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<blockquote data-quote="BrokenRay" data-source="post: 165504" data-attributes="member: 31237"><p>Welcome Swedish, I completely understand you as I myself have suffered from severe arachnophobia. When I was 17 I was bit on the face while sleeping by a highly venomous spider that left me in bad shape for weeks. Had to go to the doctor to get treated. My left whole side of my face even swelled 3 times over, it was bad. That even progressed my arachnophobia more.</p><p></p><p>Like you I was still fascinated with tarantulas, not true spiders which tarantulas are not. 2 years ago I got started of all places watching youtube videos on T's. I spent over a year researching everything I could on them which I had the time at the 3rd shift job I used to have.<u> Once knowledge was obtained fear subsided.</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u>Many people will reccomend beginner species but being a previous extreme arachnophobe I can give you the advice needed. Steer clear of fast moving, highly defensive tarantulas when starting out. Your best way to get started is on docile, slow moving and most importantly those species that are very forgiving of husbandry mistakes. Because more than likely you will make them unintentionally as part of the real live experience of owning them. Which I came out here to the forums to post my first bone head mistake on 1/2 in. G. pulchra I just bought which will be in a new post after this.</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u>I'm a newbie T owner and got my 1st one on 12/10/20 a Honduran Tliltocatl albopilosum Curly Hair 2 in. juvenile. 1. Because of it's hardiness 2. temperament and 3. cost. I am happy to say he is 2.5 in. now and he sealed his burrow off a week ago so I know he'll be molting soon. For me I love the Curly Hair. Mine has a big personality and constantly redecorated his enclosure. I even caught the little booger head come out of his burrow with substrate and dump it in his water dish right in front of me.</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u>Whateverspecies you like make sure to research everything about it. Believe me watching videos on them and taking care of them is 2 different things and don't fear them. Unlike true spiders tarantulas actually have unique personalities sometimes good sometimes bad.</u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrokenRay, post: 165504, member: 31237"] Welcome Swedish, I completely understand you as I myself have suffered from severe arachnophobia. When I was 17 I was bit on the face while sleeping by a highly venomous spider that left me in bad shape for weeks. Had to go to the doctor to get treated. My left whole side of my face even swelled 3 times over, it was bad. That even progressed my arachnophobia more. Like you I was still fascinated with tarantulas, not true spiders which tarantulas are not. 2 years ago I got started of all places watching youtube videos on T's. I spent over a year researching everything I could on them which I had the time at the 3rd shift job I used to have.[U] Once knowledge was obtained fear subsided. Many people will reccomend beginner species but being a previous extreme arachnophobe I can give you the advice needed. Steer clear of fast moving, highly defensive tarantulas when starting out. Your best way to get started is on docile, slow moving and most importantly those species that are very forgiving of husbandry mistakes. Because more than likely you will make them unintentionally as part of the real live experience of owning them. Which I came out here to the forums to post my first bone head mistake on 1/2 in. G. pulchra I just bought which will be in a new post after this. I'm a newbie T owner and got my 1st one on 12/10/20 a Honduran Tliltocatl albopilosum Curly Hair 2 in. juvenile. 1. Because of it's hardiness 2. temperament and 3. cost. I am happy to say he is 2.5 in. now and he sealed his burrow off a week ago so I know he'll be molting soon. For me I love the Curly Hair. Mine has a big personality and constantly redecorated his enclosure. I even caught the little booger head come out of his burrow with substrate and dump it in his water dish right in front of me. Whateverspecies you like make sure to research everything about it. Believe me watching videos on them and taking care of them is 2 different things and don't fear them. Unlike true spiders tarantulas actually have unique personalities sometimes good sometimes bad.[/U] [/QUOTE]
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