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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrFireLeg" data-source="post: 190690" data-attributes="member: 36432">Hi all,I’m from Sheffield, UK. My oldest became big mad at around 2.5, he’s just turned 5. I’d never considered owning a spider/Tarantula before but have never been afraid either of them either. Even as a kid I was the spider catcher of the house.around 8 months ago we decided to get a T for him, we really hope his interest in bio diversity and nature continues and he has an interest in an important field when he grows up. Right now he just really wants to be someone that looks after bugs. Animals too but his interest is certainly more towards inverts.so we got him a Mexican Fire Leg. I have to say I love this spider, it’s fascinating and beautiful. I think it’s similar to how people with green fingers feel about growing veg. I do liken it to a walking flower. Unsexed at the moment.Anyway I’m going to get my own soon and have landed on an Antilles Pink Foot. Going to put some study time into the hobby before I get it. I have quite a few questions but I’ll leave them for a later post.Thanks for reading</blockquote>