Introduce Yourself

[NickC]

Hey y'all! My name is Nick, and I have long been Arachnaphobic...but before I get into all that, a bit about myself! I have been keeping reptiles for 15 years. I started like most do, went to a pet store, took their word for gospel, and learned by life experience and painful loss. I've kept and cared for many species over the years and have ultimately evolved into a large constrictor junky... Now I sit on the board of the Eastern Wisconsin Herp Society & Rescue as the organizations Vice President.

The herp society leads to me coming here. Recently we received a large quantity of Ts, of them about half didn't make it through the first week. While spiders have always creeped me out, I have always supported invert keepers and admired from a distance. I have kicked around picking one up, to try and conquer my fear...and being as though we now had 18 Ts looking for homes I figured it was a good time to start conquering. Sooo I am now the proud daddy of a p. Cambridgei, that I absolutely fell in love with. She is incredibly gorgeous, and I can see how addicting this can get. It has taken no time for me to go from terrified to mesmerized...

Thanks for havin me!

 

[Jacksonsjampot]

hello all
im steven,mid 30s from brechin in scotland.
i have 11 Ts,you may has seen me kicking about other invert forums.

 

[KingOfRats]

always used the fourm, decided to finally Join.

Hey everyone my name is Rory.
I'm arachniphobic and am passionate about horror films. I decided there is no way I can scare other people without breaking my own fears. So I started getting into scorpions to ease myself in. I now have had 7 scorpions, and 5 amblypigi. Can't do spiders yet, but soon. In looks for Solpugids and Vinegaroons.

 

[desireewolfgang]

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Hi ya'll! Je m'appelle Desiree et j'ai dix-neuf ans! (Please don't try really talking to me in french, I'm still learning. haha) First off, in case anyone was wondering, I didn't put Wolfgang in my name because of a band, which I get asked a lot! If I popped out as a boy, that would have been part of my real name. I am very, very disappointed in my parents for not going with it anyways..
I only have one tarantula right now. I have a male rose hair, and I love him. I'm working on getting my hands on a desert blonde right now.
I basically joined this forum because it's nice to know people who don't want to vomit when I tell them I love tarantulas and actually touch them. hahaha!
So yeah.. That's it.. The end.. Mmhm..

 

[mygalo]

Hi guys, well, primarily from Brazil and I am sorry for my English :wall:, but I create spiders
since 2009 and I wanted to attend this forum to gain more knowledge about these beautiful
animals since here in Brazil we do not have much help.
Thank you all. :worship:

 

[GregorSamsa]

Hi my names jenn. I live in pittsburgh& im a heavily tattooed 25 year old nurse.. I've had all kinds of unconventional pets- caiman, snakes, rats, frogs, monitors, hedgehog blah blah. My fiance& I have 2 boston terriers, a cat, a big ol python & currently 4 tarantulas. I got my first (a. Hentzi) last october& became quickly addicted. I've been restraining myself so as not to keep stacking them on top of each other... but when that tarantula shelf the boy is building me is done- watch out. I joined the boards a few months ago, but im not very good@ keeping up with online stuff. That's me.

 

[Bastet]

Hey

My name's Mike. I'm new to the site and have been keeping T's for about three years now. My pride and joy at the moment is my little Singapore Blue, the things is spoiled rotten.

 

[RavensCentipede]

Hello

Hello Everyone:}

My name is Amy. I have a banded centipede and I joined to learn more about how to care for him (or her).

Thus far, I know he'll eat just about any bug I put in there :yes:

I would like to know if I need a heat rock or anything like that to make his stay with me more enjoyable

 

[Sesame Sam]

Hi all, I'm Sam and i'm new here.

I'm from the UK and I got my first Tarantula a few weeks ago.

I used to have a mild fear of spiders and I am finding that the more I learn and the more I watch my little tarantula the less I fear them and the more i'm starting to love them.

My little guy is an unsexed B.smithi and is roughly 3-4cm. He/she goes by the name of Simon (had to give him an non-threatening name to make him seem happy and less spider like....)

I really can't wait to watch him grow.

 

[leoferus]

Hello all;

I am Ricardo. I have been a tarantula keeper for no more than one month or so. I was bitten by an unknown invertebrate as a child and had to endure many months of treatment due to the infection that followed. It was thought that a spider was the culprit. I wasn't afraid of spider exactly but I did avoid them from that time forth.

As I became older, I began to appreciate spider for their beauty and their fascinating behaviors. Never did I expect to be so fascinated so as to own one. Now, at thirty years old, I have become a keeper. The local pet store had an incredibly active tarantula on display. It was listed as an Ornamental Baboon. I did some research and decided that it wasn't for a beginner... so I got it anyways.

The H. maculata turned out to be a P. lugardi. My one tarantula didn't like being alone so now I own nine. I have even paired my G. rosea and I'm expecting grandkids. I know I will have a lot of questions in the months to come.

 

[olair]

Hi!
My name is Kamil and I come from Polish. I live currently supported in Torun. I registered on your forum because I would like to broaden their knowledge about spiders. I have about 35 individuals from several species.
Yours!
I'm sorry but my English is very bad

 

[hashim]

Hello to all
my name is Hashim Shaikh, i am from INDIA (mumbai),
a technical engineer by profession, i am new to keeping tarantula,

 

[lotus]

hello all

Just wanted to say hi

 

[BlueBalloon]

Hi,

I'm Erica from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I don't have any tarantulas yet, I like doing a lot of research before getting a new pet.

I have 2 kitties, 2 rats and a kingsnake. My area of "expertise" is rats, so please excuse my noob-ness with inverts!

 

[namastenature]

Hola!

I have a grammostola rosea, I just transferred her to a 37 gallon tank I found on the side of the street. half is a desert, the other half more tropical, with live plants for her to hide in and a large water hole. i have her ( Tulula) right next to the window so she can breath the fresh air and the plants get enough sun. But for the most part she's in dim light, at around midday I draw the curtains, as she doesn't like bright lights.

She hasn't started burrowing yet but I think that will be pretty exciting. It will mean that she has finally excepted the new tank as her home I think. When she's happy she always moves everything around. It's my favorite activity of hers to watch.

I just hope she's happy. I want to give her some more things to climb on because I sense that's what she wants to do by the way she's always flailing her arms all over the glass.

The only thing I hate about all of this is feeding her other animals. Why can't spiders just eat plants and nuts? Oh evolution..

 

[Titandan]

Wow! Arachoboards is going international! I love it!

I'm dan and I'm from Southern California! I have a few slings...

Currently have some spiders from Paul Becker(one of the best sellers out there)...

H. Gigas (2)
B. Smithi
H. Lividum
OBT (2) one died.. T.T
Guatemalan Red Rump(don't know scientific name)
Curly Hair T
Moderatum
New River (2)
H. Boehmi

That's all I can think of so far! This is an addictive hobby!

 

[mchang]

hey all, i started collecting T's a couple months ago and have not been able to stop! i now have 12 T's and the collection continues to grow. hope you guys are nice to give me some info and guide me in the right direction. hope to meet you soon!!!

 

[cesar5slater]

Good days to all you guys I am also new here I am from United States but right now I am here in Philippines.. I hope we can share some experiences in this forum.. Thanks guys...

 

[SaraLee24]

Hello, my name is Sara.

 

[dio]

Hi my name is Dio and i am from Greece.I have a 0.1 GBB,0.1 B.Boehmi and 4 slings:L.Parahybana,G.Rosea,C.fasciatum,Cyriopagopus Schioedtei.

My facebook name is Dionisis Colt.I'll be happy to find new tarantula fans from whole the world.T's Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!