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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bodisky" data-source="post: 211122" data-attributes="member: 38492"><p>Hey! My name is Kerry and I've been keeping T's since 1995. I am a retired microbiologist/researcher/grant writer. I am a founding member of the Research Institute for Exotic Species, a lab now absorbed by another lab. We were the first to document and microscopically photograph the nematode infestation disease in tarantulas. We had assistance from the USDA on nematode ID but it was not definite. I believe now the nematodes have been identified although I have not read the current research. I still spend a little time on my scopes but now I just enjoy spending my time with my T's, parrots, dogs, donkeys and managing a website for a local animal shelter. I don't usually join hobby lists but I'm going to give this one a shot. I like the format and the people.</p></blockquote><p></p>