Am i wrong? (almost) 1st T. purchase (B.smithi didn't get paperwork?)
Hey guys,
Ill keep this brief. I've been wanting to keep T's for a while now and finally decided to pull the trigger after months of reading.
So.. i finally find a shop that sells 'em and i head out to buy my first B.smithi juvi.
I'd already chosen 1 (out of 3) and paid for her/him when i realised i didn't get any papers (cites) to sign.
When i asked about it they said they never do that because they raised the spiders themselves from slings and offered to give me some handwritten receit (the ones you got in 1950) instead after some bugging.
I was of understanding you (seller and buyer) BOTH need to sign papers stating species, Quantity, age and w/e for all Brachypema's?!
They weren't willing or understanding and i made a fuzz (and luckily got my money back)
I felt just completly uncomfortable with the whole situation, esp. as this would have been my very 1st T.
I'm hoping to raise him/her for a long time and maybe even breed in a couple of years, i can only imagine that's gonna end bad if i don't even have legal papers to show for the mom/dad.
Am i wrong/paranoid?
I don't want any wild caught species even though chances of it being one are low in EU i think/hope.
Thanks
Hey guys,
Ill keep this brief. I've been wanting to keep T's for a while now and finally decided to pull the trigger after months of reading.
So.. i finally find a shop that sells 'em and i head out to buy my first B.smithi juvi.
I'd already chosen 1 (out of 3) and paid for her/him when i realised i didn't get any papers (cites) to sign.
When i asked about it they said they never do that because they raised the spiders themselves from slings and offered to give me some handwritten receit (the ones you got in 1950) instead after some bugging.
I was of understanding you (seller and buyer) BOTH need to sign papers stating species, Quantity, age and w/e for all Brachypema's?!
They weren't willing or understanding and i made a fuzz (and luckily got my money back)
I felt just completly uncomfortable with the whole situation, esp. as this would have been my very 1st T.
I'm hoping to raise him/her for a long time and maybe even breed in a couple of years, i can only imagine that's gonna end bad if i don't even have legal papers to show for the mom/dad.
Am i wrong/paranoid?
I don't want any wild caught species even though chances of it being one are low in EU i think/hope.
Thanks
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