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Janice
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Janice
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any tarantula owners?
dh wants to surprise our 3 year old with one for christmas. i can't imagine this is a good gift.
he's dying for a pet...but with his asthma, we are pretty limited...i suggested lizard...dh feels a spider is more fun. i can't see myself touching either.
any experience? tia
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Posted 9/10/09 2:57 PM  |
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MissJones
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Re: any tarantula owners?
What about fish? 
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| Posted 9/10/09 4:52 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Janice
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Re: any tarantula owners?
 i tried that last year. he wants something to pet and play with.
i can not for the life of me imagine this thing escaping and being in my house.
see dh is telling me its a popular pet...my kid tends to fall on the slightly nerdier side so I think he will enjoy it...
for the last few months, his "pet" has been a remote control dinosaur. he feeds it, walks it, reads to it, hugs it, tells him he's the best pet ever. its sad. in a cute wat
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| Posted 9/10/09 6:35 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Shawn
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Re: any tarantula owners?
I've known a couple of people with tarantulas. They seem to like them. I think they are more popular than most people think.
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| Posted 9/11/09 8:00 AM |
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CallaLily
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Re: any tarantula owners?
You may want to read this before you decide. Tarantula as a pet
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| Posted 9/12/09 4:21 PM |
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PennyCat
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Jib
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Re: any tarantula owners?
How about a bird?  I used to have a bird and LOOOOOVED him!!!!! Would that negatively impact your son's asthma?
Sorry, but I just think the idea of a bird is 1000 better than a furry spider! But, don't go by me, I am TERRIFIED of insects, etc!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly though, a bird makes a great pet! I had a parakeet and loved him so much... I taught him to fly to my finger! And, he was very interactive- much more than a tarantula would be. He would chirp whenever I came home from school and pace back and forth with excitement in his cage when I got up in the morning! 
Poor little guy died when I was HS because he was sick. Try Parrots of the World in Rockville Centre if you decide to go that route!
Good luck!
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| Posted 9/13/09 5:00 PM |
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Stiletto19
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Danielle
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Re: any tarantula owners?
A great first pet is a bearded dragon lizard. Not so sure about the tarantula.
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| Posted 9/13/09 6:08 PM |
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mrsw110207
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Re: any tarantula owners?
My brother had a tarantula for years when we were kids, thing just wouldnt die lol. I really wouldnt recommend it as a pet, they dont do anything. And they arent very fond of being handled so ur DS wont be able to play with him that much. I totally agree with bearded dragon though, they dont get to big and they love beng handled, great pet for kids.
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| Posted 9/14/09 11:41 AM |
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Diana712
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Diana
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Re: any tarantula owners?
Why am I itching all over when I read this?
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| Posted 9/14/09 6:39 PM |
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princess99
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ME
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Re: any tarantula owners?
If I was in someone's home who had a trantula I would not go in. I am petrified of spiders, they freak me out. a place my sister used to work in someone must have let there pet tarnatula go and it walked in by the front door, she was SCREAMING. I had my door open once and had work done for hours- a new front door installed, and I found one on my kitchen floor. I was SCREAMING, DH did not hear me and I was on the kitchen table crying with his shoe in my hand. I love animals- but a tarantula is a bug- and I do not live with bugs. (b we joke w/ the extermnator that he is my 2nd DH, LOL!) How about a cat that does not promote allergies or a dog that does not promote allergies- JMHO. Sorry to be so harsh. Okay, I am itchy right now....
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| Posted 9/17/09 12:00 PM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: any tarantula owners?
there are dogs and cats that will not trigger his asthma. Check it out.
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| Posted 9/17/09 2:37 PM |
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