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Originally posted by James Box
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methinks he doth protest too much
Michael, i'm with you mate...i'm never happier than when surrounded by animals...that's the real source of the "addiction" for me.
the problem with buying poorly kept T's from a shop is that you encourage the shopkeeper to get more, and treat them the same way.
also...hardly anyone can afford shop prices!
there's a shop near me where they don't have a clue...i tried to explain, the guy sounded willing to listen and change the conditions, but i went back a few weeks later and it was the same.
i would buy all those spiders, but i could not afford it....and he'd just get more in.
as an example, he has a P cambridgei for 80 or 90quid, and it is a mature male!
a couple that broke my heart were the H lividum and E murinus huddled on their water bowls, with maybe an inch of bone dry sub...but what can you do in the face of such ignorance?
Michael, i'm with you mate...i'm never happier than when surrounded by animals...that's the real source of the "addiction" for me.
the problem with buying poorly kept T's from a shop is that you encourage the shopkeeper to get more, and treat them the same way.
also...hardly anyone can afford shop prices!
there's a shop near me where they don't have a clue...i tried to explain, the guy sounded willing to listen and change the conditions, but i went back a few weeks later and it was the same.
i would buy all those spiders, but i could not afford it....and he'd just get more in.
as an example, he has a P cambridgei for 80 or 90quid, and it is a mature male!
a couple that broke my heart were the H lividum and E murinus huddled on their water bowls, with maybe an inch of bone dry sub...but what can you do in the face of such ignorance?
Yeah shop prices are high, and yeah I guess you do encourage them to get more. They're stupid though for not keeping them right, they're should be laws that affect all pet retailers and state they should follow certain guidelines from various experts.
That example is bizzarre, how much would you pay for that at one of the online stores? £20 - 40 right? (with postage), or am I far off?
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