Introduce Yourself

[lorax]

Howdy all. I'm Beth, I'm 28 years old, and I live in arthropod central - Ecuador, South America. I've been into spiders for as long as I can remember, although I've never kept them as pets - they belong out in the forest! However, they do wander into my home, which makes them incedental residents until I can catch them and gently return them to the trees.

I get some cracking good big tarantulas, though - I keep banana plants in the garden, and they seem to be attracted to them. I'm here because I'd like the largest species ID'd, along with the regularly visiting scorpions (I'm a bit leery of those, since without a concrete ID I have no idea of their venom levels).

 

[oceanmachine]

hi i'm kris. i apparently joined here ages ago, but i don't remember doing it at all. i'm making myself known now, but i don't even know if i've posted here before or not. guess we'll find out when i post this.

i'm thirty two next month and i live in the uk. i started out with a corn snake about six years ago, after wanting one for seventeen years. unfortunately it escaped one day by pushing up the lid. i got a bearded dragon for a birthday present six months or so after that happened and i've been growing my collection slowly since. i had to downscale while i moved back to my parents for a while, but now i am moved back out i'm starting to get a collection going again. my housemate doesn't fully approve of my spider keeping, but i respect her and keep everything in my room unless i have to do something with them in the bathroom

 

[Lolita]

My name is Leah i'm 19 i live in colorado currently a student but over the next couple weeks trying to get to be my moms PCA.

i'm newer to the keeping of T's i grew up around reptiles and had a rosie as a kid but never knew about other types of T's now i have 17 T's total all new world mostly slings the only adults i have are a rosie and fireleg and a mexican red knee and i still have sexed the latter 2

 

[Widowman10]

My name is Leah i'm 19 i live in colorado currently a student but over the next couple weeks trying to get to be my moms PCA.

i'm newer to the keeping of T's i grew up around reptiles and had a rosie as a kid but never knew about other types of T's now i have 17 T's total all new world mostly slings the only adults i have are a rosie and fireleg and a mexican red knee and i still have sexed the latter 2

good to see you! welcome!

 

[vizzy]

hola everyone! i usually skip the whole introduction thing for forums but i really like this place and want to make myself at home here.

im a 29 year old dude, however most people dont think im a day over 17...damn genetics! over the past couple years ive been becoming more and more interested in arachnids, but especially tarantulas. growing up i possessed a crippling arachnophobia (i know who doesnt?) stemming mostly from an incident as a very small child. when i hit my 20s or so i decided to reprogram myself and i managed to become fearless around almost all spiders. some still make my skin crawl to be honest. tarantulas, however, i find incredibly beautiful and fascinating.

theyre pretty common here where i live, i used to see my dog barking at the strays that wandered onto my deck at night in my old house. it was hilarious, the tarantula would just form an assball, i believe thats the technical term, and my dog would just think its some kind of strange squirrel until i managed to drag her goofy ass inside. sadly, one night a few months ago i accidentally ran over a rather large tarantula which was hanging out behind a dominoes. several of its legs were severely damaged so i made the tough decision to euthanize the poor thing with a big rock. since then ive thought about the spider a lot and ive had a very peculiar urge to adopt a tarantula and take care of it the best i can.

im currently saving up for my first tarantula and i thought this would be a great place to start as its already been a wealth of priceless information. hoping not to make too many n00b mistakes, at least not serious ones so i will be posting a question or two soon.

thanks for reading and take care! :]

 

[Riannasaurus]

Hey, I'm Ri and i'm 24 [damn, almost typed 22, if only] got my first T a few months ago and infact as i type she's in the middle of molting
i'm assistant manager in a health store and alternative treatment centre in lovely Yorkshire though i may be moving to London to study Illustration and Animation sometime this year.

came her for advice mostly and getting in touch with other arachnid-inclined folks

am fascinated by all creatures and getting my T has given me the fever! hope to get a few more [much to the discontent of my boyfriend hahahahaha!]

 

[Nubian]

Noob



Hey, y'all!

Nubian Here. Been a member for a couple
of months now.

I keep 2 pairs of tarantulas and some scorps.

:wall:

 

[mist]

hi,chantell my mom and i got started with t's a year ago..

 

[BobGrill]

Hello I live in Florida and have been owning tarantulas for about 7 years now. Just recently I have also broadened my interests to scorpions as well. I am a big fan of exotic animals especially invertebrates.

 

[Bikibikim]

My introduction

I am here as a result of my son who has wanted a Tarantula for a couple of years... I thought he would get over it. He is fascinated with all creatures, but especially spiders. We always have several that he has caught in the house or out in the yard.

So he got a a Pink Toe for Christmas and he wanted to get me one... So I have a Curly hair. As a bonus, we ended up with a Brazilian Black.

I am a total NOOb to this, but with the help of a certain girl, I have been introduced to a fantastic and beautiful world I never knew existed!

I look forward to being a part of this community and I plan on sharing pictures and asking a few questions along the way!

Here is a picture of our Pink Toe Sweetheart in her condo:

 

[Spikeyness]

Evening all, name's Craig (or Spike...whichever...doesn't bother me), 25 from 'sunny' old England. Always been a big arachnid fanatic and I'm gradually gearing up to getting my first scorps. Got big plans in my head for getting into the hobby (including eventually delving into T's/spiders), looks like I found the right place to find out a lot of useful info and tips.

 

[Adrya]

Hello all,

My name is Adrya, I'm 25 and live in Morgantown, West Virginia. I graduated May 2010 with a BS in Wildlife and Fisheries Management and am currently taking more classes that I didn't get to take as an undergrad. I do volunteer work at our local Raptor Rehabilitation Center and Mountain Lion Sanctuary.

I love all kinds of insects, bugs, and other wildlife. I grew up mostly keeping turtles, a few of which I have had for over 12 years now. Along with my turtles, I currently keep a collection of snakes, geckos, a lizard, a couple frogs, a few emperor scorpions, and a few roach collections. I have been interested in tarantulas for a long time but had never kept any until recently. As a student, I worked in the Entomology Program at my University (and still do) as their collection/museum curator. One of the staff there kept several tarantulas and she gave me one of her T's, a 16 year old G. rosea named Georgette. This was a little over a year ago. Since then I have acquired the addiction and I have several more awesome T's and hope to get into the Poecilotherians soon once I work my way up through intermediate.

Some of my other hobbies besides my reptile and invertebrate keeping include water gardening, building goldfish/koi ponds, wildlife/nature photography, deer hunting, bird watching, hiking, herping, canoeing, etc.

I am glad to be here and hope to be here for a long time to come to share info about T's, other invertebrates as well as gain all sorts of knowledge about them.

 

[Rob1985]

My name is Rob, I am 25, live in Northern Illinois. I used to be an avid "T" collector (had 13), but I had to give them up for personal reasons. Getting back into the addiction starting with an Avicularia versicolor.

My other hobbies are computers, volunteer firefighter and swimming.

Cheers!

 

[eightkal]

new to Ts

hi all my name is Rich. im 18 and new to Ts just got my first T a couple days ago. its and Avic Metallica. named it rufus. i live in Massachussetts/ USA. hope to have a great time on these forums with yall

 

[w3lshboyo]

newbi

hi my names john i am from wales in the uk , i am 25 i have 4 tarantulas so far , 2 chilli rose 1 green bottle blue 1 p regalis , i all so have 10 snakes 4 lizards , plan to get more soon

john

 

[Robertb]

Hello

Hello there, my name is Robert Brown and I am a 3D/2D Character artist currently living and teaching preproduction for computer animation and modeling in Orlando FL. When Im not teaching doing production art for video games, Im researching and observing the natural world finding captivation in all its wonders.
I have been a spider lover since my childhood. I was the weird kid in the neighbor who could always be found with a magnifying glass and empty mason jar catching true world spiders like Lycosidae, and Agelenidae. Im new to the community but have already been humbled by what I have come to see so far.
Im a new collectors of Ts and am really enjoying the 3 I currently own When I get a good camera ill share some pics of my juvenile P regalis and plump Lasiodora P, and maybe some pics of my sub adult Haplopelma Longipes. If I can catch her at the right hours during the night

 

[iJoker]

Well, I'll sart off with my name, Alexa. I'm 16 and recently fell in love with tarantulas. After holding my first T at a pet store, I can't get enough of them. I own a Pink-Toe named Lydia. She's so beautiful and the most docile T I've ever held. I live in Michigan. I absolutely love animals and art. I plan on going to college for Zoology and work at a zoo or rescue center. I have 3 piercing, not counting my ears. Tongue, nose, and a labret. Don't know what else to say... so..... Yeah P

 

[Spindler]

Welcome to Arachnoboards. Please take a moment to introduce yourself. Let us know who you are and what brings you here.

Hi, my name is Sheila. I live in Washington state, USA. I have 2 kids and a fiancee. Together we are budding tarantula fans. I also attend college online at Kaplan University. I'd post a pic of myself, but I don't really like any recent ones.

I am a nOOb tarantula owner. I wanted information on my T's behavior recently, so I found these boards and decided to join. I look forward to talking with you all about my new favorite subject.

 

[Madratter]

Hi, my name is Kristen, I live in south central Virginia and I am addicted to T's. I am slowly learning the scientific names for them and thought this would be a great way to learn them and most everything else I need to know. I currently have 13 T's with an order on the way (should be here tomorrow).

Just a heads up, I lurk more often than I post.

 

[jswhiting06]

Hello! My name is Jason Whiting. I live in Sioux Falls, SD. I teach 4th grade and have one chilean rose, named D.H. Jr. Spike. My students add a name to him every year. I hope his name gets much, much longer.