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Message: <blockquote data-quote="onebulletaway" data-source="post: 209647" data-attributes="member: 38372">Hi there! I'm Kailen, 31, and live in good ol' Long Island, New York. I got my first tarantula (g. pulchripes sling) at the start of the summer to get over my dislike of spiders. (To explain, I wasn't afraid of them, but just wasn't a fan and the best way to get over something is to just try it/educate yourself and well - here I am less than a year in with six tarantulas! Exposure therapy works.) Unfortunately, I learned early on that slings are sensitive little things and even if the husbandry is correct - they will still pass away. To me, thriving is what 'surviving' should be so I thoroughly enjoy educating myself and don't even get me started on the level of enjoyment I have when building enclosures for my tarantulas.I have all new world terrestrials as I don't feel comfortable obtaining an old world just yet - I know I can handle it but I want more experience in the hobby before I take it on (plus I need more shelf space!) My collection is as follows: mature female a. chalcodes, an unsexed juvenile t. stirmi, and four unsexed slings (t. albo, t. vagans, g. pulchripes, b. smithi/annitha - the last one being a gift from the lovely Oursapoil as I gave him two exoterra tanks that I no longer needed). I did have a male avic avic but I shipped him off to a Discord friend who was looking for a male for a breeding project.I look forward to continuing my education in the hobby and possibly even begin a breeding project or two once I'm experienced enough. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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