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Personally I LOVE SPIDERS!

I had A mexican red knee and I loved him dearly.
I only had him for about 5 years, but I have been told females can live up to 30 years.

I would definatly recommend a red knee for a pet, he wasn't to big (about 5 inch) and he was soooo easy to look after.
I fed him crickets and mealworm and he seemed very happy with that.

It's worth remembering tho that you cant handle spiders to much, they get scared really easy! which either means they will bite you (and yes it hurts like a bitch... and hurts for a few days) or they just die!

Also, you can always tell when your about to get bitten, they rise up and 'waggle' there front legs in warning, from personal experiance if you have a body part within stricking distance once they start there waggle, thats it your doomed! LOL.
I was told and read that a bite will feel like a bee sting! thats a load of rubbish... its more like 30! (be very careful if allergic to bee stings, if you are a bite can prove fatal)
Before you get bitten your likely to get haired... personally this had no effect on me, but you can get a rash!

I called my spider Boris! lol, He really was awesome, he used to sit on my shoulder and he would be still as anything until anyone tried to touch him.
I once had a friend think he was a fake spider so she poked one of his legs, he jumped straight up and ran up her arm across her shoulders and hid in her hair. It took me 2 hours to lure him back out without either of us getting bitten, and she never forgave me LOL.