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<blockquote data-quote="Arachnoclown" data-source="post: 166447" data-attributes="member: 27444"><p>Sorry for your loss.</p><p>I agree with what [USER=4151]@Phil[/USER] said 100%. </p><p>**Long time keeper view**</p><p>This isnt to be little or make fun of the situation but how I deal with losses after nearly 40 years raising tarantulas. </p><p></p><p>This is coming from a tarantula breeder/collector that trades 100s-1000s of spiders every year.</p><p></p><p>While I know some people keep only a few as pets...some people that keep lots may have similar views or not.</p><p></p><p>I've personally never had the same feeling with spiders as I would a dog or cat. Spiders don't have any feelings or emotions to humans what so ever. If you were to pass away tomorrow your spider would care less. Your dog or cat is much different...they would miss you. </p><p></p><p>Dealing with losses at my level in the hobby is much different then others. While I'm saddened by the loss...I toss the deceased in my roach bin or springtail culture and replace the Tarantula in the collection (circle of life). Even though personally I'm saddened by the lose I cant truly love something that doesn't return it. Spiders feel no emotions toward anything so I've kinda developed the same thing over the decades. </p><p>Again I'm not trying to make small of someone losing their pet. Just giving another point of view on how to deal with loss weather it helps in anyway or helps someone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arachnoclown, post: 166447, member: 27444"] Sorry for your loss. I agree with what [USER=4151]@Phil[/USER] said 100%. **Long time keeper view** This isnt to be little or make fun of the situation but how I deal with losses after nearly 40 years raising tarantulas. This is coming from a tarantula breeder/collector that trades 100s-1000s of spiders every year. While I know some people keep only a few as pets...some people that keep lots may have similar views or not. I've personally never had the same feeling with spiders as I would a dog or cat. Spiders don't have any feelings or emotions to humans what so ever. If you were to pass away tomorrow your spider would care less. Your dog or cat is much different...they would miss you. Dealing with losses at my level in the hobby is much different then others. While I'm saddened by the loss...I toss the deceased in my roach bin or springtail culture and replace the Tarantula in the collection (circle of life). Even though personally I'm saddened by the lose I cant truly love something that doesn't return it. Spiders feel no emotions toward anything so I've kinda developed the same thing over the decades. Again I'm not trying to make small of someone losing their pet. Just giving another point of view on how to deal with loss weather it helps in anyway or helps someone else. [/QUOTE]
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