BakedTayto
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Bare with my everyone. This is gonna be a long thread with a bunch to read by the time I'm done 'n posting this.
I used to love spiders as a little kid. Under the age of 5. At school I didn't even play with the other kids. I sat up underneath the gym structures outside and just sat there watching and petting the spiders. Mostly the jumping ones. But they all sorta fascinated me. Until I was nearly scared to death by a poor little Daddy long legs. He was curled up on the face one of my baby dolls. I picked him up and brought him near my nose to get a better look. I was kinda sad and concerned because he looked dead. He super was not. In hind sight I honestly think he was sleeping, and that I too scared him to death when he woke up somewhere totally not where he had passed out his legs sprung to action and he moved around quickly and frantically. I dropped him and ran to Mt parents crying. I've been terrified of them and haven't been able to touch a single one ever since.
For years after high-school as a brand new adult I started casually and occasionally watching YouTube videos of people who collect, breed, and raise apiders as part of their life style and hobby. Started to learn a little bit about their behaviors and how to sorta tell if an egg sat is fetile and gonna hatch or not. (I don't know much at all but it's been great to watch over the years) and I watched this heart wrenching video that made me ball hysterically on this man's behalf for his brand new baby spider unboxing. I don't know what kind it was but probably an exotic fancy tarantula of some kind. It got loose being transferred from its shipping container to its home enclosure. He panicked trying to find it only to drop to his crying like I had when I found one of my former pet cats dead outside in the yard. I could feel his pain and grief and had never ever felt even that much for a spider since getting scared.
Fast forward to a few days ago when I made a big decision.... I saw these videos of women who purchased spiders for the sole purpose of using the new pet and caring for it to help them over come their fears of spiders.
I love them, and I hate being afraid of them.
So I've been doing my research and decided I want to become a sort of spider keeper. To over come my fears, and because they're amazing creatures and pets. To get back to when I just loved then and found them fascinating. Maybe one day with time and experience I'll try breeding jump9ng spiders or get my first tarantula.
But I need something hardy and wild. I live at home with my boyfriend, our 8 almost 9 month old daughter, and his parents. Everyone is afraid of spiders. So I can't keep any inside. Therefore I'm not touching domestic spiders yet. But I did capture a spider from the bathroom before anyone could find and smash it.
This little critter is named Buggy.
I don't know it's age, gender, or type. This identifier app I have says I most likely have a Hacklemesh Weaver.
I only the basic care guide info for jumping spiders and tarantulas.
So.... I need everyone to give me your best advice for my first spider, and my new journey to loving them and rescuing and raising them. Any and all info.
I prefer to mist them than leave water dishes after watching someone else's drown on YouTube. I've misted my spider and their enclosure twice. For now it's enclosure is a small little plastic container until I get paid and buy a fancy one online.
I'll be attaching pictures too.
I can't find hardly any videos or info one about Hacklemesh Weavers as pets. This little fella seems very hardy and chill. He doesn't freak out easily I think sometimes he follows my hands and fingers and he always turns to look at me when I open the lid and talk at him and watch him live put his curious little life down there. I loved catching and feeding an ant to him. Seeing the head get torn off amd devoured was very amusing and fascinating. Never seen that before.
How do I help my very first spider thrive as best as I can? What basic and foundational spider info do I need?
Ps. Because everyone st home is afraid of spiders this poor fella lives and stays in his enclosure on a nice little shelf on the back porch during the day and gets hidden on tip of my cluttered night stand over night. I like the idea of fresh sun light and air for him every day. But don't want him getting cold at night since he was an indoor spider rescue from the bathroom.
How often should they be misted and eat? How often do I clean the enclosure? Do spiders poop and what does that look like?
I used to love spiders as a little kid. Under the age of 5. At school I didn't even play with the other kids. I sat up underneath the gym structures outside and just sat there watching and petting the spiders. Mostly the jumping ones. But they all sorta fascinated me. Until I was nearly scared to death by a poor little Daddy long legs. He was curled up on the face one of my baby dolls. I picked him up and brought him near my nose to get a better look. I was kinda sad and concerned because he looked dead. He super was not. In hind sight I honestly think he was sleeping, and that I too scared him to death when he woke up somewhere totally not where he had passed out his legs sprung to action and he moved around quickly and frantically. I dropped him and ran to Mt parents crying. I've been terrified of them and haven't been able to touch a single one ever since.
For years after high-school as a brand new adult I started casually and occasionally watching YouTube videos of people who collect, breed, and raise apiders as part of their life style and hobby. Started to learn a little bit about their behaviors and how to sorta tell if an egg sat is fetile and gonna hatch or not. (I don't know much at all but it's been great to watch over the years) and I watched this heart wrenching video that made me ball hysterically on this man's behalf for his brand new baby spider unboxing. I don't know what kind it was but probably an exotic fancy tarantula of some kind. It got loose being transferred from its shipping container to its home enclosure. He panicked trying to find it only to drop to his crying like I had when I found one of my former pet cats dead outside in the yard. I could feel his pain and grief and had never ever felt even that much for a spider since getting scared.
Fast forward to a few days ago when I made a big decision.... I saw these videos of women who purchased spiders for the sole purpose of using the new pet and caring for it to help them over come their fears of spiders.
I love them, and I hate being afraid of them.
So I've been doing my research and decided I want to become a sort of spider keeper. To over come my fears, and because they're amazing creatures and pets. To get back to when I just loved then and found them fascinating. Maybe one day with time and experience I'll try breeding jump9ng spiders or get my first tarantula.
But I need something hardy and wild. I live at home with my boyfriend, our 8 almost 9 month old daughter, and his parents. Everyone is afraid of spiders. So I can't keep any inside. Therefore I'm not touching domestic spiders yet. But I did capture a spider from the bathroom before anyone could find and smash it.
This little critter is named Buggy.
I don't know it's age, gender, or type. This identifier app I have says I most likely have a Hacklemesh Weaver.
I only the basic care guide info for jumping spiders and tarantulas.
So.... I need everyone to give me your best advice for my first spider, and my new journey to loving them and rescuing and raising them. Any and all info.
I prefer to mist them than leave water dishes after watching someone else's drown on YouTube. I've misted my spider and their enclosure twice. For now it's enclosure is a small little plastic container until I get paid and buy a fancy one online.
I'll be attaching pictures too.
I can't find hardly any videos or info one about Hacklemesh Weavers as pets. This little fella seems very hardy and chill. He doesn't freak out easily I think sometimes he follows my hands and fingers and he always turns to look at me when I open the lid and talk at him and watch him live put his curious little life down there. I loved catching and feeding an ant to him. Seeing the head get torn off amd devoured was very amusing and fascinating. Never seen that before.
How do I help my very first spider thrive as best as I can? What basic and foundational spider info do I need?
Ps. Because everyone st home is afraid of spiders this poor fella lives and stays in his enclosure on a nice little shelf on the back porch during the day and gets hidden on tip of my cluttered night stand over night. I like the idea of fresh sun light and air for him every day. But don't want him getting cold at night since he was an indoor spider rescue from the bathroom.
How often should they be misted and eat? How often do I clean the enclosure? Do spiders poop and what does that look like?
