Reest
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 9, 2017
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- 11
I've been thoroughly hooked on spiders for months and I've had my two for one. I've read a lot of people started getting more tarantulas not soon after getting their first, and I want to do the same!
I've spent every day for the past two months researching Tarantulas and I genuinley think I can care for more spiders. I already own apropriate enclosures, I have appropriate substrate, hides and feeders at my disposal and I know which species I'm interested in, how to care for them, and the money to buy them.
But then I come down to earth and realize my practical experience with Tarantulas is nearly nonexistent. I've had no T's molt in my care. My G.rosea sling was uninterested in food while at the surface and has now burrowed and closed off the entrance, and my A.geniculata is in premolt. So none of them have eaten yet. And as a result of them not wanting to eat I have not had to deal with any threat postures, strikes or hair-kicking. I've also never had to rehouse them or move them except for getting them in their enclosures which worked out flawlessly. And as a result of that I've never had to catch an escaped T.
Some of these experiences are things that are vital to keeping tarantulas and some are things you want to avoid (if possible) while keeping them. But they are all nontheless important experiences because they will probably happen someday and when that day comes I need to be sure I know what I'm doing. To me, the thought of owning several tarantulas and never had these experiences feels irresponsible, and I don't want to cause pain to an animal because I couldn't care for it correctly.
It's not that I dont know what to do, it's that I've never done it before.
I don't know if I'm worrying to much or if this is reasonable thinking. Should I keep myself from getting more untill I've had to physically deal with the majority of these things, or will things just happen when they happen? Had you experienced T-keepers gone through all of this before expanding your collection?
NOTE: I'm writing this at 2AM and these are just my unfiltered thoughts, If I'm not making any sense tell me and I'll try to rephrase what i mean
I've spent every day for the past two months researching Tarantulas and I genuinley think I can care for more spiders. I already own apropriate enclosures, I have appropriate substrate, hides and feeders at my disposal and I know which species I'm interested in, how to care for them, and the money to buy them.
But then I come down to earth and realize my practical experience with Tarantulas is nearly nonexistent. I've had no T's molt in my care. My G.rosea sling was uninterested in food while at the surface and has now burrowed and closed off the entrance, and my A.geniculata is in premolt. So none of them have eaten yet. And as a result of them not wanting to eat I have not had to deal with any threat postures, strikes or hair-kicking. I've also never had to rehouse them or move them except for getting them in their enclosures which worked out flawlessly. And as a result of that I've never had to catch an escaped T.
Some of these experiences are things that are vital to keeping tarantulas and some are things you want to avoid (if possible) while keeping them. But they are all nontheless important experiences because they will probably happen someday and when that day comes I need to be sure I know what I'm doing. To me, the thought of owning several tarantulas and never had these experiences feels irresponsible, and I don't want to cause pain to an animal because I couldn't care for it correctly.
It's not that I dont know what to do, it's that I've never done it before.
I don't know if I'm worrying to much or if this is reasonable thinking. Should I keep myself from getting more untill I've had to physically deal with the majority of these things, or will things just happen when they happen? Had you experienced T-keepers gone through all of this before expanding your collection?
NOTE: I'm writing this at 2AM and these are just my unfiltered thoughts, If I'm not making any sense tell me and I'll try to rephrase what i mean