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<blockquote data-quote="syzygy" data-source="post: 84828" data-attributes="member: 4361"><p><a href="http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool" target="_blank">http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool</a></p><p><a href="http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool" target="_blank">http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool</a></p><p>I knew that 15-20 years ago this was a problem, but had thought that because the B.smithi was easy enough to breed in captivity and is so commonly available as slings and juvis that this was no longer an issue.</p><p></p><p>I hadn't really thought that much about it, but I'm in Texas and know that there are any number of pet stores where I could walk in with a T and walk out with cash or credit. Given that, it's not hard to conceive that any B.smithi's they stock could have been living under a cactus in Mexico just 72 hours prior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="syzygy, post: 84828, member: 4361"] [url]http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool[/url] [URL='http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-hairy-situation-the-red-kneed-tarantula-is-not-a-pet?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool'][/URL] I knew that 15-20 years ago this was a problem, but had thought that because the B.smithi was easy enough to breed in captivity and is so commonly available as slings and juvis that this was no longer an issue. I hadn't really thought that much about it, but I'm in Texas and know that there are any number of pet stores where I could walk in with a T and walk out with cash or credit. Given that, it's not hard to conceive that any B.smithi's they stock could have been living under a cactus in Mexico just 72 hours prior. [/QUOTE]
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