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Hello all. I have just become the owner of a 5 year old, female, rose hair tarantula! I have never owned an arachnid, unless you count the house spiders in my bathroom I gave names. Lol! I am the biggest animal lover you'd ever want to meet, but I never dreamed I'd be adopting a large spider.
A little backstory: I have 3 sons, age 16, and 9 year old twins. One of my twins, named Caesar, came up to me one day when he was 5, and announced that he wanted to be an entomologist when he grows up. I was very impressed he knew that word! He has always loved finding bugs, and keeping them, and learning about them. I have helped him raise butterflies, and ladybugs. I have caught insects with him outside. I have even helped him catch jumping spiders. But he has always wanted a tarantula. I know very little about tarantulas, but when I read that they could throw stinging hairs at you, I was pretty freaked out. I told Caesar he was too young to care for one by himself, that I couldn't do it. I tried getting him other pets. I gave him a kitten, and a snake, and he does love them, but I know he has always still wanted the tarantula. Now he is nine, and still saying he is going to be an entomologist. He still collects bugs, and feeds them and holds them, and reads books about them.
So last night, when my boyfriend told me that his boss needed to find a home for his tarantula, I decided it was time. I have been stung by jellyfish, scorpions, swarmed and stung by enough yellow jackets to make my arm look like a giant sausage. I was bitten by Brown recluse spiders so many times, I started building an immunity to them. Why am I freaking out over a few little stinging hairs?
And so we went over to get our newest family member, and I was introduced to "Blanche." I was told that she is not a big eater, and that she is tempermental, and somewhat moody. I was a little worried about that, but then her previous owner proceeded to scoop her right up like it was nothing, and when I held out my hand, she crawled right onto it, and just sat there. I actually held her!
Now she is here, in her new home, and I am anxious to learn everything I can about her, and teach my little entomologist, and hopefully give Blanche a long and healthy life.
Sorry for the LONG intro. I am just excited, and a little nervous, still, even though I already love the little thing. Hopefully I will learn a lot here. I have so many questions!
A little backstory: I have 3 sons, age 16, and 9 year old twins. One of my twins, named Caesar, came up to me one day when he was 5, and announced that he wanted to be an entomologist when he grows up. I was very impressed he knew that word! He has always loved finding bugs, and keeping them, and learning about them. I have helped him raise butterflies, and ladybugs. I have caught insects with him outside. I have even helped him catch jumping spiders. But he has always wanted a tarantula. I know very little about tarantulas, but when I read that they could throw stinging hairs at you, I was pretty freaked out. I told Caesar he was too young to care for one by himself, that I couldn't do it. I tried getting him other pets. I gave him a kitten, and a snake, and he does love them, but I know he has always still wanted the tarantula. Now he is nine, and still saying he is going to be an entomologist. He still collects bugs, and feeds them and holds them, and reads books about them.
So last night, when my boyfriend told me that his boss needed to find a home for his tarantula, I decided it was time. I have been stung by jellyfish, scorpions, swarmed and stung by enough yellow jackets to make my arm look like a giant sausage. I was bitten by Brown recluse spiders so many times, I started building an immunity to them. Why am I freaking out over a few little stinging hairs?
And so we went over to get our newest family member, and I was introduced to "Blanche." I was told that she is not a big eater, and that she is tempermental, and somewhat moody. I was a little worried about that, but then her previous owner proceeded to scoop her right up like it was nothing, and when I held out my hand, she crawled right onto it, and just sat there. I actually held her!
Now she is here, in her new home, and I am anxious to learn everything I can about her, and teach my little entomologist, and hopefully give Blanche a long and healthy life.
Sorry for the LONG intro. I am just excited, and a little nervous, still, even though I already love the little thing. Hopefully I will learn a lot here. I have so many questions!
