How did you find Arachnoboards?

[ilovebugs]

I'm just curious to know how most people find out about the boards.
if you used google or something, what did you search for?

here's my story:

I had a lab with a guy a few years back, and we became good friends and I had told him about my T(one at the time) he got interested and got a few. one day he showed me the boards, we wasted many a day looking at pictures of T's and reading bite reports.

about a year later I remembered it and joined up. :-)

[Rabid Flea]

Right after I bought my first emperor scorp, i was googlin' for info and after searching through many sites I found this one. So glad I did because I have learned a lot from the knowledgable ppl on here (many thanks for putting up with me ;P ) Anyway this site got me back into not only scorps, but now not only do I have 23 Ts but 102 Scorps and 2 pedes... thanks Scott!!! :wicked:

[Jaden]

I was looking for a place to buy some tarantulas. I did a search and this place popped up. I checked it out a few times and joined. It was one of the best places I decided to join. Saying that I want to say "Thank you to those that love me, hate me, or don't care one way or another for accepting this tarantla loving mad man.".

[Melmoth]

Googling for sites with info on centipedes.The rest is history :D

[Kugellager]

A few days after this incarnation of AP/AB was put online back in July 2002 I was doing a search for some information on a particular scorpion so I could make a post on Scorpion Enthusiasts (now Scorpion Fans (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scorpionfans/)) and stumbled across this discussion between two guys on some scorpion or another. Those guys turned out to be Scott (Mr Deranged) and Dave (skinheaddave)...Scott didn't know squat and Dave was pretty new to the scorpion hobby...though now is one of the more knowledgeable people online...The rest is history...or is that infamy? :?

John
];')

[WhyTeDraGon]

OldHag told me :) She wouldnt leave me alone about Arachnoboards this, Arachnoboards that. geez :rolleyes:

[Windchaser]

I found AB doing a google search. As others have said, the rest is history.

[Tony]

I found it through Scott, back when Petbugs got all crazy...after a few months it started rolling and I joined up...
T

[galeogirl]

I found AB back in 2002 while searching for invertebrate dealers online. The first online forum I ever joined.

[cacoseraph]

happened upon it one day by accident after i got my first scorp, glad i did, i have made good friends on here.
same as me, except a G. rosea instead of a scorp :)

[OldHag]

OldHag told me :) She wouldnt leave me alone about Arachnoboards this, Arachnoboards that. geez :rolleyes:


LMAO and now YOU pester me the same way :D

I found out from Phillip Redwine.

[Vys]

This alternative hovered, from what I remember, in the Cafe of Petbugs.com some time before it was closed. At first I thought the layout was suck because I wasn't used to it, mainly, but when the Cafe finally disappeared I felt the need to migrate here anyway, and My Eyes Saw.

[Crotalus]

I have absolutely no idea

/Lelle

[czalzsmith]

I was in John's store (e-spiderworld ), and heard AB mentioned, and then when I was searching for some t's online, I saw it and recognized the name, and well, I won't even say it.................................

[Bark]

I was on another tarantula forum that usually only gets one post a day. Someone mentioned this was a place to go to get faster responses, so I checked it out and never went back to that other site... :8o

[greenbay1]

Googling for info.

[WhyTeDraGon]

LMAO and now YOU pester me the same way :D

I found out from Phillip Redwine.

It's all good :cool:

[Overmenneske]

I read on some slow-moving forum that AB sucks, so I got curious and decided to check it out.

Sure am glad I did.

[ilovebugs]

I read on some slow-moving forum that AB sucks, so I got curious and decided to check it out.

Sure am glad I did.

I don't know how anyone could think that.
I'm glad you did.
one of the best things I've done since getting into the hobby.

[nightbreed]

Google was the bright star that led me to AB, sometimes I wish it hadn't :( I had one T, ONE! and I was happy, then I came here saw all the great looking T's started learning lots, and now I have twenty T's, a few scorps and I'm looking at mantids......where will it end Lord, WHERE??? {D {D

Seriously though, I love this place and you are a great bunch of people.

Take care :)

[Highlander]

I was on google looking for information on emperor scorpions. For about a month I just read the posts and looked at the pics but then soon joined.

[Sheri]

I have absolutely NO idea.

Totally can't recall.

[Bayushi]

i think I followed alink from some other place here and decided here is the place to be.

[defour]

I woke up in the shallows of Lake Calhoun after a wicked bender, only to discover that, 1) my mylar bodysuit was missing, and 2) there was an arachnopets logo tattooed on my left thigh. Two years later, it's my most prized possession, but I'm still trying to ID the perp.

If that hadn't happened, I would probably have heard about apets in the petbugs cafe.

Steve

[jarvisnake]

In Reptiles magazine I saw Botar's ad, went there and found this thru the links. I figure I owe Botar some business (among others) just for the feeder culture info I got here!

[DavidRS]

When I first got into T's in Oct of 2002, Petbugs was pretty active. After about a year, it started dying and heard something about AB. The rest is history.

[edesign]

i was searching for a pet that wouldn't require a pet deposit for my apartment and I was always in to spiders and bugs as a kid, I was also looking for something different but i am not sure how i decided on a tarantula lol. I actually found Spidertalk first and migrated here not long after...maybe Sky mentioned the board to me or something, can't recall exactly.

I've been addicted ever since lol...my gf hates it :p

[Sheri]

I woke up in the shallows of Lake Calhoun after a wicked bender, only to discover that, 1) my mylar bodysuit was missing, and 2) there was an arachnopets logo tattooed on my left thigh. Two years later, it's my most prized possession, but I'm still trying to ID the perp.

If that hadn't happened, I would probably have heard about apets in the petbugs cafe.

Steve


We sooooo need to hang out one day.

Far away from any large bodies of water.

[Gene]

The darling Dragoon told me about it. We share varanids as a common intrest and during conversation on her critters she told me about AB.

[Prewt]

First was via google but what got me really looking was the link from Botar. :worship: The more I look, the more different sstuff I find. Makes my life :wall: seem normal . ;P Hats off to all who share their experience and ideas. :clap: :worship: :clap:

David

[Joe1968]

About June of last year I went to a petstore to buy some house gecko and saw this beautiful T labeled "cobalt blue" so I did a search in the net to find more info. you know how it is when you do a search, you click one link then another link, then another and so on.... then finally saw this board, the rest is history. BTW I did buy that H. lividum.

[Silver.x]

I don't even know how I found this site exactly... All I remember is looking for a scorpion forum for MONTHS without any luck then I stumbled upon here. I spent most of my time in the Scorp forum, then in the tarantula and tarantula pictures forum, and then in the 'Hole. And since then I've becomed the most loved 18 year old male on the site :P haha.. jk.

[xgrafcorex]

i met sunnymarcie on soulseek and asked her all kinds of questions since i just got my first t and she told me to sign up here and post my pictures.

[Raan_Jodus]

found it scrawled on the bathroom wall under "For a good time, www....."

Wasnt really what I had in mind, but considering I had just gotten a scorpion, it was kinda handy. And like the rest of these poor souls, this place has made me spend more dollars on nifty lil animals that would eat my children if they had the chance:)

so much cooler than fish
so much better than cats :)

[bagheera]

Um. I moved the potato and there it was! {D

-it was done to a T!

[David_F]

I can't remember how I found AB. Probably someone from another board told me about it. Leanne, Jay, or Sky maybe? :confused:

[blacktara]

free time on my hands

[Sheri]

free time on my hands

The idealistic libertarian complains of too much freedom?

You could take up bedspread collecting... I hear the Home Shopping Network has dozens just waiting to be yours. {D

[Wikkids_Wench]

Got sent in this direction by my partner (wikkid_devil) :)

[defour]

We sooooo need to hang out one day.

Yes, indeed. If not anytime soon, then after the US invades Canada in order to bless her with sweet liberty. I'm already on the waiting list to homestead!

Steve

[Fred]

I have absolutely no idea

/LelleI'm with you on that one :D

[Gesticulator]

Hmmmm, I think I googled and came up with Insect Hobbyist on which AB was mentioned alot. The posts from Arachnoboards on that forum were always informative, so I googled it. I also think it came up on a search for a particular species as a f/s link or something. Anyway, glad I found it, ...although it gives my husband something else to bitch about. He just doesn't get it.

[MizM]

I found AB doing a goggle search. As others have said, the rest is history.

I Googled AND Goggled! ;)

[Windchaser]

Originally Posted by Windchaser
I found AB doing a goggle search. As others have said, the rest is history.


I Googled AND Goggled! ;)

OK, so I can't type. But I did ogle when I found AB. :D

[SPIDERBYTE]

Google search led me here, I was lookin for pictures of "big hairy spiders", and when I saw the "arachnopics" I was all :drool: .
Then I started wanting a T, but wasn't sure if I was ready, so I kept a grass spider in a "mini terrarium" I built. (I had 2 "stripeknees" die on me around 1988 , one had a broken leg, the other "drowned" on the stupid cotton balls the petstore said were ok to use).

Then after lots of lurking around the boards, I got myself a G.rosea for my B-day. :)

[tarsier]

found it through google when i got my first scorp almost 2 years ago :D

[Billdolfski]

I was looking for an arachnid related internet community and after some time searching, this was what I came up with.

[Jaygnar]

I found it after googling and trying a bunch of other boards with almost no users.

[Xerotolerance]

Using google doing some research before buying my first scorps. Not only found info, but found Botar too :clap:

[Corbin]

Met the owners in Daytona...

[reptillian]

mym m8 tolod me bout it wen i bought my first snake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schlyne]

I think I found AB from a reptile forum. I can't remember. If it wasn't a reptile forum (which is where I really got into T's), I have found it through google. During my initial research into T's, I stumbled upon Swifty's site, and Leanne's very old webpage. The rest is history...

[dangerprone69]

I googled it when I bought my first Emperor Scorpion, just looking for basic care facts. Didn't really trust the info that Petco offered up.

[bpage_10]

There was a link to arachnopets through my Myspace t group. I stopped in and found the info to be quite useful, then I joined! :D

[SamtheMan]

I found Arachnoboards when I was looking for information on preying mantises ironically enough, considering I've been keeping tarantulas for 5 years now and I'd never heard of it.

[Darwinsdad]

My wife was digging trough the net and foud it, we joined up..end of story

[Ishkabibble]

I was looking for a Pirate site!

[Captante]

Add me to the Google list, except I was looking for information about Centipedes.

[chemosh6969]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1277790

[Dragoon]

Tarcan told me about it...probably to head off the barrage of questions I kept sending him...hahahaha.
D.

[Nerri1029]

I'm sure it was a search..

I was looking for info on an H. lividum I was going to buy..

[conipto]

I was recruited from Petbugs via personal messages and slander about petbugs' web site. Also, Scott promised us money to badmouth petbugs.

{D

Bill

[mybabyhasfangs]

We found the board through Botar's website. And I am glad we did!

Christina

[Mad Hatter]

I was searching for tarantula info on the web - trying to convince my parents to let me get one.

[moricollins]

i just stumbled onto this site one day, and am very very glad i did. :)

[GabooN]

I used to frequent the sSnakeSs forums, which I recognize some people here from, there was an invertibrates forum on there. I remember seeing TarCan's avatar of the canadian flag with the Tarantula instead of the leaf, I went to his site a couple times to look at pics. What really got me interested though was Aiden, since he had quite a few and i had seen them a couple times. I can't remember if he mentioned it or if i just googled for info.

*edit* notice my join date is june 2004, a full year before I got my first T (for my birthday may 30th). So i had been obsessing over them for a while :P

[HaloMiles]

I was looking for information on G. Rosea's and I happened to come across it. Damn glad I did too.

[MindUtopia]

Our friends in England (that my boyfriend knows from some cyber war game he plays...go figure) who got us into tarantulas recommended the site to us. They have no idea what they started! Now we need a bigger apartment just for the spiders! :D

[jonnysebachi]

I just happened to stumble across it as I did a google search for info on T's. I am new to the hobby and was looking for help.

[jojobear]

I found Arachnoboards while I was window shopping at www.blaberus.com Thank you so much James for having the link on your site it gives me another excuse to ignore the dishes in the sink :eek:

[rosemilk]

I'm going crazy trying to back track how I came upon this forum. Earlier I was poking around on roach sites, then on the ATS site, then searching for the Schultz guide and somewhere in there I found some reviews on the book, and perhaps that's how I got here.

[Pyst]

I found the AB boards mentioned in a different forum. Decided to check it out and I'm glad I did.

[fleshstain]

some people in my myspace tarantula group mentioned it....glad i joined....great site with a lot of knowledgeable people on it....

[MORBIUS]

I found it through a link on the ATS web site. It hadn't been around the long I think it was in july, but I liked what I saw. And as they say the rest is history. And by the way it just keeps getting better. Props to Scott and Deb.:clap:

MORBIUS

[Bloodletting]

I can't even rememer..........

[DragonMaiden]

I found the boards while surfing info on T's

[Mice&Things]

Had some friends in Canada tell me about it. Great site :clap: and now trying to get on the Canadian side of the forum. Lots of great people on the site along with tones of info.

[Sheri]

You're in. :)

Had some friends in Canada tell me about it. Great site :clap: and now trying to get on the Canadian side of the forum. Lots of great people on the site along with tones of info.

[becca81]

I went to the Cincinatti Zoo and took lots of photos of different animals. When I got home, I realized that I didn't note what species of tarantula I had photographed and began looking for something or someone online to help me ID it, which led me to AB and an ID of P. regalis. :)

[mobster]

found it on the other forum. www.palhs.com

[atxchris69]

I went to a reptile expo in San Antonio, TX and met Eric from e-spiderworld. He gave me a great deal on a B. auratum and told me to check out AB.

[Jeri]

Texas Blonde left a post about it on the www.tarantulas.com message boards.

Jeri

[smellyocheese]

I'm not exactly sure but I think it was via Arachnopets.com

[Tegenaria]

I simply moved the lettuce, and there it was! :p


Seriously, I was looking for a site on spiders, nit just pets but spiders in general, and someone form BTS recommended this pace!

[Rogers]

I was in a bar on my university campus and ran into a guy a knew, former co-worker because I used to work there. I told him I was getting into the hobby and he told me that this is the place to post and get top information...

I believe he goes by skinheaddave... I could be wrong though...he has an awesome collection from what I understand.

He convinced me to join... and here I am, Just me and my G.Rosea lol

[tarangela2]

surfing the net, and there it was! :clap: best site i have ever just happened upon :worship:

[silver_sylvia]

Well I was at another site asking people this random question about tarantulas and someone gave me this. So far this site has been helpful.

[BigBryan]

i registered on BTS but they never activated my acct so i searched for another forum which is this one!

[spinderella]

tom from botar by 8's got me here :)

[Starving1artist]

Google search for "T`s" in Mexico yesterday...joined today...spent New Years reading info from this site....starving

[luna]

I was recruited from Petbugs via personal messages and slander about petbugs' web site. Also, Scott promised us money to badmouth petbugs.

{D

Bill
That made me chuckle... I just finished reading a sticky about spam...

I found this site after reading everything I could on petbugs. I was shocked that the site was developed by a teenager. I was very impressed but after a few visits there was a feeling that that was it.

Arachnoboards is alive... there is something new every visit.

I still go to pet bugs to check the classifieds. I enjoy other inverts and they have some interesting things turn up. Cheri

[diKe]

Through other boards.

[subzero.xml]

i discovered the site when i was searching about T's. And i found a jackpot =)

[PA7R1CK]

I was looking around on myspace and noticed a tarantula group which is run by JeKo. JeKo suggested this site to me and I'm glad he did! Thanks JeKo! Currently I have 4 tarantulas and 2 scorpions.

[Pyst]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1277790


This is the same way I found out about the boards. Been hooked ever since.

[SpiderZone2]

Hi,
I found this site thanks to Bruce from the Theraphosid Breeding Project. I just love it.



Feed them well and they will grow!

[tima]

...Google. Well, there was a little more to it than that. I was actually looking for some new friends (by which I mean Ts -- sorry, y'all!)...and the ABs came up.
Long word, huh?

[JCola]

my friend had a small collection (which has now grown considerably), and decided that he should get me into it to have someone to split shipping costs with... naughty boy. he showed me the site, gave me a book, and a single sling, and bam, i was hooked. i'm now thoroughly addicted to arachnoboards. :) score one for him and for me.



Jenna

[RobbinLara]

I heard about it through Amber, my fellow 8 legged enthusiast from www.redtailboas.com I haven't even gotten a good look around yet, I feel like a kid in a candy store!

[JPD]

I found it on the bottom of my shoe. Thought, hey this looks pretty good, and proceeded to eat it. Wait, that was gum, I actually found it via people on other boards back in the day.

[Flogger]

Through other forum:
www.minaxtarantulas.net/forum

Holy crap there are lots of members on this forum.:eek:

[mantid]

I googled something, can't remember what it was though, and found this.

[Alakdan]

I was looking for scorpion pictures and care sheets. I googled the topic and came across this site. I find this site comprehensive and informative since most of the info is first hand experience.

[Squirrelcore8]

My roommate had a rosie and when it passed away he got a H.Lividum. He was on quite a bit learning how to keep his new moster and got me interested in the idea. A few days later I was in Erie, PA and saw a 3 inch Costa Rican Tiger Rump and bought her. I joined the board the same day. I now have 5 T's and am addicted to every word everyone of you posts.:worship:

[jwasted]

I was googling for Tarantula forums and found it :)

[cashewman1]

Googling for info about my new scorp i had bought That very same day, found the boards, signed up and hooray

[BigHairy8's]

I found this place while on Swifts. Thought I'd look in and see what this site had. What I found was great! Nice people, the pics and info on whatever T you desire. Keep it up, everybody!:clap:

[somberloathing]

was yahooing for tarantulla videos and i came acroos this site , got what i was looking for and a whole lot more , {D

[usranger09033]

I got myself a t a couple of months back and was looking at buying some more but in the sling format and came across Botar (www.botarby8s.com) and he had a link to this site and decided that well, if I was going to invest alot of time and effort into my new hobby I better get onboard with this website to collect vital info on t's when needed, there I said it....:D

[Cheshire]

Broke my ankle and started getting interested in bugs again after a long latency period. Decided to mine the boards for research and get a T.

Then, my parents/landlords went back on their word. :-/

[TheNatural]

I was looking for info about Ts and spiders and the world "arachoboards" just kept coming, so I signed in.

[Just A Beginner]

I frequently saw 'Arachnoboards' mentioned on the 'Livefoods UK' forum. When I started working in an exotic pet shop I came here for information and research. Now that I have my own T I've joined. Good forum too, very informative and fiendly.

[FourDeadFish]

I was looking for feedback as to which breeder I should send a mature male B. emilia to on breeding loan.

Reptist's (Brandon) feedback was stellar here (I linked in off of his site) and I started to look around. Great stuff!

Brandon just received the male yesterday (5/23/06)! Wish us both luck in the pairings.

Later,
Paul

[JungleGuts]

i think i searched for emperor scorpion or scorpion forums on google or yahoo.

[x Sarah x]

Hello, i'm Sarah:)

Just looking surfing the net and came across this site, I have kept Giant land snails for over a year now and they are my main focus, i got my first milli in October last year and now have 17 and i got my first mantid yesterday, am really only just getting into insects etc...
I also keep newts, rabbits, guinea-pigs and a dog, i run a petsitting business which is coming along great and am a student at college studying animal welfare which is cool:cool:

wondered if anyone else here keeps GALS aka Giant african land snails? if so what species?

regards
Sarah x

[spydernewbie]

Found some spiders in my friend's backyard and photographed them and am now wanting to know what they are and whether they are posionous or not, this seemed like the best forum in which to ask.

*See my question here:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=68690



Thank you!! :)

[scooter1685]

Well I was looking at a web site of someone who sells spiders and scorpions. I was thinking about getting my first spider for a pet, and he had a link to this site for reference about his capabilities as a breeder and dealer. Once I read the reviews and decided to order my first 2 spiders (beautiful A Geniculata, and A Versicolor with a most unusual coloring pattern) I decided that having an account on this web site could be an invaluable source of information to help me in caring for my newest pets.

[pinkzebra]

When I was researching about different types of tarantulas and looking up caresheets for the different species, arachnoboards always came up in my search and I always got alot of information from here. Thought it would be a good idea to join since I was learning so much.

[MEXICOYA415]

I was looking for info on different scorpion species and this site kept coming up so after a while I figured why fight it.

[Endugu]

well one night i sarted my daily ritual practicing the dark arts when a voice blared out "ARACHNOBOARDS!"

jk i was lookin for care sheets found arachnopets that told me to go to arachnoboards

[Joanie]

I lurk but I've been here for years.....I came here when everyone flocked over from petbugs and I had no one left to talk to there. :rolleyes:

[Arachnoboards]

well one night i sarted my daily ritual practicing the dark arts when a voice blared out "ARACHNOBOARDS!"


Wait, you mean to tell me that you heard Scott ALL the way in California? :eek:

;P

Debby ;)

[CopperInMyVeins]

I was googling tarantula care info of some kind and ended up here.

[legsofeight]

[B][I]

I aquired my first tarantula - a chilean rosehair - and she's stopped eating . so I was looking for more info as to whether or not I should be worried - and did a yahoo search - and voila ! A great site !:)

[falsefoxglove]

A quick search on google unearthed arachnopets.com, which inexorably lead me here. I can't remember the exact terms of my search, but I was looking for information on the tarantula I recently, impulsively bought.

[† [sandi] †]

i was searching on google for some information for species i am goeing to buy...and than i saw this forum...so why not...and its cool...:D :D

[BLS Blondi]

I am not quite sure how I found AB...it's been so long. I have been on this for years and have changed my name a handful of times simply due to being bored of the same name.

[Ewok]

I just typed in tarantula forums in the search engine and there it was, arachnoboards.

[johnrey19]

I was looking for info about Ts and spiders and the world "arachoboards" just kept coming, so I signed in.

DITTO..:) :) :)

[JdC]

The guy from the pet store where I bought my second/third/fourth/fifth/etc. etc. told me about arachnoboards. I've been lurking and posting ever since.

[Tcrazy]

I was at work on lunch reading a reptile magaizne and came across the aracnocon ad as soon as i seen it i told everyone that i am going to texas for a vacation.well and i sure am.. then came home checked it out on the web and it mentioned ab/

[caseygabriel]

Great site, I put a link to Arachnoboards on my website.

[gumby]

link on botarby8s.come is how I came by the boards

[SenoritaSarah]

Ms Kellygirl got me hooked on the site before I ever had T's. :)

[Deolok]

A friend name Rod who lives in Mexico refered me to this site, telling me it has tons of information and a lot of people who own and know what they are doing when it comes to inverts. hes also known as Bananman on other forums.

[Jonathan Rice]

referred me here because I had a lot of questions about things that just can't be found in books. Growth rates, peronal experiences, misc info, tarantulas for sale. I love this site!

[AneesasMuse]

StickyToe sent me cuz I want a T and I have lots of questions, too :D

[seanrc]

i was browsing the net for info on T's and i found it. i also saw that Scott from www.scottstarantulas.com was on here also.. so i figured if he was putting effort in this site it must be preety sweet so i joined up..

[lta3398]

:} I had just received the second order I had purchased from Chuck @ Botar, and there was a paper with the address, asking me to join. And the rest, as they say, is history........:}

[Becky]

Just searching the net for forums really lol and searching for pics of spiders brought me to certain posts so i joined up. Can never be on too many forums eh? :D

[maarrrrr]

Searched the net for T info and i stumbled upon this great site

[mephistopheles]

i found out looking for info on veitnamese centipedes.

for example what happens when one bites you.

im here now and cant veiw those topics :dunno:

[bodar]

i found this site randomly and of any site on the net ive found this one is by far the most informative:D {D :D

[hollie]

Hello, Archnocommunity. I am really new at this and looking for a lot of information from others' experiences.
My only spider is, of course, the classic, Mexican Red Knee. Unamed, but very much loved.:clap:

[Drachenjager]

i was hunting up info on a tarantula i saw and found this. It seems that this community is the foremost authority on all things invert.

[afterglow]

I also had a friend refer me over.

[Junkyard]

I found this through Botar's website.

[Remi]

I found Arachnoboards when i was searching for info on scorpions.
I'm glad I did... and i bet my scorps are aswell :)

[martin98]

I also found this site thur Botars site.

[Fingolfin]

Google, of course!

[mwsfan]

Through Google

[novato]

I found this site by botarby8s.

[The Shadow]

On Facebook there is a group called Arachnokeepers. Steve created the group and linked Arachnoboards.

[Fizco]

Saw my little P. imperator in a shop and just had to have it :cool:
Spent the next few days researching before i bought it and found this site googling for forums and messageboards.

Glenn

[Laceface]

Hooray google! Was researching T's before I get one for (hopefully) christmas! ^^

[kurisute_hasu]

Through Google while I was researching info on my T.
Google rocks my socks.

[tjhammerhead]

Through BPruett (Bobby Pruett).

[atrax_robustus!]

i was searching latrodectus menavodi. and i found this site i love spiders =);)

[bassgod]

Google. I was researching about slings...

[la_salle]

my friend told me about the arachnoboard..:) :) :)

and i found out that this forum is so great,,..:clap: :clap: :clap:

[goferris]

I found out from my friend at work Gumby. it is a great site especially for the beginner spider enthusiast.
good job guys

[rYe]

I googled Blue Cobalt and found a thread here from some retards who thought it was cool to put their Cobalt on their face.

[SouthernStyle]

Was out lookin' for some new Stuff to add to my ever growing collection of T's, Pede's and Scorps....Just found it using Altavista~

[Selenops]

Missed the hobby and had prior awareness of this site.

And this board turned into a paradise oasis amongst a vanished wasteland.

Call it Darwin's survival of the fittest.

Yahoo and Bravenet old-timers will understand my vague innuedos.

[polphot]

found arachnoboards while i was researching an ID for the scorpion which crossed my path in the forest. Been a great help! {D

[scootz™]

I found it while searching google for information on the possible reasons (other than a molt) as to why a tarantula would be on its back.
I came across a discussion on this forum when I clicked on the link, and decided to join.

[funk]

I was searching google looking for facts/forums and pretty much anything that would give me some better knowledge of scorpions and how to look after one properly.

[nuclear_zombies]

I was advised by a friend to get on arachnoboards to look for other canadian enthusiasts and suppliers. There are several local petstores, but I have found the big-chain stores to be staffed by idiots, and I dont get along with the closest independent guy. I found him to be arrogant and haughty. So, here I am.

[Ewok]

I bought an A.seemani a year and half ago, didn't know squat about it, I misspelled tarantula in the search engine, google corrected me, I clicked on the proper spelling and that is when i found Arachnoboards. i still misspaell tarantula sometimes though:confused:

[Cockroach_PL]

Google helped me :)

[Kagekumo]

i recently bought a P. regalis at a privately owned pet shop in town and notice when i got home that it was rather unhealthy. So i google'd for some postings or T clubs to ask questions. Thats when I found Arachnoboards

[Masurai]

through the tarantula lovers group on myspace

[Falyn]

Umm thru Bay.. he got tired of me using his account to look at everything lol.:D

[Ravenous]

Google is one.

[rmlee]

While googling for ways to get rid of my infestation of brown recluse, I ran into this site.
Pretty cool collections you all have.

[JMoran1097]

just happened to find this board while googling for care information on my A.Avic

[phil jones]

i am not joking i can not remember how i found out you where hear but i am so happy to be with you === phil

[lunixweb]

When I bought my B. Bohemei the seller recommended me this site and when I get into, I remembered that I had been here looking some pics, then I joined to this excellent & great site, thanks everyone 'cause all the information is really useful. :clap:

[MarkS]

A member over at ReefCentral.com showed a pic of him holding a large wolf spider. I thought that was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. I've always wanted to keep a large spider, so I did a Google search and found Arachnopets.

[Aztek]

Someone at youtube mentioned it.

[P_e_a_R]

googling :D

searching for info about scorps ;)

[Aarantula]

Just kinda came across it!

[jen650s]

I was refered by Scott of Scott's Tarantulas. I had recently lost my adult male G. rosea and was looking for that new spider in my life. When I found it at Scott's he sent me here for info. :clap:

---Jen

[PsychoChaser]

I got my first T from a big box pet store. The department manager was a multi T owner. She answered most of my newbie questions and as I questioned her some more, she told me to double check the facts with others on the internet.

Arachnoboard.com

One Stop Info Center.

Great Livestock Market

Canadian content.


:clap:

[bluetubegroove]

A google search. >< " Tarantula Forum " to be exact, I got Tarantula.com at first but HATED how they set up their forum ( And their lack of replies at that. ) This one struck me' fancy and here I are!

[boaboytony5]

I was searching scorpion enclosures on google and some brilliant pictures came up from this site, after looking at every single corpion enclosure picture on here; I joined up :}

[RoachGirlRen]

I was at the NY/Metro Reptile Expo and got talking on line to a fellow roach enthusiast. I was talking about how I have trouble finding a lot of the species I'm interested in, and she asked if I'd looked on Arachnoboards. When I said I'd never heard of it, she was very much surprised, and wrote down the address right away. Thank goodness she did; this site is awesome. Though, my mate won't be too happy with the sudden influx of inverts that will undoubtedly come with it... :D

[Skulnik]

I found my rosie crawling across the keyboard. Then I looked up and like magic, ARACHNOBOARDS!!

[Pendergrass]

doing research before i got my Emp Scorp and found it on google lol

[harrypei]

a harmless yahoo search...

[EvilElvis]

Hehe I did a yahoo search too, but it was originally for information on keeping tarantulas, not an actual forum. I'm glad I found this place though!

[SynSpyder]

The first time I was recommended by an acquaintance, the second time I was linked here from Tarantula Canada.

[CanesGalactica]

I found Arachnoboards because of Google... and someone at the pet store where I recently got my newest addition from. A guy there was really nice and very knowledgeable about tarantulas, snakes and just in general everything in the Reptile Room. He was talking to someone about Arachnoboards and well, it came up one day while I was searching for information about my tarantula.. and walla! Here I am.

[Killersquid]

My homeroom teacher has 2 chilliean rose tarantulas (I think thats what their called) and I liked spiders before but now I really want a tarantula. I was on youtube watching some videos when somebody said this was a great place to go for info...

[Cyanea]

a friend recommended it to me

[penny'smom]

From one of the other members on ATS' board.

[Corranthe]

At my last job, one of my co-workers who was a real nasty person found a really big Brown Huntsman spider in her bathroom and decided to bring it into work one morning in a plastic bag. Apparently she thought it would be funny to give it to one of her few work buddies as a sort of gag gift. And when the other co-worker put it back on her desk disgusted, she brought it around to a few other people trying to get rid of it or to get someone else to be responsible for the flushing of the thing. I knew none of this at the time, because I really didn’t talk much to this nasty person to begin with, even though she sat at the desk right next to mine.

Well, I turned around at one point and saw the plastic bag on her desk. When I realized there was a living thing in the bag, I offered to take it and on my break I went down the street to Petco and got a little critter keeper and some substrate and crickets and then googled some info on spiders because I knew nothing. The thing lived. (Apparently they had also taken outside when they went to smoke and had been blowing smoke into the bag.) And after it warmed up a bit outside and the little guy/girl had molted once in my care, I let it go in the woods to complete it’s life cycle.

This left a little hole in my heart. So, I decided to get a T. Once I picked out my T and it was on it’s way, it was back to the web for some more research via google. The rest is obvious.

[DMTWI]

I was on the Botar by Eights website and found the link to this site listed under informational sites. :cool:

[tikichick]

I got my first T last week, a baby Curly-hair (Brachypelma albopilosa), and was searching deviantart.com for pics of other's tarantulas. One of the members wrote me back after I commented on her photo and said I should check this board out. I'm sure glad I did! I've learned TONS already! :worship:

[tin man]

I was searching a bunch of care sheets for tarantulas I have or want, and realized that a lot of the information was coming from this site, so I joined

[Mack&Cass]

I found this site as a link on Arachnophiliacs, who I had recently ordered a T from.

[Mallard]

When I first started in the hobby(my first "T" was a A.Avic) I wanted to learn every little thing I could about this tiny sweetheart. Thats when I found Arachnoboards. It started with a google search and is now a primary source of information. It was the post on Arachnoboard that spiked my curiosity in other "T"s. Next was a G.Rosea, Then an G.albopilosum.B.Vagan...
Now I have 23"T"S spanning 20 species. I am presantly working up the nerve to delve into the world of Poecilotheria. (They Are the only species that really scares my,Dont really know why.)
jason

[fishwithoutabik]

the thought dawned on me that i could actually OWN spiders instead of my kids and i looking at them whenever we passed them in nature. so i started researching and found a myspace tarantula lovers group and they mentioned this board. and now i am here:D

[bri222]

Hey all I'm Briony, I'm from South England :cool:

I want to buy a T soon, but I can't wait to learn more about them first :p

Bri x

[NevularScorpion]

the thought dawned on me that i could actually OWN spiders instead of my kids and i looking at them whenever we passed them in nature. so i started researching and found a myspace tarantula lovers group and they mentioned this board. and now i am here:D

can you send me a link of the myspace tarantula group

[Ixnay]

Google.com :P searching for information about lasiodorides Striatus =)

[Devilkeeper]

i found it on google, i think i searched something like 'Myriapod forum', as i needed information about AGB's, and this forum came up. Im really glad i found it, and i will be staying here.

i just wanted to say, you have an awesome forum here!

[LittleGiRLy]

How did i find AB???....hmmmmm..... i don't know...:confused:

[BigCatTattoos]

I was searching thru websites of people that sell aracnids, and found the link here. I thought it would be a good idea to get to know more on my Rose Tarantula & Emperor Scorpion. Is there a care sheet area on this forum?

[moody]

After a friend came back from the Gulf of Mexico with stories of giant isopods I started looking for information about Bathynomus giganteus and whether it was feasible to keep one. I stumbled right into this lovely board and found a thread all about em.
The mission for my BG is still in the works. I've got a massive (I wont even tell you how big, cuz you wouldn't believe me) lobster tank I aquired a few years back, the chiller, and filter.Just working out some kinks with the light and pressure systems.

YAY!

[digital]

i was looking for advice and opinions from folks with tarantulas

[Profkrakatoa]

The folks at DFW-TAG steered me this way after I found them.

[Brendan]

Thaedion told me about it :)

He's a cool guy :D

[tyrant963]

i was trying to find stores that sold assassins bugs (white spotted sp.)

[gambite]

My Emp died on me, and I wanted to know what I did wrong. Someone on LL told me to try Pet Island on Something Awful, so I bought an account. However, I found it to be filled with mostly dog and cat threads, and not that much on inverts. Someone there recommended this place when I asked about scorpion care and how I had killed my Emp. I check this place out, and loved it. I then got suspended at SA for asking a question about alcohol and drug testing that they thought too menial, and stopped going there.

[nspeissegger]

i googled long time ago for "tarantulas as pets" and found the site
i read a lot...and now that i finally got a T i decided to register =]

[omni]

I found this site while making my first online T purchase from Kelly Swift's website, www.swiftinverts.com:D

I noticed some T dealers don't have a link to this site... Way to go Kelly!!!

[HEADCASE]

I found this site while researching my only T so far (B. Smithi) on a site called Reptiles Canada. I'm very happy I came across you guys.

[fastgixxerlv]

I've known about this forum for a while I just never joined til I got 4 more T's. Any moderators reading this... Can you email me or post why I cannot add a custom avitar?

[Leadreign]

Once i finally found a name other than 'rusty' for the scorpion, i googled it and this was the first link. Looks like ill be spendin time here!

[halfwaynowhere]

i was googling about tarantula care, or something like that... i did several searches, and arachnoboards came up in each one. i took a look around, and saw how active the boards are, and decided to join.

[bluefrogtat2]

i actually found it through arachnofreaks,someone on there said i should try this one.wow big time difference.haven't left since,actually on daily
andy

[DrJ]

Well, pretty much everytime I would do a google search or a goodsearch search, I would always end up at Arachnoboards. In addition to that, I had stumbled upon Arachnopets when I first got into tarantulas...eventually, it all led to me becoming a member here! I just figured that if there is so much valuable info in one place, I better join up!

[ALberto1444]

someone from Pethobbiest told me about it. I do like tailess Whip scorpions more than Tarantulas.

[Mr. Quick]

I found this site through google. I googled Emperor Scorpion Enclosures. After searching through many sites I came across Arachnoboards. I must say that it is the best and most up to date forum I have come across. I viewed every page of the Scorpion Enclosures here. I am very impressed.

[sykokid]

i was lookin for some information on scorpions on google,
and ended up here i think.
either that, or i was looking through other sites and it linked here.

[Stick]

The boards are linked in a lot of invert sites. I was looking at getting into the tarantula trade and was looking at different species to start my collection. I saw the boards linked so much that I just had to check them out. I am not disappointed!

[lychas]

i dont know......:confused: :wall: :?

[TheDon04]

my friend :).. shes soo cool

[spindizzy]

I found it via a tarantula group im in on myspace

[mizzi]

my friend told me :D

[Spydaweb]

I followed a link on Face Book. :clap:

[ChainsawMonkey]

googled some info ond a parabuthus sp. got this charming place.^_^

[Avram]

I've googled for "Grammastola aureostriata" and found a thread about bite reports (http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=36070). I am a newbie and I'm scared after reading that thread :P

I don't have my own tarantula but I should get one these days... it will probably be Grammostola pulchra as it's good for newbies (guy which sells them told me so)... but I'm in love with Brachypelma smithi and Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens and I hope that one day I'll have both of them :P

[Zeus9699]

I found out about Arachnoboards from John Apple. I had no idea this site existed and now I'm addicted! I have to go on here at least 4 times a day. Thanks a lot John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mark (Animal Magic)

[Life Is Good]

I joined a group called Tarantula Luvers on Myspace and this forum was mentioned.
:)

[Avicularia-UK]

I was referred to this forum by a member of www.reptileforums.co.uk

So glad I asked for T forums now otherwise I wouldn't be here!

[Ram!]

I googled it up. :clap:

Ralph

[crpy]

Reffered by tarantulaspiders.com

[Zoltan]

Found it by google a bunch of times searching for tarantula stuff, I think species info mostly.

[jinx]

Google led me to this wonderful and informative site.

[Miss Bianca]

I made a purchase @ Tarantulacages.com for specimens AND for enclosures and when I went to post a review it bought me hereeeeeeee YaYyyyy.. {D

[EdStarr]

While chatting with a friend on another forum I just happened to mention my fear of spiders. He was a member of this site and suggested I join and wise up! Knowledge is power and thinking is cooler than screamming!

[Scarlet]

I found this site by sheer surfing which hit on a thread here commenting on Three Rivers Pets in Indiana (?). I was looking around for dealers and distributors and somehow ended up here looking at a board I NEEDED to join.

Scarlet

[Nam]

Well as most people once you get bite with the arachnid fever...I couldnt wait to get more info on the hobby so straight home and google you up:) THANKS FOR BEING HERE this forum is the BEST!!!!

[bjaeger]

A couple months after getting my first scorpion I got the internet and started searching for care sheets and whatnot. I stumbled upon a couple of forums, but they were pretty deadbeat. So, finally, I came across ArachnoBoards and I've been here ever since. I've soaked up so much knowledge from everyone on here and I learn something new everyday.

Thanks, guys! :D

[reptist]

I was told to come here by a OUIJA board!!! SPOOKY!!

[johnharper]

I looked up tarantulas on google and this site popped up as other folks stated now I have 10 tarantulas and my collection is still growing.

John Campbell

[funnybeardy]

i am a member of a few english invert forums & this site always crops up during discussions , so i thought i would pop in & see what its all about :)

[jani taler]

My slovenian friend tell me for this site.
And is gorgeous, sow many information, pictures......