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Would you use a CM that had a pet tarantula

34 replies

monkeymonkeymoomoo · 27/04/2007 11:56

?

Seen an excellent CM that has an outstanding OFSTED report but she has a pet tarantuala and that (probably unreasonably!) puts me off!

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dmo · 27/04/2007 18:35

at the local libarys he goes to all the one local to me in north west in the summer hols he is fab you can also book him for parties

soak · 27/04/2007 14:51

DMO - where di you go to see the animal man??
I would love to take OH's son there as a day out (we don't have pets and neither does his mom).

dmo · 27/04/2007 13:14

my boys would love it
i took all my mindees to the animal man once and they all held the snakes, spiders and lizards they loved it and talked about it for weeks
if you dont have any pets at home (i dont) than your child will learn to look after an animal

NKF · 27/04/2007 12:21

Probably not. But then I wouldn't use a childminder that had a dog or a cat. Then again it it was a choice between an excellent childminder with a tarantuala and a bad one without, I might.

mummydoit · 27/04/2007 12:16

Presumably the OFSTED inspector was aware of the tarantula and was satisfied that it was housed securely and out of reach of the children. If that's the case, don't be put off.

WigWamBam · 27/04/2007 12:05

Why the devil not?

No worse than any other animal, kept in the right conditions, and safer than a lot of more common pets. Easier to keep away from the children when necessary than something like a dog as well.

And I would bet that the kids love to watch it.

The outstanding OFSTED report would be enough for me, spider or no spider.

kslatts · 27/04/2007 12:03

My dd1 would love a taratuala so it wouldn't put me off, I'm sure it wouldn't be able to escape.

geekgrrl · 27/04/2007 12:03

it wouldn't bother me. I'd presume she doesn't get it out near the children if she's that good.

jomist · 27/04/2007 11:59

I don't think so!!!! But then I hate spiders and wouldn't go near a house that kept one as a pet. What if it got out?