Princess Fluffy (Arachnophobe warning)

Being the animal lover that I am it was a must that the person I marry be one too. Or at the very least be tolerant of all animals. Thankfully I met a man, who even though he hadn't lived with many animals, was up for anything. So as an engagement present to each other we decided on a Tarantula. 

Me holding Princess Fluffy the day we got her

We chose to get a rosy-haired because of their very docile nature and they're great for beginning Tarantula owners.

My husband holding Princess Fluffy

A lot of people ask about how we came up with the name. I don't like the ideas people have about spiders being bad. In fact, I rarely kill house spiders. So I wanted to name her Fluffy. My husband (fiance at the time) wanted to name her Princess, because it's sweet and girly. So we decided to combine the names for the ultimate in humor, girly and cuteness. Princess Fluffy. 

Princess Fluffy is true to the Rosy nature. She is very sweet and calm. We once had 6 children with hands lined up sitting on the floor while Princess Fluffy walked across their hands to the end. It took the 6th boy almost her entire walk to get brave enough to jump in. But then he couldn't stop talking about how he'd held the "giant" tarantula.

Please be aware that tarantulas are actually very fragile creatures and being dropped from as little as 8" can kill them. Please only hold and allow your 8-legged friend to be held under very controlled conditions.