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<blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 40760" data-attributes="member: 3524"><p>There's been plenty of examples that prove otherwise. Online research is no substitute for experience with tarantulas, any more than it is for learning how to swim. No beginner is prepared to deal with a jack-in-the-box with fangs, when they have little, if any, experience with tarantulas. It's one thing to have slings; it becomes very different when a few months later that OBT has grown and is standing in a threat pose every time it's cage is touched. They're known for racing out of cages in a panic and biting whatever gets in their way. It's not fair to the people and pets you live with (tarantula bites have killed cats and dogs, large dogs). They should not get dragged into your miscalculations.</p><p></p><p>Tarantulas are banned in some countries and cities around the world. Politicians and anti-exotic pet groups are looking for an excuse to justify taking away our spiders. One of the things that will get them banned in the US is beginners getting species beyond their skill/experience level. Things don't happen in a vacuum. If a child gets bit by an escaped OBT in the house, that could be it. No more hobby. Adults go to emergency rooms in the middle of the night from some tarantula bites. Can you imagine a child going thru that, and how it would go viral worldwide? </p><p></p><p>For docile NW's, yes, 'do some research and go for it' is good advice. For OW's it isn't. The average person should get species in stages and work their way up to advanced species. You need a foundation to build on. Take your time, enjoy what you have, get familiar with them. Initially, <em><strong>everyone</strong></em> gets spooked by large, hairy, unpredictable fast-moving spiders. Without experience, there will be situations with advanced species where you won't know what to do, or will do the wrong thing, which is one reason there's so many bites and escapes. It's not a race to jump in the deep end. There's no awards for that. Today there's beautiful species for every experience level. I've had tarantulas for 42 years, and although my collection now is mostly OW, I still have some Brachypelma and Aphonopelma. They're gorgeous animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poec54, post: 40760, member: 3524"] There's been plenty of examples that prove otherwise. Online research is no substitute for experience with tarantulas, any more than it is for learning how to swim. No beginner is prepared to deal with a jack-in-the-box with fangs, when they have little, if any, experience with tarantulas. It's one thing to have slings; it becomes very different when a few months later that OBT has grown and is standing in a threat pose every time it's cage is touched. They're known for racing out of cages in a panic and biting whatever gets in their way. It's not fair to the people and pets you live with (tarantula bites have killed cats and dogs, large dogs). They should not get dragged into your miscalculations. Tarantulas are banned in some countries and cities around the world. Politicians and anti-exotic pet groups are looking for an excuse to justify taking away our spiders. One of the things that will get them banned in the US is beginners getting species beyond their skill/experience level. Things don't happen in a vacuum. If a child gets bit by an escaped OBT in the house, that could be it. No more hobby. Adults go to emergency rooms in the middle of the night from some tarantula bites. Can you imagine a child going thru that, and how it would go viral worldwide? For docile NW's, yes, 'do some research and go for it' is good advice. For OW's it isn't. The average person should get species in stages and work their way up to advanced species. You need a foundation to build on. Take your time, enjoy what you have, get familiar with them. Initially, [I][B]everyone[/B][/I] gets spooked by large, hairy, unpredictable fast-moving spiders. Without experience, there will be situations with advanced species where you won't know what to do, or will do the wrong thing, which is one reason there's so many bites and escapes. It's not a race to jump in the deep end. There's no awards for that. Today there's beautiful species for every experience level. I've had tarantulas for 42 years, and although my collection now is mostly OW, I still have some Brachypelma and Aphonopelma. They're gorgeous animals. [/QUOTE]
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