand or accumulate after rehousing, good lord I may be able to fill a bedroom with those alone