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Old 09-11-2007, 09:07 PM
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i've been looking into getting an exotic pet, and noticed on a certain website that you can buy camel spiders as pets. now i know they're not especially dangerous, but they still scare the bejesus out of me. they're like something out of 'alien'. has anyone had any experience with these? not that i want one, i'm just interested.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:09 PM
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Nope just watching You Tube is enough for me
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:10 PM
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They are not actually spiders, they are in the Solifugae family. They don't contain any venom, but have a nasty bite. They are known for being very hard to keep in captivity.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:38 PM
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I bleeding love these.

I really want one
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:44 PM
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i use to own one they eat loads but dont live long so buy a young one not adult size they can also run well fast so dont let them escape
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they dont live long in captivity! meh someones already said it!
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i use to own one they eat loads but dont live long so buy a young one not adult size they can also run well fast so dont let them escape
Yer, I think they only live for about 18 months? But don't quote me on that.
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in captivity ive heard they dont even last a year!
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Old 09-11-2007, 10:19 PM
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at the japanese garden center pets bit in stapleford they had some babies in about 20mill size but not sure how much they were probably about 20 quid or so
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think there usually about 20-30 quid!
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