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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sharon Campbell" data-source="post: 123431" data-attributes="member: 27459">Hello, T owning friends!!! I’m Sharon, and I just rescued my very first T! I’ve handled grammostola roseas (Rose Hair Ts) in the past, and I’ve handled them quite a bit! I’ve also handled some beautiful B. Smithis (Mexican Red Knee) and aphonopelma chalcodes (Arizona Blond.) However, I now own my very first T! He is a juvenile Avic. Avic./ Avic. Urticans (Pink Toe T.) named Salem!!!! I rescued him from a petsmart in Cleveland, OH where he was malnutritioned and never handled. The employee told me that if he wasn’t sold on Black Friday, they would kill him. I’m not kidding, they said that to my face. But, I gladly bought him at a very discounted price and he gladly took a 5-6 hour car ride home back to Indiana. He is so amazing and beautiful. However, I really need to know if he is an A. Avicularia or and A. Urticans.</blockquote>