Pseudo
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2017
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My Oklahoma brown tarantula doesn't mind being picked up. Considering my son loves her, she has gotten very use to being handled here and there.
My pink toe is nervous around people. However, he/she doesn't act like he is going to be murdered. You can poke his/her butt until he/she goes into a container. Being in a container doesn't make him/her nervous or anything like that. He/she doesn't run when an insect is placed near him/her to eat, etc. (Sex unknown)
The problem is my third tarantula I received today (a full grown that is known for a docile temperament). As soon as I let her out of her box from the mail, she bolted to the door. She attempted to jump to her death while being placed in a container for movement. She is afraid to even check out her hides. She has a coconut hut and a half bark thing. I had to prod her until she went into the coconut. Now she stays in the coconut, afraid to come out and see the other hide. Every time a hand goes in, she acts like she is about to be murdered. Running in fear, trying to climb out to escape the hand, etc. I fear what life she had before. What can I do to help her calm down...at least to the point that she knows a hand isn't out to kill her? Like to the pink toe level...knows he/she isn't going to be murdered but doesn't like to be handled.
My pink toe is nervous around people. However, he/she doesn't act like he is going to be murdered. You can poke his/her butt until he/she goes into a container. Being in a container doesn't make him/her nervous or anything like that. He/she doesn't run when an insect is placed near him/her to eat, etc. (Sex unknown)
The problem is my third tarantula I received today (a full grown that is known for a docile temperament). As soon as I let her out of her box from the mail, she bolted to the door. She attempted to jump to her death while being placed in a container for movement. She is afraid to even check out her hides. She has a coconut hut and a half bark thing. I had to prod her until she went into the coconut. Now she stays in the coconut, afraid to come out and see the other hide. Every time a hand goes in, she acts like she is about to be murdered. Running in fear, trying to climb out to escape the hand, etc. I fear what life she had before. What can I do to help her calm down...at least to the point that she knows a hand isn't out to kill her? Like to the pink toe level...knows he/she isn't going to be murdered but doesn't like to be handled.