Why do you keep them?

[Lori P]

(Madly saving these messages for later) LOLOL!!

You know what, Gertie, we'll still accept you for your love of dear Winnie and your soon to be hoggy. But we may feel the uncanny need to torment you from time to time.

[Garter_Gertie]

Yeah. I'm SURE! You're that way! Forget the archives. It ain't gonna happen. YOU'LL see!

[infernalis]

Gertie, I'll need your home address, I found this cute little guy in my yard, and I would like it if you could give him a loving home. Thank you.

[Garter_Gertie]

NOT FUNNY YOU BOZO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SCREAMED MY HEAD OFF AND SCARED PICKLES AND MAYO - AND ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For-get-it!!!!!!! I HATE those fanged things. (shudder)

Wayne, I don't get mad, I get even. If I EVER find out your weak spot - spiders, water, flying, WHATEVER - I shall seek my revenge.

WHAT AN EFFIN' HORRIBLE CREATURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The snake. Not you, dear Dekay.)

[Lori P]

(Snickering and snorting) Now Wayne, that was plain mean. (Chuckle) You really should be ashamed for tormenting Gertie so. (Chortle snort) It's NOT FUNNY. (Falling off chair in mirth)

[Garter_Gertie]

(Snickering and snorting) Now Wayne, that was plain mean. (Chuckle) You really should be ashamed for tormenting Gertie so. (Chortle snort) It's NOT FUNNY. (Falling off chair in mirth)

You are SO BAD! SSSSOOOOOOO BBBBBBAAAAAAADDDDD!!!!!!! You are horrible and ROTTEN!

911!!!!!!!!! 911!!!!!!!!! Call 911! I CAN'T BREATHE I'M LAUGHING SO HARD!

You rotten thing, Lori!

[anji1971]

Gertie, you really should never say "never".
Lori was as terrified of spiders as you are about these snakes, and now she has a tarantula. Who'd of thunk it??

[jitami]

Gertie, you really should never say "never".
Lori was as terrified of spiders as you are about these snakes, and now she has a tarantula. Who'd of thunk it??

Me too, so my dear sweet (p.i.t.a.) mother in law got one for my then four year old son for his birthday. Like a four year old is going to care for a tarantula! I'm not going to say it got a lot of handling but I read everything I could and did the absolute best I could for it. Tank came in handy later for a few different praying mantis and for a short time our garter baby

I have to say, as we speak we have a black widow in a jar on my kitchen counter. It didn't have the typical red markings so we put it in a jar to have a closer look at it. It's been in the jar for a week now and I just told my boys yesterday that either they set up a better home for it and feed it or it needs to be killed. I seriously have nightmares about spiders, but I'm still not going to starve one to death. Squish it, sure, but not starve it.

[Garter_Gertie]

Bless my stars and garters! TARANTULA?! NO WAY.

Anji, she's nuts. Nutz, nutz, nutz! Never, never, never, NEVER. N-e-v-e-r. Never.

[Lori P]

LOLOL.... here's the thread about my fuzzy spider, to give you an idea of how it all came about!! I never planned to have a tarantula... but fate has a wicked sense of humor!!!

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gart...tula-help.html