Kids and Ts/What is your tarantula journey?

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I remember my Mom bought me a G rosea when I was 14. I put it in a 10 gallon tank with like 1" of substrate. It lost a leg during a molt, and I gave it to my local shop hoping they'd know what to do. Internet was around but they had super limited resources on tarantula husbandry at the time. I didnt have a smart phone or a fast internet connection lol.

I grew up being interested by true spiders around the house. I would hold orb weavers, throw ants in garden spider webs. Kind of messed up now that I think about it lol

I bought a book from a catalouge called "Tarantulas of the World" or something like that. Id just stare at the pictures dreaming I could own a Cobalt Blue or Singapore Blue one day.

Fast forward years, and now I own most of those T's in that book. I hope I can find a female O violacepes though. I blew my opportunity when I had it, I forget what T i bought instead.

My family said, "what are you going to do when you meet a nice girl and want to settle down?"

My response, "Keep the spiders."

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I remember my Mom bought me a G rosea when I was 14. I put it in a 10 gallon tank with like 1" of substrate. It lost a leg during a molt, and I gave it to my local shop hoping they'd know what to do. Internet was around but they had super limited resources on tarantula husbandry at the time. I didnt have a smart phone or a fast internet connection lol.

I grew up being interested by true spiders around the house. I would hold orb weavers, throw ants in garden spider webs. Kind of messed up now that I think about it lol

I bought a book from a catalouge called "Tarantulas of the World" or something like that. Id just stare at the pictures dreaming I could own a Cobalt Blue or Singapore Blue one day.

Fast forward years, and now I own most of those T's in that book. I hope I can find a female O violacepes though. I blew my opportunity when I had it, I forget what T i bought instead.

My family said, "what are you going to do when you meet a nice girl and want to settle down?"

My response, "Keep the spiders."

Teach her how amazing spiders are if she doesn’t already know.

 

[TheraMygale]

It was exciting for 5 minutes. Then fear crept in because other parents said they were scary and ugly… then they were just interested in poking the feeders.

 

[MrsHaas]

Kids are probably high maintenence. I have no human kids lol

Kids are SOOOOO high maintenance, even the least needy ones. I only have one and he drives me bonkers on a regular basis. Taking care of my Ts only sets me back about 3-5 hours a week, depending on the husbandry required. With a kid, it’s 24/7!!!

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

Teach her how amazing spiders are if she doesn’t already know.

She use to be very arachnophobic. Now, whenever I see her she takes a peak around the room. Her favorite atm is my B smithi lol. I get frustrated because out of everything, she goes with the quintessential poster child of the hobby lol.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

She use to be very arachnophobic. Now, whenever I see her she takes a peak around the room. Her favorite atm is my B smithi lol. I get frustrated because out of everything, she goes with the quintessential poster child of the hobby lol.

For me, that’s my genic. Everyone likes Sacha. Can’t say I blame them.

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

For me, that’s my genic. Everyone likes Sacha. Can’t say I blame them.

Can't go wrong there

 

[MrsHaas]

Can't go wrong there

I loved my genic!! She just died a few weeks ago, but she was my first “dream t” and the first t I ever got in the mail. Lotsa nostalgia…

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Kids are SOOOOO high maintenance, even the least needy ones. I only have one and he drives me bonkers on a regular basis. Taking care of my Ts only sets me back about 3-5 hours a week, depending on the husbandry required. With a kid, it’s 24/7!!!

I can’t even afford to take care of me, odds are I’ll never have kids or be able or afford them if it’s even possible to have them. My parents dogs or cats might be the closest I get. My Ts are so low maintenance I could not consider them children but they are definitely 8 legged super pets!!!. I don’t understand how people can afford kids or to survive at all. But I already got a thread on that I won’t go off topic here.

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I can’t even afford to take care of me, odds are I’ll never have kids or be able or afford them if it’s even possible to have them. My parents dogs or cats might be the closest I get. My Ts are so low maintenance I could not consider them children but they are definitely 8 legged super pets!!!. I don’t understand how people can afford kids or to survive at all. But I already got a thread on that I won’t go off topic here.

My friend has over 250 T's. I dont know how he does it. That isnt all of his animals either. Steve Irwin reincarnated. At my most, I would have a tough time if I had kids. I had to scale back just to make more time for art.

 

[MrsHaas]

I can’t even afford to take care of me, odds are I’ll never have kids or be able or afford them if it’s even possible to have them. My parents dogs or cats might be the closest I get. My Ts are so low maintenance I could not consider them children but they are definitely 8 legged super pets!!!. I don’t understand how people can afford kids or to survive at all. But I already got a thread on that I won’t go off topic here.

Haha we’re on the same ship, sir!

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I loved my genic!! She just died a few weeks ago, but she was my first “dream t” and the first t I ever got in the mail. Lotsa nostalgia…

I’m sorry to hear you lost your Queen of the genic realm. How long did you have her?

 

[MrsHaas]

I’m sorry to hear you lost your Queen of the genic realm. How long did you have her?

Thank u. Probably 10-15 years. She was certainly a genic queen!!!!

 

[HoneyOilers]

I don’t have children but during a check up on my Ts my stepdaughter asked if any could be handled. I said you shouldn’t really handle them, but then we sat her on the bed and I let my G. Pulchripes juvenile crawl out and into her hand and it immediately tried to just take shelter between fingers . Now she wants a jumping spider and who am I to say no?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I don’t have children but during a check up on my Ts my stepdaughter asked if any could be handled. I said you shouldn’t really handle them, but then we sat her on the bed and I let my G. Pulchripes juvenile crawl out and into her hand and it immediately tried to just take shelter between fingers . Now she wants a jumping spider and who am I to say no?

when I got my first Ts I never knew about this site until like 5-7 years later.
I’ve never got a jumping spider I’m too sad they don’t live long. but I’ve lost Ts from old age too so I guess it’s no different. And some just died for no reason or were sold to me sickly.