How do you sleep at night and other eye-rollers

[arachneman]

"What are you gonna do with all of those spiders?"

By the way, this is how I sleep at night.

[SDR]

I'd be afraid of accidently knocking something over in my sleep.

[Redbrandy00]

I think I'm officially a hobbyist now-- I've gotten one of 'those' questions!

Question: "Are those sharp-looking things his fangs?"
My Answer: "Nope. Those are his lips and he's telling you to pucker up, baby."

And on a fun note.. I told my co-workers that I happen to be a T keeper. Most were pretty interested and a few of the girls from the office have even come over to check them out (very cool of them, I say). However, there is, of course, the one nay-sayer of the group, a guy just a few years older than myself. He asked me why I would be interested in something so 'primitive'. I simply explained it to him this way: T's have it down pat. They eat, they rest, they have longevity, they lead a generally contented life - IF they're female. The males have a harder time of it. The males have a shorter lifespan.. have to cater to the whims of the females if they know what's good for them.. they get to have sex maybe a few times in their life if they're lucky.. and when they DO get to mate, they'd better be damned good at it or they're lunch. Really.. all species considered, I told him, tarantulas have it down to a 'T'.

You know, that co-worker hasn't really talked to me since.

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by arachneman

By the way, this is how I sleep at night.

Originally Posted by SDR

I'd be afraid of accidently knocking something over in my sleep.

I agree with that!

This is one of those rare occasions where I would put forth said query to you:

How do you sleep at night???

(that looks so... precarious)

[Amelia]

"Amelia, you are the strangest person I have ever met." Um... thank you? They believe the spiders and roaches are part of the reason I am still single.

[Scorpendra]

Originally Posted by Jackuul

That's actually a very accurate way of describing it. Kudos for that (Cats and Dogs are Carnivorans, while Scorps and Ts are both Arachnids).

actually, arachnids are a class while carnivorans are an order. a more accurate statement would to be less less like "cats and dogs" and more like "wolves and deer".

[killy]

Originally Posted by arachneman

"What are you gonna do with all of those spiders?"

By the way, this is how I sleep at night.

Wow - this would never work in California - one 3.5 or higher and we'd have bedmates for days !

[ZergFront]

Originally Posted by killy

Wow - this would never work in California - one 3.5 or higher and we'd have bedmates for days !

As a Californian, I agree. Luckily where exactly I am we haven't had any really big earthquakes, but I wouldn't want to house an OBT, H.Mac or S.cal anywhere up there!

All mine are on the opposite end of the room. When my tarantulas get a lot larger, I was thinking it would make a really great motivational picture if I had one sitting on the bed doing a threat pose. Title would read : Birth Control; under it in smaller letters; This is why every parent with a daughter should allow them pet spiders.

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On the topic of some people here who have believed untrue facts until they came into the hobby, everyone does have to start somewhere.

I've wanted tarantulas (didn't know much about them then) since I was a child when I had spiders, but after trying to hint to mom many times that I wanted one, I just gave up. Zip many years down the line, 2 finds of a jumping spider I haven't seen ever before or kept and to finding this site, my mom lets me order tarantulas.
Except she thought I was expecting one to come in the mail...not 5 or 10...


I sleep like a log! No silly teenage girlfriends of my sister go near my room with their chorus of giggles and gossup. Hehe!

[bgbT]

I went into my LPS today just because they had one of the Biggest Female Rosies that i have ever seen for 19.99.The guy that worked there was getting a clear deli cup for me to take her home in,and when i was waiting inline to check out,this lady behind me was so scared of it,she let 2 people cut ahead of her.

And then my Grandparents found out about another T,and they said "Why would you want another one?,you have a million just like it,and there All the same"!

[Scylla]

Are they poisonous?
Did you ever get bit?
Can they get out?

Occasionally, (ok, rarely)
Can I hold one?

[dtknow]

Are they poisonous? Depending on the person I might try to explain venomous but usually just say yes...but not anything to worry about.
Did you ever get bit? nope...no plans either
Can they get out?
(I must unfortunately divulge some rather amusing stories...but emphasizing that it really wasn't that big of a deal). Funny thing is that recently I was more worried about an escaped 6.75 Hysterocrates gigas than my parents were.

me to myself "It would be really bad if someone stepped on that thing"

Folks "So did you find that spider yet?"

[Helix]

I got new one today...
Do they eat salad?

[Mack&Cass]

Originally Posted by Helix

I got new one today...
Do they eat salad?

Only caesar.

[micheldied]

are they poisonous?
do they have fangs?
can they kill you?

everyone acts as if Ts are out to get us....

[xsyorra]

I came down with this nasty cold-bug.....fever, chills, body aches, and the whole nine.....which really knocked me down and out this last week. I also received a bite from one of my Grammostolas the week prior, not realizing I had been fanged until the next day.

When my roommate was handing me his part of the rent he asked, "Do you think that bite you got last week caused it? Cuz I remember you telling me that if you got bit by any of those things, you would get sick."

Swine Flu be damned, apparently I have Theraphosid Fever!!!!