2006-06-08 12:55:55 · 13 answers · asked by Shawna S 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I love tarantula's! They make nice pets if you like spiders! When I lived in AZ I would see them hiking all the time on the trails. Some were pretty big too! It doesn't really matter wheather you get one from the store or you catch it yourself. The tarantula is really pretty harmless to humans so you don't really have to worry about waking up wrapped in silk! Here's a site that has a little info on them if your interested! Have fun and enjoy your Tarantula!
2006-06-08 12:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tarantulas are of course spiders, and thus to some degree dangerous. If you don't have small children, that danger is rather low compared to other exotic pets.
The main thing to remember about tarantulas is the care needed.
I included a reference page that pretty much explains it all.
2006-06-08 12:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kinzel99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a rose hair tarantula. She was a sweety. She would crawl on my arms and hands and never bite. Occasionally some of the hairs from her abdomen would come off on my hands and itch like fiberglass but not very often.
2006-06-08 13:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Beware the fury of a patient man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much of a pet. They are potentially painful, but for the most part, they won't bite unless you really screw with them. Just use slow movements. But again, not much of a pet.
2006-06-08 12:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by Devil's advocate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should get one becaus you are interested in their behaviour and looks. not becaus you can aford one.
And a "pet" Tarantula is just as harmful as a "wild" one. They doesn't de-fang them or anything in the shop you know...
2006-06-08 12:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by Shaqueline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want a tarantula? Get an axlotyl , or a thrill neck lizard or a gecco or frogs or turtles or....
I am arachnophobic....
2006-06-08 12:58:49 · answer #6 · answered by toe poe gee gee oh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty safe but expect to bitten atleast a few times Nothing major maybe a little swelling but they are really fragile to pick up one wrong grab and you just killed your new friend
2006-06-08 13:00:37 · answer #7 · answered by laura468 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't think they were that harmful. I remember years ago seeing a kid who had one, and let it crawl on his face.
2006-06-08 12:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewwww... why would you want a spider for a pet??
2006-06-08 12:56:47 · answer #9 · answered by Trillian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eww no
2006-06-08 12:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋