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ARACHNOLOGY
I have been keeping tarantulas since I was in Std. 4.
I'm now in my 30's, and my enthusiasm burns as brightly as it
did before.
Back then it was legal to keep Baboon Spiders
and illegal to keep tarantulas. South African nature
conservation laws have since made it illegal to keep Baboon Spiders in South Africa without a permit. It isn't clear whether keeping
tarantulas is illegal in South Africa or not. Many pet shops
are selling tarantulas, and so many private people are breeding them that
the point is perhaps moot. The numbers are just too big to police.
Golden Brown Baboon Spider
Having said that,
tarantulas have brought me much joy over the years. Many species of tarantula make for easy pets to keep, and even the more tricky ones are not that difficult to
maintain if you stick to the basics.
This website is designed to educate and encourage the beginner to get into the field of Arachnology.
I have used the tarantula as a genus indicative of keeping and
breeding spiders in general for a number of reasons.
With at
least 43,678 spider species and 109 families of spider recorded by taxonomists
worldwide, it is simply too exhaustive to categorise the upkeep
and maintenance of them all. Besides, who wants to keep a common
brown house spider? Tarantulas are exotic, wonderful creatures
that have always inspired awe in the minds of the public, so it
is with an awareness of this vision of mystery and intrigue that
I present to you the details that I have gleaned through my
personal experience with some of the most beautiful creatures to
grace the earth.
Mexican Flame Knee Tarantula
I hope you find this website informative and useful.
- Doug Anderson
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