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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TabithasMom" data-source="post: 56276" data-attributes="member: 3599">Just throwing my $0.02 in...I can completely understand the hesitancy of shipping off a male, especially if it's a new situation to face. Like the OP, I also have a male LP, who would love nothing more than having some lady lovin'. Since he's my first mature male (and I admit to having an attachment to him), I'm also torn on what I want to do. Deep down, yes. He should fulfill his dreams, and pair up with a sexy female T, yet I'm a worrier, and saying I'm a mother hen is an understatement. I did seek out a mature female, both on this forum, and by talking with many breeders at a local con. None of the breeders offered to take him (and I honestly didn't press it too hard), and I couldn't find a female. The next con I go to in December, I will look more actively for handing him over, though. The choice is a hard one for those who are new to this. So, one may find it a waste to keep the male chaste, but another may understand the weight the decision carries.The second point I want to bring up after reading this thread is there's a reason I keep coming back here. This forum is almost void of degrading language, insulting replies, and snobbery. While I consider myself pretty knowledgeable on tarantula husbandry, I still have A LOT to learn, and I welcome any advice given...so long as I'm not made to feel like an idiot. So, it disheartens me to find such squabbling. People who are new to the hobby don't need to be scared away (like another infamous forum tends to do), because much of their information will come from discussing things with other hobbyists. Lord knows most of those "care sheets" are a load of crap, and the vast majority of pet stores don't know their @ss from their armpit, lol. Anyway, this is all my humble opinion. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes    :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

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