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<blockquote data-quote="ArvadaLanee" data-source="post: 66334" data-attributes="member: 4315"><p>This is all great stuff. I have been extremely sick for the past week and a half, so now that I'm on the mend, I can get back to studying up. It's a lot to learn, but luckily, I have more time than most people, being a stay at home mom, and I honestly enjoy learning about pretty much any living creature. </p><p></p><p>I have read that many people don't consider the rose hairs good beginner tarantulas. If I had chosen, I would have put a lot more research into it first, and probably joined this site before hand to get some opinions, and read up, and went over the pros and cons of the suggestions...Blanche came to us as a rescue. Her previous owner had forgotten about her in a spare bedroom, and felt horrible about it, and asked us to take her in because he knows how passionate I am about all of our pets. It wasn't the ideal situation, but I have a soft spot for animals, and I am more than willing to learn. </p><p></p><p>As for handling, I am not set on holding her all the time. I would like to be able to get to the point that I can spot clean her cage, remove uneaten food, and at some point, I will need to move her into a temporary spot so I can change out her substrate, because her previous owner has sand in there. I don't really mind leaving her be, and holding her only when absolutely necessary. My kids have expressed no desire to touch her at all, ever. They like watching her, and have been bringing home library books on tarantulas, but they seem perfectly happy to let Mom be the one to take the risk of opening the cage! Hopefully as I learn more, it will get a little easier and less scary to do her maintenance. One nice thing about Blanche, is that so far, she hasn't been shy about making her feelings known. If I stick my hand in there to do something, and she starts lifting those front legs, I am so out of there. If she sits perfectly still, I can proceed. </p><p></p><p>The fasting thing makes sense to me. After some of the reading I have done, I can see why they would have times of fasting. Of course, right when we got her, I had to feed her, because all I knew was that she hadn't been offered food in 2 months. Unless I am totally blind, she must have eaten, though, because I went over every inch of her enclosure with a pen light, and that cricket and wax worm where nowhere to be found, so hopefully that wasn't any major screw up. </p><p></p><p>I just found it interesting that in some of the reading I have been doing, rose hairs are described as a great beginner species by some, and by others, not a good beginner species, and of the ones who say they are not good for beginners, the reasons are all different. I found it kind of funny that some people claimed the reason they don't suggest them for beginners is that they are boring. Personally, I find Blanche to be very interesting. I have always loved learning animal behaviors, and I have rarely come across an animal that I can't figure out. I never thought I'd be trying to figure out a large spider, but I like a challenge. Thanks for all the helpful info, and opinions, and stories. I really appreciate it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArvadaLanee, post: 66334, member: 4315"] This is all great stuff. I have been extremely sick for the past week and a half, so now that I'm on the mend, I can get back to studying up. It's a lot to learn, but luckily, I have more time than most people, being a stay at home mom, and I honestly enjoy learning about pretty much any living creature. I have read that many people don't consider the rose hairs good beginner tarantulas. If I had chosen, I would have put a lot more research into it first, and probably joined this site before hand to get some opinions, and read up, and went over the pros and cons of the suggestions...Blanche came to us as a rescue. Her previous owner had forgotten about her in a spare bedroom, and felt horrible about it, and asked us to take her in because he knows how passionate I am about all of our pets. It wasn't the ideal situation, but I have a soft spot for animals, and I am more than willing to learn. As for handling, I am not set on holding her all the time. I would like to be able to get to the point that I can spot clean her cage, remove uneaten food, and at some point, I will need to move her into a temporary spot so I can change out her substrate, because her previous owner has sand in there. I don't really mind leaving her be, and holding her only when absolutely necessary. My kids have expressed no desire to touch her at all, ever. They like watching her, and have been bringing home library books on tarantulas, but they seem perfectly happy to let Mom be the one to take the risk of opening the cage! Hopefully as I learn more, it will get a little easier and less scary to do her maintenance. One nice thing about Blanche, is that so far, she hasn't been shy about making her feelings known. If I stick my hand in there to do something, and she starts lifting those front legs, I am so out of there. If she sits perfectly still, I can proceed. The fasting thing makes sense to me. After some of the reading I have done, I can see why they would have times of fasting. Of course, right when we got her, I had to feed her, because all I knew was that she hadn't been offered food in 2 months. Unless I am totally blind, she must have eaten, though, because I went over every inch of her enclosure with a pen light, and that cricket and wax worm where nowhere to be found, so hopefully that wasn't any major screw up. I just found it interesting that in some of the reading I have been doing, rose hairs are described as a great beginner species by some, and by others, not a good beginner species, and of the ones who say they are not good for beginners, the reasons are all different. I found it kind of funny that some people claimed the reason they don't suggest them for beginners is that they are boring. Personally, I find Blanche to be very interesting. I have always loved learning animal behaviors, and I have rarely come across an animal that I can't figure out. I never thought I'd be trying to figure out a large spider, but I like a challenge. Thanks for all the helpful info, and opinions, and stories. I really appreciate it. :) [/QUOTE]
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