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In answer to your question, no, I don't think it's irresponsible to recommend a campbridgei to someone with just a chalcodes. I don't think so at all. A Poeci or an obt, yes, but a campbridgei, and a comment about their attitude, no. I give people the benefit of the doubt, I guess. I just assume that anyone getting a new species researches them first. Perhaps I do assume too much, but I don't think so. I see new enthusiasts asking questions on YT all of the time. They feel comfortable there, and can ask questions without getting preached at or talked down to.I know a 15 yr old kid, my nephew, who has a campbridgei as well as an irminia and an H lividum. I don't worry about him at all...but he's a big, healthy, responsible kid, and doesn't act like a typical teenager. He doesn't want to show off, he just loves tarantulas. I just feel it's different strokes for different folks, I guess. Much depends on the person. If the poster had come back asking me about the campbridgei, I would have answered any questions I could and recommended researching them and watching videos of them before buying a sling. Often when you purchase a fast, defensive tarantula and raise it up, you grow with that spider. I did it with several species, I don't see why someone else couldn't do the same thing. I mean, an Avicularia isn't going to prepare you for an irminia more than researching it will...they're both arboreal, but other than that I would say they had no similarities whatsoever. Just my opinion.
In answer to your question, no, I don't think it's irresponsible to recommend a campbridgei to someone with just a chalcodes. I don't think so at all. A Poeci or an obt, yes, but a campbridgei, and a comment about their attitude, no. I give people the benefit of the doubt, I guess. I just assume that anyone getting a new species researches them first. Perhaps I do assume too much, but I don't think so. I see new enthusiasts asking questions on YT all of the time. They feel comfortable there, and can ask questions without getting preached at or talked down to.
I know a 15 yr old kid, my nephew, who has a campbridgei as well as an irminia and an H lividum. I don't worry about him at all...but he's a big, healthy, responsible kid, and doesn't act like a typical teenager. He doesn't want to show off, he just loves tarantulas. I just feel it's different strokes for different folks, I guess. Much depends on the person. If the poster had come back asking me about the campbridgei, I would have answered any questions I could and recommended researching them and watching videos of them before buying a sling. Often when you purchase a fast, defensive tarantula and raise it up, you grow with that spider. I did it with several species, I don't see why someone else couldn't do the same thing. I mean, an Avicularia isn't going to prepare you for an irminia more than researching it will...they're both arboreal, but other than that I would say they had no similarities whatsoever. Just my opinion.