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It also depends on what you are looking for in the hobby... For us it's all about the enjoyment of raising slings and the satisfaction you get from watching them grow into an adult - slings are adorable and it's a learning curve for anyone that's not raised any before
Sure I can understand why some people want to get a tarantula of size as they are impressive - but then you also get the sort of people who want certain species to collect that are adult females for a 'look what I've got and you haven't'
The emphasis on ending up with a male for breeding /loan can make males seem a good investment for a collection I've noticed it more in adverts I've seen in the states rather than in the UK that it seems to be the norm to expect 50/50 on a successful eggsac from using your MM? .. In the UK breeders tend to be a lot more Liberal in there breeding approach and don't really do that.. We send out MMs all the time and we never expect 50% we sort out a deal prior to shipping him and everyone is happy I don't like greedyness within the hobby as tarantula need to be bred for all to enjoy

<blockquote data-quote="ilovebrachys" data-source="post: 178901" data-attributes="member: 28710">It also depends on what you are looking for in the hobby... For us it's all about the enjoyment of raising slings and the satisfaction you get from watching them grow into an adult - slings are adorable and it's a learning curve for anyone that's not raised any before <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Sure I can understand why some people want to get a tarantula of size as they are impressive - but then you also get the sort of people who want certain species to collect that are adult females for a 'look what I've got and you haven't' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> The&nbsp; emphasis on ending up with a male for breeding /loan can make males seem a good investment for a collection I've noticed it more in adverts I've seen in the states rather than in the UK that it seems to be the norm to expect 50/50 on a successful eggsac from using your MM? .. In the UK breeders tend to be a lot more Liberal in there breeding approach and don't really do that.. We send out MMs all the time and we never expect 50% we sort out a deal prior to shipping him and everyone is happy I don't like greedyness within the hobby as tarantula need to be bred for all to enjoy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ilovebrachys, post: 178901, member: 28710"] It also depends on what you are looking for in the hobby... For us it's all about the enjoyment of raising slings and the satisfaction you get from watching them grow into an adult - slings are adorable and it's a learning curve for anyone that's not raised any before :) Sure I can understand why some people want to get a tarantula of size as they are impressive - but then you also get the sort of people who want certain species to collect that are adult females for a 'look what I've got and you haven't' :rolleyes: The emphasis on ending up with a male for breeding /loan can make males seem a good investment for a collection I've noticed it more in adverts I've seen in the states rather than in the UK that it seems to be the norm to expect 50/50 on a successful eggsac from using your MM? .. In the UK breeders tend to be a lot more Liberal in there breeding approach and don't really do that.. We send out MMs all the time and we never expect 50% we sort out a deal prior to shipping him and everyone is happy I don't like greedyness within the hobby as tarantula need to be bred for all to enjoy :) [/QUOTE]

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