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Message: <blockquote data-quote="deadmanscamera" data-source="post: 131377" data-attributes="member: 27826">Not that I would... so please don't worry! I love my T's!I was thinking the other day about "What If's"... The "What If that came across my mind was, "What would happen if I released a certain species of Tarantula back into their respective and native wild habitat to which they belong" (like, Gooty Sapphires come from that endangered little humid forest in the town of Gooty, India; Greenbottle Blue's be living in harsh dry ares of Venezuela ((and other countries)), etc., etc.,) Since we humans take and remove certain species of Tarantula from their habitat for their benefit, preservation purposes (i.e. the Gooty Sapphire is listed as Critically Endangered), and scientific purposes, and recreational purposes for hobbyists. Whether or not the Tarantulas adapt to a domesticated life, and assuming, more or less, some do thru human-influenced mating and reproduction and giving birth to a new a generation of Tarantula slings, one might assume a Tarantula can become domesticated over time especially if born into "captivity". (Captivity might be a too strong of word... how about just..."born into domestication".Which brings me to the point. What would happen if someone released a 1st generation wild Tarantula back into their respective habitat; and/or What would happen if a "domesticated Tarantula" was released back into their respective habitat? Could they thrive? Would they perish? I bought my Greenbottle Blue from a pet store with a reputable reptile area. I would assume the company I bought it from purchased that Tarantula from a breeder. Which means maybe my GBB is "domesticated". In my early years of collecting Arachnids, I found a Giant House Spider in my garage once. Housed it in a beautiful glass container and fed it flies from the garage and also store bought crickets. It build an amazing funnel-web and thrived in its terrarium. After about 6-8 months I released it back into a dark corner of the garage exactly where I found it. Do you think it thrived or perished?What are your thoughts, insights, or experience regarding this topic? I'd love to hear more!!<img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley    :T:" data-shortname=":T:" /></blockquote>

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