And ya think you got spiders!

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Aug 07, 2005 1:13 am

Was over to my sister's house and took a couple of pics of her pet spider. It is cool. Kinda freaked me out cause it kept trying to touch the camera.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Aug 07, 2005 1:24 am

Another one....

My sister just moved back up here from KY. And she was showing me her pets, if ya can call them that LOL.
At first I didn't want to get that close to it but it is a very calm critter, just wanted to touch the lens with its lil feets

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Aug 07, 2005 6:30 am

Very COOL!

My ex-BF had 4 tarantuals and I loved watching and holding them. They really are very calm most of the time.

The funniest thing was *he* was afraid to hold them, so when it came time to clean the vivariums, I had to pick them up and put them in a temporary holding tank while he cleaned the cricket balls. LOL!

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Aug 07, 2005 6:32 am

(oops.. hit submit too soon)

Anyway, that is a lovely spider. Is it a Chilean Red? She looks like she has that lovely pinkish/red "fur".

Tell your sister good luck with her. They make great pets!

Alexa

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Aug 07, 2005 8:21 am

Yep thats the kind she is. My sister has had her for 5 years.

Lionitus · Post by **Lionitus** » Aug 07, 2005 9:08 am

I think she is cool too! I love spiders. I never kill them, it drives my family nuts.

Neat. Thanks for sharing pictures. What a unique pet.

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Aug 07, 2005 12:59 pm

Shortly after I was divorced my exhusband gave my children a tarantula as a pet. I think there was a message in there but maybe not.

It had pink toes and didn't live long and the pet store gave him a free replacement. (oh joy.) Eduardo lived much longer than Roseytoes and really was interesting to watch. I was never interested in holding him however. It's really cool when they shed their ex-skeleton!

PeggyC · Post by **PeggyC** » Aug 07, 2005 9:31 pm

Annie, you are one brave lady... I just don't think I could get close enough to take a pic.

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Aug 07, 2005 9:49 pm

I just got the goose bumps looking at those...

outtahand · Post by **outtahand** » Aug 09, 2005 11:51 pm

I had pet tarantulas as a kid, one my dad found in the road-
(we have the Texas Cinnamons in this area sometimes),
a few from the pet store. I thought they were really interesting.
Looking at their large (faces?) with those little eyes on top,
I always had the feeling they were thinking.....
yeah, I was a weird kid...