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Message: <blockquote data-quote="syzygy" data-source="post: 69179" data-attributes="member: 4361">If you have a T that is calm enough to allow you to rehouse it temporarily into an enclosure that is nothing more than .5" or so of coco-fiber or other "soft" substrate then it should be fine.  Most Grammostola or Brachypelma would be fine.  If possible, rehouse a day or two before the car rideThis is a great learning opportunity and at that age the kids are sponges for facts. You will likely get just as many "ewwww...a spider" responses as you do "cool....a spider" reactions, but the reality is that they are far more able to learn and look at something in a new way than most of us old people.</blockquote>