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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 140731" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>Now I had written this about 12 noon, but didn't finish, it is now 3am and I was just checking the forums before bed. The following paragraph was written a few comments into this thread so I'll just leave it as it was then but I really have to say ethlynn, I have read all your posts fully, including the one where you say your tarantula LOVES meeting new people and LOVES to be handled, now you're saying others are humanising tarantulas?? ??. I have no interest in joining an argument at 3 am, so having said that I'll just post what I had written on the subject of reliable sources.</p><p></p><p>The problem with books and caresheets is that they can become outdated. Even new books , particularly the lightweight "enjoy your. .." "Your first..." types can contain outdated information due to the source material. To say all books and caressheets are not reliable sources of information is wrong though , some are excellent, well researched and contain a wealth of information.</p><p>The same with pet shops, some owners are passionate about animal husbandry and have years of personal experience to complement their research, some really have no idea and perpetuate outdated ideas and myths. I've kept birds and tropical fish for 38 years as well as many other animals and have never stopped researching and you have no idea how many times I've had to bite my tongue because the staff are giving out wrong information. Go and buy a new aquarium and see if they explain the nitrogen cycle and recommend that you come back in 6 weeks or so to buy your fish to give time for the beneficial bacteria to establish, they won't because you'll just buy fish down the road. The most ethical of them will explain, give you an established filter sponge and sell you fish then and there, that's about as good as it gets. Petshops here still keep Australian scorpions like they are American species because that's what they read in a book or online, few have the time or enthusiasm to research properly. Some are excellent though.</p><p>Your information should come from as many sources as possible, it's up to you to sift through it. Before the Internet I would read about a species in say 10 books and tentatively accept the common consensus, the Internet has made it harder in some ways, there's lots of sources but so many just repeating what was written on another site , down to where it's obvious most have just copied and pasted the information, the exact wording on site after site. Keepers/hobbyists on forums/groups are prone to this too. Experienced keepers are great sources of information , but they relate their experiences, another may have experienced things differently and neither may reflect your experience, they're not wrong, but you need to sift through all of the information and advice yourself and try what you think is right for your circumstances even if it's not exactly what someone told you to do.</p><p>Animal husbandry advances constantly, methods are proved wrong, methods are superseded, all through research and experimentation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 140731, member: 27677"] Now I had written this about 12 noon, but didn't finish, it is now 3am and I was just checking the forums before bed. The following paragraph was written a few comments into this thread so I'll just leave it as it was then but I really have to say ethlynn, I have read all your posts fully, including the one where you say your tarantula LOVES meeting new people and LOVES to be handled, now you're saying others are humanising tarantulas?? ??. I have no interest in joining an argument at 3 am, so having said that I'll just post what I had written on the subject of reliable sources. The problem with books and caresheets is that they can become outdated. Even new books , particularly the lightweight "enjoy your. .." "Your first..." types can contain outdated information due to the source material. To say all books and caressheets are not reliable sources of information is wrong though , some are excellent, well researched and contain a wealth of information. The same with pet shops, some owners are passionate about animal husbandry and have years of personal experience to complement their research, some really have no idea and perpetuate outdated ideas and myths. I've kept birds and tropical fish for 38 years as well as many other animals and have never stopped researching and you have no idea how many times I've had to bite my tongue because the staff are giving out wrong information. Go and buy a new aquarium and see if they explain the nitrogen cycle and recommend that you come back in 6 weeks or so to buy your fish to give time for the beneficial bacteria to establish, they won't because you'll just buy fish down the road. The most ethical of them will explain, give you an established filter sponge and sell you fish then and there, that's about as good as it gets. Petshops here still keep Australian scorpions like they are American species because that's what they read in a book or online, few have the time or enthusiasm to research properly. Some are excellent though. Your information should come from as many sources as possible, it's up to you to sift through it. Before the Internet I would read about a species in say 10 books and tentatively accept the common consensus, the Internet has made it harder in some ways, there's lots of sources but so many just repeating what was written on another site , down to where it's obvious most have just copied and pasted the information, the exact wording on site after site. Keepers/hobbyists on forums/groups are prone to this too. Experienced keepers are great sources of information , but they relate their experiences, another may have experienced things differently and neither may reflect your experience, they're not wrong, but you need to sift through all of the information and advice yourself and try what you think is right for your circumstances even if it's not exactly what someone told you to do. Animal husbandry advances constantly, methods are proved wrong, methods are superseded, all through research and experimentation. [/QUOTE]
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