coolnweird
Arachnobaron
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Hi all! I'm coming up on my one year anniversary in the hobby, and I've been thinking about what advice I'd pass on to myself from a year ago. What lessons did you learn within the first year of keeping?
My number one lesson learned is, "You can always put the lid on and walk away,". Had a stressful rehouse with my 4" Psalmopoeus the other day, my heart was racing, I was shaking, it felt like the T was about to bolt all over my bathroom. So I stopped. Closed up the enclosure, got some water, and came back to it in a few minutes. Successful rehouse!
Second lesson was learned just a few months into the hobby, and that was, "That feeding response is not directed at you," A few months into the hobby, I decided to do a cute little photoshoot with my T. albopilosus, the number 1 beginners tarantula, what could go wrong? I went to tap her booty with a paintbrush and she flipped around and sank both fangs into the bristles. Scared the absolute crap out of me. Now, should I have been poking her around for some photos? No. But regardless, it took me a while longer to realize that that wasn't aggression she displayed, simply a feeding response.
Excited to see what others have to say!
My number one lesson learned is, "You can always put the lid on and walk away,". Had a stressful rehouse with my 4" Psalmopoeus the other day, my heart was racing, I was shaking, it felt like the T was about to bolt all over my bathroom. So I stopped. Closed up the enclosure, got some water, and came back to it in a few minutes. Successful rehouse!
Second lesson was learned just a few months into the hobby, and that was, "That feeding response is not directed at you," A few months into the hobby, I decided to do a cute little photoshoot with my T. albopilosus, the number 1 beginners tarantula, what could go wrong? I went to tap her booty with a paintbrush and she flipped around and sank both fangs into the bristles. Scared the absolute crap out of me. Now, should I have been poking her around for some photos? No. But regardless, it took me a while longer to realize that that wasn't aggression she displayed, simply a feeding response.
Excited to see what others have to say!
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