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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 59706" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>The only tarantula I ever really bothered naming was my G.porteri, whom I got when I was 10, and was my first tarantula. None of my other ones have ever had names. That might seem boring to some people, but I like to label each enclosure with the scientific name and the common name underneath. Obviously I know which is which, but it's more for authenticity. I like to think of my collection as something like one big aquarium or a zoo perhaps (although I honestly hate using the word zoo), that I can show off to people who are interested in seeing them. I suppose that's one of the biggest reasons why I've always seen tarantulas (and most invertebrates really) as display animals, not actual "pets". A pet tends to imply something that can be handled or something a person would interact with both physically and emotionally on a regular basis. This could even apply to certain reptiles, but not inverts IMO. I actually enjoy them more when they're left alone and allowed to do what they'd do in the wild (or would LIKELY do). I know people use them interchangeably, but I just sorta felt the need to clear that up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> For species that I own more than one individual of, I may sometimes refer to each one with a specific name, but it's more of just a label that I use to distinguish them versus an actual name.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 59706, member: 1084"] The only tarantula I ever really bothered naming was my G.porteri, whom I got when I was 10, and was my first tarantula. None of my other ones have ever had names. That might seem boring to some people, but I like to label each enclosure with the scientific name and the common name underneath. Obviously I know which is which, but it's more for authenticity. I like to think of my collection as something like one big aquarium or a zoo perhaps (although I honestly hate using the word zoo), that I can show off to people who are interested in seeing them. I suppose that's one of the biggest reasons why I've always seen tarantulas (and most invertebrates really) as display animals, not actual "pets". A pet tends to imply something that can be handled or something a person would interact with both physically and emotionally on a regular basis. This could even apply to certain reptiles, but not inverts IMO. I actually enjoy them more when they're left alone and allowed to do what they'd do in the wild (or would LIKELY do). I know people use them interchangeably, but I just sorta felt the need to clear that up :p For species that I own more than one individual of, I may sometimes refer to each one with a specific name, but it's more of just a label that I use to distinguish them versus an actual name. [/QUOTE]
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