thanks, well i've released her... she didn't seem too happy over the weekend so i set her free near the moreleta spruit... i'd rather get a spider that was bred in captivity rather than 1 that was raised wild although i know it'll never be tame..

nice... i think i'll give the handling bit a miss then... but which spider is a good pet to handle

:D Awesome! Thanks guys! I'm not allergic to bees or anything of the sort actually so yeah, but i'll take the advice and not get too friendly. I was hoping that if i manage to actually adopt this 1 and keep it alive then i could move onto a "friendlier" spider like a baboon/tarantula, what...

probably... sugar highs tend to do that to people...

reptiles you say LOL... nice, its an arachnid but you knew that... thank you so much for the advice!! most spiders aren't very active but this 1 is crawling around, cleaning itself and just be very "proactive" it seems

yeah, i get to sit in the office upstairs all day! woohoo! but would much rather prefer to be in the hub of it all in the workshops, but oh well. the abdomen and head measure in at roughly 4cm and the front legs are also roughly 6cm... the advice is really appreciated and i promise that i will relea...

Yeah i do work at bavarian motorcycles... do you own a beemer or just know the dealership? it's sitting in my office and i'm only getting the tank this weekend when i go visit the parentals in witbank. What sort of insects? beetles? i know i'm a newb and it propably would be happier in the wild but ...

Hi guys, I'm from pretoria and i work for BMW Motorcycles. We had a customer ride his bike here yesterday and just when we wanted to start the service, out crawled the most beautiful spider i've ever seen from under the seat. The guys wanted to kill it but i wanted to keep it. I was wondering if any...