Originally Posted by matt_bowey
actually you cheeky wench my girlfriend has been looking after it perfectly well for the last 2 years, the only reason we wanted to "check" the species and gender, which i notice you did not know, was to know whether we can handle it.
as for how she got hold of it without knowing its species her x bf left it when he moved out.
so i thank you for confirming the species but not for the life judgement, have a think before you accuse people of ignorance!
my god i hate people like you!
So your girlfriend has been looking after it for 2 years and only just decided now to find out the species?
Before, and only before, anyone decides to obtain an exotic animal as a pet, you do thorough research. It was very irresponsible of her ex boyfriend to leave the animal in someones care, who is either reluctant to look after it, or is not knowledgeable or experienced enough.
Has it eaten you yet?
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Originally Posted by Beowulf1976
I'm sorry MissG but that was damn harsh judgement of someone you do not know.
Not all tarantulas are sold with their species name if it's an ignorant pet shop, or someone who has had it before and just doesn't know what it is. I wouldn't know that my spidey was a chile rose had it not been for my bf who knows loads about spideys.
Besides, there are many slings sold out there that get mixed up with others and end up being mis-sold or told as unknown species.
Matt Bowey:
The spidey is clearly healthy although I am wondering how big said spidey's set up is as Chile's are renowned for being active little buggers, mine is never in the same place.
Congratulations on owning a beautiful healthy specimen  |
I'm getting quite fed up with people who ask silly questions. Questions that suggest to me they now nothing about an animal in their care.
And that's why I decided not to type "Take it back to where you got it" because I feared you were probably right, and it could have been a pet shop, that actually needs shutting down.