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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 56174" data-attributes="member: 3949">As a female, I find it sexist that someone would tone things down for my "benefit." Treat me the same way you'd treat a man, please.I really don't like the soft bigotry of low expectations.You're both right - it is a waste of a male, but it's also understandable that a newbie would be either uncomfortable shipping or hesitant to send off a prized pet to an uncertain fate. For something like an LP this isn't such a big deal. If we were talking about an uncommon species, I would say that the owner almost has an obligation to the hobby to try to find the spider a mate. Obviously that would be unenforceable and is a matter of opinion, but the hobby (and spider, and owner!) benefits from breeding as many tarantulas as possible.</blockquote>