Behavior characteristics of A. Seemani

[Cerbera]

Then let me post this, and rid you of your complex

I second what you said as well - v good that research is being done before people get spiders... too often not the case...

 

[sublimeskunk37]

It's not that I want another Tarantula to HANDLE and stuff...I want one that I know I COULD handle. I don't want a T that I know is sitting there in their tank plotting my untimely demise. I don't want something that all I can do is merely observe. I was interested in that T at the pet store because it was pretty cheap considering how big it was. I ultimately want a Red Knee, or another T from the Grammostola genus...Like I said, I stumbled upon this one, and I didn't get it because it's not right for me.

 

[edesign]

It's not that I want another Tarantula to HANDLE and stuff...I want one that I know I COULD handle.

then you're going to be disappointed...there is no guarantee that any species you buy will let you handle it, especially at your whim. Even species of T's that are known for being generally docile can wig out once in a while and some individuals may not conform to their species' standard. Rosies are known for being quite tame...but there's a good few people here who say that their rosea's are psycho. You, yourself, are quite familiar with this...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=44675

The T gets nothing from being handled but the risk of being injured from a drop (or flung in the event of a bite)...you however get the possibility of being bit if the T is startled, have the chance of getting a nice rash from the urticating hairs, having the specimen escape, or the chance of nothing bad happening. in other words, the only one getting anything positive out of handling is you...they're not like a cat or a guinea pig.

 

[becca81]

The T gets nothing from being handled but the risk of being injured from a drop (or flung in the event of a bite)...you however get the possibility of being bit if the T is startled, have the chance of getting a nice rash from the urticating hairs, having the specimen escape, or the chance of nothing bad happening. in other words, the only one getting anything positive out of handling is you...they're not like a cat or a guinea pig.

EXACTLY!! :clap: :clap:

 

[TimV]

I've still got a big scar on my finger from breaking up a fight between two buck rabbits. But I have never been bitten by a T. But that is good information.

 

[bagheera]

Hamsters bite. Get a rabbit.

I have a friend with rabbits. They bite.

I suggest a Teddy Bear. They can be held, they never bite or bolt.
:razz:

 

[sublimeskunk37]

Rosies are known for being quite tame...but there's a good few people here who say that their rosea's are psycho. You, yourself, are quite familiar with this...

Actually my ex's P. Murinus is nicer than her G. Rosea a.k.a. spawn of satan haha...