Our newest pets

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Spiders are very cool looking but there is no way I'd keep a black widow around, "kid-proof jars" or not. I'd keep a bug pet though, that would be neat, especially for the kids. There are plenty of cool looking spiders that can't kill you or your children....

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Spiders are very cool looking but there is no way I'd keep a black widow around, "kid-proof jars" or not. I'd keep a bug pet though, that would be neat, especially for the kids. There are plenty of cool looking spiders that can't kill you or your children....

I get what you're saying here, and think you have a valid opinion. If I thought I were putting my kids at any risk then I wouldn't be doing it. Actually, I feel like I'm lessening their spider danger. Black widows are everywhere here, their chance of running into one is high. Now even Jade sees the spider and says, "Spider bite! Make Jade sick!" Granted, black widows are not aggressive spiders, so their chances of being bitten are low, but still, I'm glad they recognize the potential danger.

This spider in a taped up jar is by far not the most dangerous thing in my house. We have 350 pounds of dog that could easily kill a child if they so decided. I'm trusting that they won't, they're very gentle dogs, but they could, and it does happen. Indi has real tools (saws, hammers, nails, screwdrivers, etc.) that he plays and builds with. He cuts vegetables with sharp knives. We have a pool with a big fence, but he's very smart and I'm sure he could find a way over it if he really wanted to.

He's four and half and he understands the proper way to use those things, so it's no more a risk to him than it is to me. Jade can't understand, so we take measures to ensure her safety. Like keeping Ursula in a non-breakable jar that she can't open in a place that she can't get to.

Btw, we put Triton in with Ursula and he got eaten.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Thanks NA for the info! I had no idea they weren't as dangerous as all that.

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Btw, we put Triton in with Ursula and he got eaten.

Heehee! Putting this at the end of the post won me over. I love me some nature carnage.

I think it's awesome that you're teaching Indy how to use sharp objects. Here's to real world learning!

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I think it's awesome that you're teaching Indy how to use sharp objects. Here's to real world learning!

What she said!


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[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I love me some nature carnage.

Come over to our place on most any weekend and you will get to see a baby mouse or two get devoured.