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<blockquote data-quote="Ian14" data-source="post: 205333" data-attributes="member: 38059"><p>It all depends on what forum you ask the question. Another arachnid forum seems to have a majority of members in favour of a "step" system of owning tarantulas, starting with the NW and only moving to OW with years of experience.</p><p>My first species was P sazimaii. I then got an OBT. I have been keeping tarantulas for just a couple of years after keeping herps for over 30 years, and have the same opinion for both groups of animals, which is that provided you fully research the care needs and the behaviour of a species, and are confident you can provide the right environment and manage the behaviour, then you can keep anything.</p><p>OWs are often fast, and have a more potent venom. NWs kick irritating hairs at you.</p><p>I have a mix of Old and New World species, and have had no issues with any of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian14, post: 205333, member: 38059"] It all depends on what forum you ask the question. Another arachnid forum seems to have a majority of members in favour of a "step" system of owning tarantulas, starting with the NW and only moving to OW with years of experience. My first species was P sazimaii. I then got an OBT. I have been keeping tarantulas for just a couple of years after keeping herps for over 30 years, and have the same opinion for both groups of animals, which is that provided you fully research the care needs and the behaviour of a species, and are confident you can provide the right environment and manage the behaviour, then you can keep anything. OWs are often fast, and have a more potent venom. NWs kick irritating hairs at you. I have a mix of Old and New World species, and have had no issues with any of them. [/QUOTE]
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