I open her enclosure, take out her water dish, and she bolts out and walks on me lol. I was mentally prepared to take a bite and not freak out. But she didn't bite! She didn't even kick hairs! She calmly walked on me and then back to her enclosure with minimal nudging!! Fascinating T for sure!
I'm neutral on handling, I don't think Ts should be handled like a parrot or a hamster, but I also believe handling can be done safely and as long as it's not done frequently it's totally fine.
I choose to handle all of my Ts, and by the way I've been bitten by my parrots more times than I can remember, I've been bitten by baby humans lol.. I've never been bitten by a T.. and this is coming from someone who keeps things like LP, A geniculata, and Theraphosa apophysis. I also haven't dropped a T ever.
Of course there are obvious redlines: never handle near a molt, always test their mood with a tiny paint brush and never handle if they're spazzing and bolting all over the enclosure, and don't make it a frequent thing. Handling Ts has helped me convince many people they're not little murder beasts.
I'm neutral on handling, I don't think Ts should be handled like a parrot or a hamster, but I also believe handling can be done safely and as long as it's not done frequently it's totally fine.
I choose to handle all of my Ts, and by the way I've been bitten by my parrots more times than I can remember, I've been bitten by baby humans lol.. I've never been bitten by a T.. and this is coming from someone who keeps things like LP, A geniculata, and Theraphosa apophysis. I also haven't dropped a T ever.
Of course there are obvious redlines: never handle near a molt, always test their mood with a tiny paint brush and never handle if they're spazzing and bolting all over the enclosure, and don't make it a frequent thing. Handling Ts has helped me convince many people they're not little murder beasts.
I get all that and at the end of the day, your choices. I was merely pointing out that not all members like to see it in a gallery. It COULD send the wrong message to more novice keepers. That's all I am saying
I'm half and half on handling, i see both sides to it, but man if ppl decide to, they absolutely have to suck it up if they get a bite, no slapping or flinging the animal, and for craps sake no bad press and blabbering about it.
I get the spiritual connection or nature connection doing it, but yeah we all know they are quite primitive and it's different than other creatures.
Anyways, nobody wants that drawn out drama anymore, just always try and see all sides of a case, amazing how many peopl are so one sided.
I'm half and half on handling, i see both sides to it, but man if ppl decide to, they absolutely have to suck it up if they get a bite, no slapping or flinging the animal, and for craps sake no bad press and blabbering about it.
I get the spiritual connection or nature connection doing it, but yeah we all know they are quite primitive and it's different than other creatures.
Anyways, nobody wants that drawn out drama anymore, just always try and see all sides of a case, amazing how many peopl are so one sided.
I agree, which is one reason why I don't keep old world Ts. I don't expect a bite only while handling by the way. One of D pentaloris once climbed on the catch cup and ran half way up my arm during rehousing. That being said I have never ever been bitten in all my years keeping Ts knock on wood lol.
Your odds of taking a bite from most new world Ts, presuming you're not frequently bothering a T that clearly shows you it's stressed, are next to 0 in my experience. I been bitten by hamsters and parrots that people think are the cutest things ever more times than I can remember (and I don't even keep hamsters myself), hell I been bitten by human babies and I've been bitten by Ts exactly 0 times.
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