What originally got you all into the hobby?

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I was a bug nerd as a little kid, but my fascination was rekindled in adulthood mostly because of tiger beetles. One thing led to another and now I'm sad I can't have ALL THE AMBLYPYGI.

 

[schmiggle]

now I'm sad I can't have ALL THE AMBLYPYGI.

#relatablecontent

 

[narwhalica]

I'm interested in hearing some stories about what got you all started keeping spiders and/or other awesome critters that aren't on the usual scale when most others think of "pets". Plus it's always nice to live the captivation again thru re-telling the story of what got you hooked.

My best friend introduced me to snakes first and then naturally we both got really into tarantulas after going to a con. We found FearNot and loved that they had complete packages since we were beginners and then we moved on from there. We both have spending habits and hobbies that fuel the other’s