Hi everyone, just wanted to share some news about my weekend with some wonderful people and some rescue missions. It's a bit long so sorry about that....LOL.
Saturday:
Delivered a mystery box to a customer who lives about 2 and half hours from me (I didnt mind as had plans later...which I will get to)
Also went to see someone selling her collection. The spiders listed were not actually whatever had and they were in awful conditions. I had to walk away but having spoken to @T-Baby who I was meeting later, we both decided that it was now a mercy mission and so I managed to rescue them.
I then packed up the spiders and had another 3 and a half hours on the road to stay at a Hotel before the Invictus Invertebrate show.
For those members who remember my "what makes this forum great" post, @Rs50matt had to move on his collection and @T-Baby stepped in to take collection of all his spiders and between us, we were able to give them new homes.
I would have hated to be the cleaner that nipped in to the bedrooms thinking tjey could give them a quick clean and be presented with bedrooms full of tarantulas....LOL
Sunday:
After moving all the Ts into a heated room (Thanks to Ashford International hotel for that). T-baby and some of her friends, along with myself visited the Invictus show which had some of the main UK as well as European breeders/ suppliers in attendance.
Long story short, to add to the 30 odd spiders already in the heated room from Saturday, I also added another 16 from the show so when I left to start my 6 hour road trip back home, the car was pretty full...LOL.
Highlights:
Met T-baby who is a wonderful and beautiful lady who has been a really good friend for a number of months now
Finally managed to collect the Ts that Rs50Matt and I had agreed to take. They are lovely spiders and massive thanks to T-baby for taking such great care of them
Rescued some Ts from what would have been a sad existence.
Bought some new stock for sales, keeping and breeding projects I have planned
Met some new people and had my first experience of the Invictus show.
Next show planned..... BTS in May...bring it on!!!!
Saturday:
Delivered a mystery box to a customer who lives about 2 and half hours from me (I didnt mind as had plans later...which I will get to)
Also went to see someone selling her collection. The spiders listed were not actually whatever had and they were in awful conditions. I had to walk away but having spoken to @T-Baby who I was meeting later, we both decided that it was now a mercy mission and so I managed to rescue them.
I then packed up the spiders and had another 3 and a half hours on the road to stay at a Hotel before the Invictus Invertebrate show.
For those members who remember my "what makes this forum great" post, @Rs50matt had to move on his collection and @T-Baby stepped in to take collection of all his spiders and between us, we were able to give them new homes.
I would have hated to be the cleaner that nipped in to the bedrooms thinking tjey could give them a quick clean and be presented with bedrooms full of tarantulas....LOL
Sunday:
After moving all the Ts into a heated room (Thanks to Ashford International hotel for that). T-baby and some of her friends, along with myself visited the Invictus show which had some of the main UK as well as European breeders/ suppliers in attendance.
Long story short, to add to the 30 odd spiders already in the heated room from Saturday, I also added another 16 from the show so when I left to start my 6 hour road trip back home, the car was pretty full...LOL.
Highlights:
Met T-baby who is a wonderful and beautiful lady who has been a really good friend for a number of months now
Finally managed to collect the Ts that Rs50Matt and I had agreed to take. They are lovely spiders and massive thanks to T-baby for taking such great care of them
Rescued some Ts from what would have been a sad existence.
Bought some new stock for sales, keeping and breeding projects I have planned
Met some new people and had my first experience of the Invictus show.
Next show planned..... BTS in May...bring it on!!!!
