Guide Note: Pet Spider Many people enjoy raising spiders as pets. Spiders may be suitable as pets given the right living conditions. Many types of spiders, such as tarantulas and wolf spiders make excellent exotic pets, and are quite interesting to observe. It is important to keep a pet spider in a closed container, as they can slip through small crevices. Keep the container sealed, but allow for proper air-flow.
Movies such as Charlotte's Web, Arachnophobia, Lord of the Rings, and Spider-Man have brought the interest in spiders as pets intriguing. The movie Arachnophobia, about the fear of spiders, did not decrease the interest in Tarantulas as a pet spider.
Fast Facts:
- Spiders are clean and quiet
- Spiders require little living space
- Spiders less expensive to raise than traditional pets
- Biggest spider in the world: Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula
- Smallest spider in the world: Mygalomorph Spider
- Most venomous spiders: Black Widow & Brown Recluse
- Nearly all spiders are venomous to some degree
- Not all spiders do well in captivity
- Spiders are not insects
- Some humans actually eat spiders
- In some cultures, tarantulas are a delicacy
- Most spiders have a short lifespan compared to traditional pets
- Dropping a Tarantula can cause abdomen to rupture, and certain death
- Keep cats from spiders
- Some States may prohibit ownership of spiders
