Growing Demand for Pet Spiders and Scorpions Puts Rare Species at Risk

AsiaOne ^ | MAY 19, 2022 | Holl

[nickcarraway]

[DannyTN]

So if I ordered them I’d contribute to spiders and scorpions going extinct? Great!

Only I don’t want to receive them. Who can I send them to? Hmmmm

[nwrep]

Chuck Norris had pet scorpions when he was a kid.

[Rebelbase]

Nope, nope and nope.

[Rebelbase]

We used to catch them and make them fight when we were kids.

[dsrtsage]

Maybe people should start collecting pet mosquitos

[Seruzawa]

[Born in 1950]

Woke up a few years ago with a scorpion stinging my throat. Neurotoxin made my arms very tingly. My eyes began uncontrollably darting in all directions.

Found this tiny one dry mopping the floor:

[Born in 1950]

Roadrunner with scorpion in beak.

[DoodleBob]

[Wilderness Conservative]

You can tell a lot about a person by the kind of pet they have.

[AlaskaErik]

Some people are really weird. I'm sticking with Labrador Retrievers. This is my sweet girl.

[Born to Conserve]

Ah, the hobbies of creeps. Tattoos, tarantulas, S&M, snakes, skanks — just the kind of people you don’t want around your children.

[Dottiesmom]

She is adorable!!!!

[Roman_War_Criminal]

She is sweet! Back in the 70s, Labs were America’s favorite dog. Now it’s Pit Bulls.

What does that suggest about our society? Forget Scorpions, snakes, spiders and other weird ghoulish creatures.

[No name given]

Look, I can see the argument for exotic pets, but some creatures aren’t meant to be kept as pets.

[real saxophonist]

I was at a party where someone had a pet Tarantula, crawling on peoples' arms. That was cool.

But scorpions? Nope.

I've had a couple of girls ask why I do what I do before putting on shoes.

Scorpions.

They either thought I was joking, or didn't believe me.

[real saxophonist]

Cute! Not like a scorpion.

[Salamander]

Kids adore my snakes.

[jmacusa]

What a cutie.
My late father-in-law had Black Lab. Had to put him down years ago.

Broke my heart. Still miss that dog.