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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Casey K." data-source="post: 95556" data-attributes="member: 1090"><p style="margin-left: 20px">You know, imo, poec54 is an ok guy.  I've never had a go with him, lol.  I do feel that it is "friendly" to offer advice when you're a newbie to protect both the person and the pet from someone making poor decisions, HOWEVER, I disagree with how some people treat others JUST BECAUSE that person chose to purchase a tarantula that would've been better off with a more experienced hobbyist.  It's kinda like shunning someone for buying a rattlesnake when they aren't experienced with snakes, period.  We live and we learn based on the decisions we make.  I know a lot of people that own aggressive pitbulls (when they should own a lab or a poodle, lol) but it's not for me to judge them because they want to own one.  Who knows?  Perhaps all of this should/shouldn't buy because you're new/inexperienced will all go away.  We (as hobbyists) shouldn't be classified by "new" or "old" hobbyist but by the way we "care for and love" our pets (regardless how mean they are).  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>