San Francisco Bay Area Tarantula Society

jwach · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: Greetings from Santa Cruz

Hello everyone,
I am new to the tarantula hobby, and I don't actually have any tarantulas yet, but I hope to get one in the future.
I had an experience with a California tarantula that I found hanging out at my school a couple of weeks ago. In the evening when I first spotted him, he seemed ok, but by the next morning he was looking a bit under the weather.

I decided to take him home to see if I could get him to perk up. I had read up a little bit about them, and decided that perhaps he was just a bit dehydrated. One night with his mouth in a lid of water got him walking around again, so I set him up in a little plastic critter cage with some carefresh for bedding. He seemed to be doing well for a few days, but then got the dehydrated look again, but the water didn't help this time.

Some more google image searches got me to thinking that he was a mature male, maybe that's why he died.

Anyhow, that experience has left me with a fondness for tarantulas, and now I want keep one.

EdgarOrtega · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the group! Yes, you likely had a male, there.

Let us know if you need any help finding a T. There are many beautiful species to choose from.

Did you figure out how you found us? hehe

Welcome to SFBATS! I hope you'll make it to our meeting on July 11th.

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jwach · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject:

I'll have to stick July 11 into my calendar! And I'm pretty sure that I must have found this site from craigslist, looking for tarantulas you know. :)

I'm still thinking about what species of tarantula I want, but I think that it would be pretty cool to start with a little one and watch is grow up.

sntcruzan · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: A Presidential Welcome

Hi
I am from Felton near Santa Cruz. Welcome to our group.

Fred MacDonell
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BayLee · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject:

to our group.

To bad he died, but most of the T's you'll find out there are males.
I am also glad to see it got your curious abot T's now.
Come to our next meeting. Lots to see and talk about.
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llamamama · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject:

Welcome to SFBATS! You've come to the right place. And you live close to our president!

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