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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silverkita" data-source="post: 234317" data-attributes="member: 48702">Hi, I'm a Sam from the UK who just got into this hobby too! (Though not a Samantha, haha).Congrats on making the jump and working on your fears! For me, tarantulas never really set off that unsettling feeling that I get with other spiders, and I've wanted one since I was a kid. But I have been fearful of most other inverts and been working on it over recent years. Now I keep mantises, isopods, tarantulas, a jumping spider and I breed some feeder inverts too.The more I learn, watch and care for these critters the more that fear fades away to appreciation. They are fascinating creatures. Since getting my first tarantula a couple months ago, I've even found myself way less bothered by the spiders I see about my house.I really hope you enjoy this hobby. It's awesome to get over your fears and learn to love the creatures that so many hate.</blockquote>