Hey There, Fellow Spider Lovers

[DontFearSpiders]

Hey there, I'm DontFearSpiders—though I have to admit, the name's a bit ironic considering this awesome site is all about tarantulas! I’m based in the Western Cape, South Africa, which, sadly, means I’m not allowed to keep tarantulas here. Still, that doesn’t stop me from loving these incredible creatures!

At the moment, I have a lovely brown widow named Nyx, and I’m excited because I’m hoping a new member will be joining the family soon. While I may not have a tarantula, I absolutely adore them and dream of having one someday.

Looking forward to connecting with fellow tarantula enthusiasts here! ️

 

[Lawrence b]

Hi and welcome to the forum .

 

[AndrewClayton]

Hey there, I'm DontFearSpiders—though I have to admit, the name's a bit ironic considering this awesome site is all about tarantulas! I’m based in the Western Cape, South Africa, which, sadly, means I’m not allowed to keep tarantulas here. Still, that doesn’t stop me from loving these incredible creatures!

At the moment, I have a lovely brown widow named Nyx, and I’m excited because I’m hoping a new member will be joining the family soon. While I may not have a tarantula, I absolutely adore them and dream of having one someday.

Looking forward to connecting with fellow tarantula enthusiasts here! ️

Welcome to the forum buddy.

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Hello and welcome. I know you mentioned you can't keep T's . Does this mean even native species of T's?

 

[DontFearSpiders]

Sadly yes They're very strict here. You need a permit to catch wild species, and it's pretty hard to get a permit. Not to mention it's really hard to find a tarantula in the wild here,

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Sadly yes They're very strict here. You need a permit to catch wild species, and it's pretty hard to get a permit. Not to mention it's really hard to find a tarantula in the wild here,

I pray that maybe one day you can get a permit or they change the laws allowing you to keep some T's one day soon.

 

[Enn49]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome

 

[Ratmosphere]

Welcome!

 

[Casey K.]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Charliemum]

Hi n welcome

 

[DontFearSpiders]

Thanks for the welcomes everyone!

 

[m0lsx]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[AndrewClayton]

Hello and welcome. I know you mentioned you can't keep T's . Does this mean even native species of T's?

It's actually worse for them to keep native T's, it only seems to be the province of Western Cape, South Africa that's as bad. It seems to be more lenient in the other provinces of SA.

 

[DontFearSpiders]

It's actually worse for them to keep native T's, it only seems to be the province of Western Cape, South Africa that's as bad. It seems to be more lenient in the other provinces of SA.

Sally this is exactly how it is but I'm trying to find some loopholes somewhere. Some people keep dwarf tarantulas because they're "not real baboons"? But I'm not so sure of that information, but I did contact Cape Nature, they haven't gotten back to me but hopefully they will soon

 

[DontFearSpiders]

Sally this is exactly how it is but I'm trying to find some loopholes somewhere. Some people keep dwarf tarantulas because they're "not real baboons"? But I'm not so sure of that information, but I did contact Cape Nature, they haven't gotten back to me but hopefully they will soon

Meanwhile I'm learning everything about tarantulas that I can.

 

[AndrewClayton]

Meanwhile I'm learning everything about tarantulas that I can.

This is fantastic, too many people will jump in without knowing the basics.

 

[DontFearSpiders]

It's been about 3 years, and I'm still learning so much from every genus and their behaviour. I absolutely love this hobby (even though I'm not yet involved) and it's so fascinating!