Have a Happy Christmas and a great new year.

[WolfieKate]

It’s a little strange to realise my long held plan to have Tarantulas only came to fruition this year, along side surgery for a slipped disc! Its been wonderful watching their personalities and realising that thinking about living with a T is very different to the reality of fussing over them. their awkward appetites, the first molt (Shaky, lost a spinnaret end) nearly finishing me off, my sudden interest in slings at the end of the year, wondering who I’ll leave them too if they outlive me (daughter no question, she‘s studying animal management). Caring quite alot for all of them. Knowing its christmas eve and I have to get crickets! Carrying a plastic bag at all times for leaf litter for the moo cows. And finally developing a spreadsheet so i can keep track! Thanks to this forum for helping me on my path.

 

[Enn49]

Happy Christmas and all the best for the new year to you and yours.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Merry Chrihmih and Happy Nuu Yeaaah!

 

[m0lsx]

In Ukraine there is a legend of a Christmas spider, where they even use a spider &/or it's web as a Christmas tree decoration.

A poor but hardworking widow once lived in a small hut with her children. One summer day, a pine cone fell on the earthen floor of the hut and took root. The widow's children cared for the tree, excited at the prospect of having a Christmas tree by winter. The tree grew, but when Christmas Eve arrived, they could not afford to decorate it. The children sadly went to bed and fell asleep. Early the next morning, they woke up and saw the tree covered with cobwebs. When they opened the windows, the first rays of sunlight touched the webs and turned them into gold and silver. The widow and her children were overjoyed. From then on, they never lived in poverty again.

And does anyone keep Austracantha minax. The Christmas Spider?

Happy Christmas & all the best for new year.