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I agree, no wild caught no hobby. What I don't support are tarantulas going directly from the wild to the hobby in general. When a wild caught species ends up in the hands of a capable breeder, the hobby and the species benefit. The hobby gets captive bred offspring, and the need for wild caught of that species decreases. There is no good reason for grammostolas and avicularias to go from the wild to chain pet stores only to be sold by the uneducated to the unaware.

[QUOTE="HungryGhost, post: 37799, member: 2661"] I agree, no wild caught no hobby. What I don't support are tarantulas going directly from the wild to the hobby in general. When a wild caught species ends up in the hands of a capable breeder, the hobby and the species benefit. The hobby gets captive bred offspring, and the need for wild caught of that species decreases. There is no good reason for grammostolas and avicularias to go from the wild to chain pet stores only to be sold by the uneducated to the unaware. [/QUOTE]

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