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Summary: Learn how to choose a pet chaco golden knee tarantula in this free pet care video from our spider habitat authority.
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Brian Kleinman Brian Kleinman, is the owner and operator of Riverside
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Questions & AnswersNow if you want a pet tarantula, where do you find a pet tarantula? Always check with your local laws. Some states they do not allow having pet tarantulas. But in those states that it is legal to have a pet tarantula, some people, such as myself, breed them as a hobby and you usually find those people online. Or you can go to a local reptile club. Usually reptiles and arachnids and tarantulas are associated with one another, because its an exotic hobby. So you can ask those people of where they get their tarantulas. And some pet stores will sell tarantulas as well. Be weary of buying your tarantula online because you can not actually see the spider so make sure you get it from a reputable breeder. now if you go to a pet store or if you actually go to the breeders home to find a tarantula, make sure you look over it. Make sure it has all of its legs. Make sure it doesn't look to stressed out. Also you want to check the back of the tarantula abdomen. It will also, often tell you if the tarantula is a hair kicker. Tarantulas, if they feel threatened, will often kick hair off the top of their abdomen. Usually its when you first pick them up or when they get spooked. now this hair, if it gets in your skin, it just makes you itch a little bit. But breath it in, or get it in your eyes, it can be very, very irritating. And some tarantulas have very bad ulcerating hairs, such as the larger species as the Goliath Bird Eating Spiders. Their hair can really, really burn your eyes if you get it into your eyes. So be very, very careful of that.
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