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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ross Mac" data-source="post: 25824" data-attributes="member: 2817">Hi Leah, thanks for the info.  It's strange because my son saw his first tarantula at a local Xscape centre when  man who runs an animal charity takes different reptiles and birds of prey for people to hold.  The tarantula was held a lot by different people and didn't seem bothered at all.  I held it and asked if it had ever bitten anyone and he said no.  I knew Ross would want to hold his so we made sure it was docile before buying it.  We have given it much thought and we are not going to have another one.  Even with my Ecology degree I clearly don't remember enough about spiders.  While I would never intentionally hurt any creature, I think I should definitely stick to mammals where my knowledge better lies.  Julie</blockquote>