If you are one of my many(22) followers, you might know that i am attempting to start my own business breeding tarantulas and reptiles. I am fairly new to the hobby but have always had pets of some kind growing up(snakes, iguanas, geckos, dogs, cats, hamsters and even a rat).
Now i for one am against capturing wild animals of any kind and putting the in cages. The problem i see in the tarantula industry its alot easier for people to catch wild tarantulas and sell them on. This means you skip the risky spiderling stage. you don't have to have lots and lots of mini pots to raise them and did i mention that you don't have to bother to look after them while they grow.
Not only is this cruel but it must have some kind of effect on the natural cycles of the areas where these Tarantulas are taken from. Can you imagen living for 6 or 7 years in the wild. hunting, finding mates and building burrows, all of a sudden you find yourself in a 14 year olds bedroom who has nothing better to do than poke you to see what happens.
I do understand that to start with they must be taken from the wild but surly now after they have been collected for 30+ years we must do more to have captive bred Tarantulas.
I feel more should be done to educate people on tarantulas to make them realize they are not monsters that live in the shadows(well most of them arnt, im looking at you OBT!!!).
Another thing i love about the hobby is how friendly and helpful people have been. if you get a spare moment add @safariphils , i have not met a more helpful human being and nice guy.
So to summarise, Every Tarantula/Reptile we sell will be bred by us!
Thank you for reading,
Lloyd Wharton
@thorney_critter
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