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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Leylaf" data-source="post: 25992" data-attributes="member: 2857">I fell in love with my A. Avicularia, Samara while I was in Petsmart buying frozen mice for my Ball Python.  Same conditions as mentioned above, she was in a tiny Kritter Keeper, with a nasty sponge water dish <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />In my opinion, I totally rescued her from that store.  The label on the front of the "display" said Handling: Do not handle.  *sigh*Yesterday was her first full day in her new home, she has a very spacious, tall glass enclosure, and she ate 5 crickets! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>