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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hopeful_tarantula" data-source="post: 22075" data-attributes="member: 2537">Heya,I don't have a tarantula yet...but...I have finally managed to persuade my parents to let me get one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.The story of how my parents finally allowed me is:On Monday this week, a friend and I went to a reptile/arachnid/insect specialist shop. As my friend Lewis and I were walking around, we saw a few tanks with some Chilean Roses in (and by the looks of things, the set ups were good - dry coir substrate, proper water bowl and a hide). I wanted to get Stanley Schultz's Book on keeping tarantula's (they didn't have it in stock, so ordered it from Amazon), and asked the member of staff about what information I would need. He was good, and pretty much said everything I have learnt so far. He then asked if I wanted to handle a Chilean Rose. I was a bit uncertain, but said yes I would. As soon as the tarantula was placed in my hands, I was completely hooked! I wanted to take it home there and then...but at that point, it was still a no from the parents, so I had to leave it there.After my college course, my Dad picked me up and on the way home, I tentatively bought up the subject of tarantula's and after being bombarded by Dad (thank you Tarantula forum for letting me do some research before Dad asked me) I was able to answer his questions and he said that I can get a Tarantula, but I have got a few conditions before I am allowed to get one:The conditions are:1) That at least one of my animals have to pass away first (come on fish! lol).2) That if none of my animals have died, then I have to wait until I move into my new bedroom (hopefully this year)3) I don't go and 'scare' people with it...I have a few people with arachnophobia in the family/friends4) I only post photos on other tarantula sites and forums...and not on my own FB page due to the reason above5) That I do a lot of research and stuff on tarantulas before I go out and get one lol.Thankfully, I had read on here that the book I have now got (The Tarantula Keepers Guide - Revised Edition. By Stanley A Schultz and Marguerite J Schultz) that this is pretty much the Bible, so am pretty pleased I have this now and of course...the Tarantula Forum so I can ask lots of questions etc. lol.Anyway, sorry for the long post, but just wanted to say I am finally allowed to get a tarantula and wanted you all to know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> xxJulia xx</blockquote>

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