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Froix
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Number of posts : 65
Registration date : 2008-10-07
|  Subject: Tarantulas  Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:22 am | |
| Very popular among kids. Large furry spiders. Not as dangerous as most think but still is one of the creepiest crawlers for a pet. - Quote :
- For most species, the toxicity of their venom is much like that of a bee or wasp. It is most likely to cause a nasty local reaction incluidng pain, redness, swelling. However, people can have a an allergic or anaphylactic reaction to spider bites in the same way that some people react to bee stings, and this reaction can be fatal. Also, there are few species which have a stronger venom that could potentially be fatal, or at least make the bite victim quite ill. So while tarantula bits are unlikely to be fatal, you still want to avoid being bitten, and the best way to do this is to learn about spider behavior and treat the spider accordingly
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DianaR
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Number of posts : 105
Registration date : 2008-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:59 pm | |
| My sons wanted one so badly when they were young that I almost let them have one.
Since I am deathly afraid of regular house spiders, I just couldn't bring myself to let them have a tarantula, though. | |
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Brandbla8
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Number of posts : 127
Age : 51
Registration date : 2008-09-27
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:28 am | |
| Oh my goodness. I don't know what I would do if my kids wanted this kind of pet. | |
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jamesb
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Number of posts : 109
Registration date : 2008-12-01
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:59 am | |
| I really don't understand anyone who would want a large fluffy spider as a pet. I would be so freaked out that I could not sleep at night. | |
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lilymom24
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Number of posts : 51
Registration date : 2008-09-07
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:14 pm | |
| We can't have those here. I am deathly afraid of spiders.....especially big hairy ones. Yuck! | |
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jamesb
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Number of posts : 109
Registration date : 2008-12-01
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:35 am | |
| Well it just shows you how many different tastes people have. Some people hate cats and dogs, I hate snakes and spiders. | |
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Tigger
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Number of posts : 105
Registration date : 2009-01-20
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:25 pm | |
| I guess I'm the only one here who likes big fluffy spiders. I'm a little weird, though. I love bats, too.  | |
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Spike
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Number of posts : 17
Registration date : 2009-01-20
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:56 pm | |
| Spiders are the only thing I wouldn't have as a pet. I hate spiders and have no use for one. Something with that many legs is just creepy. I'm with james, on not being able to sleep at night.  | |
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Tigger
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Number of posts : 105
Registration date : 2009-01-20
| | Subject: Re: Tarantulas Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:08 pm | |
| I scared my friend pretty bad with one a few days ago. We went to a local pet store because she wanted a kitten. She freaked out about the tarantula so I let it walk onto my hand and held it. She looked like she wanted to run. "How can you even do that?!" I picked it up close to me and said, "I think it's cute." She's so deathly afraid of spiders. I know it was mean, but it was funny. | |
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