PeaceBee
Arachnoknight
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When he mentioned trying to take a nap I assumed someone else was driving. :XYeah, what's he doing, texting and driving? Probably swerving all over the road.
When he mentioned trying to take a nap I assumed someone else was driving. :XYeah, what's he doing, texting and driving? Probably swerving all over the road.
Tarantula don't care about anyone's philosophy. They don't like to be held. As I said, they are secretive animals by nature and want nothing more than to be left in peace. Just because they don't instantly react defensively doesn't mean they like it. Also you have to ask yourself "Is it really worth it?" for the safety of your animal.The search feature is for technical questions such as how to take care of X species. There's no such thing as a duplicate discussion of philosophical opinion. This will continue as long as humans exist.
Lastly i handle all my non agressive T's on a daily basis for 5-10 minutes each depending on how much i love them. My philisophical opinion is that a living creature will allway's let you know if it's uncomfortable, threatened, or otherwise. When it allows you to manipulate it and it does things like lower its body to lay on your hand or even groom its legs then it clearly isn't "stressed" and claiming such is being intellectually dishonest. Obviously if i were to poke at my OBT and it rears and makes alot of fuss, its communicating to me leave him alone. But my sweet Euathlus red literally climbs out of her enclosure by herself onto my hand and allows herself to be handled and manipulated, i just don't feel at all guilty. If she thought i was threatening her she was scurry away and squeeze herself in the nearest hole she can find or simply flick hairs at me and bite me.
I think Stan's flying solo. Let's hope he pulled over to a rest stop.When he mentioned trying to take a nap I assumed someone else was driving. :X
When they do, it's NOT because they're looking for a friend or affection. That's the wrong assumption some people make.Do they willingly climb on people? Sometimes.
Thanks for staying calm. It always helps to inject a non-emotional view into the proceedings. I too often find that the best way to diffuse a situation is by losing my temper. Works like a charm.Monday is my excuse for this rant..
I certainly wasn't trying to imply that they were looking for affection, and I totally agree with you that that is the wrong way to look at such behavior. The next sentence I said after that quote was to clarify that by crawling onto a person, I don't think a creature would willingly put itself into a situation that causes it stress. That doesn't mean it's ready to cuddle in my eyes.When they do, it's NOT because they're looking for a friend or affection. That's the wrong assumption some people make.
I hadn't lost my temper, that was just my less passive alter ego coming out. In retrospect, it could have been toned down a little, but the combination of me typing fast, and still being stuck in my I hate mornings/Mondays mentality made me a little too frank.Thanks for staying calm. It always helps to inject a non-emotional view into the proceedings. I too often find that the best way to diffuse a situation is by losing my temper. Works like a charm.
Handling opinions aside, I would lose it if a tarantula cuddled in my eyes....that doesn't mean it's ready to cuddle in my eyes...
What about inside your shirt, or inside a pant leg? It's happened to me with Poecs during cage transfers.Handling opinions aside, I would lose it if a tarantula cuddled in my eyes.
I have a Sheltie who thinks she wants to drive, but she can't reach the pedals.When he mentioned trying to take a nap I assumed someone else was driving. :X
Well my jumpers do have a fascination with wanting to jump in my face....Handling opinions aside, I would lose it if a tarantula cuddled in my eyes.
I would draw your attention to the case of the wolf. Given the choice, virtually every wolf on this planet will do almost anything to avoid humans. (But see this very interesting article.) But at some point some human or hominid apparently managed to capture or otherwise acquire some wolf pups, and was (amazingly enough!) able to not only keep them more or less safely, but train them, and selectively breed them. The end results are the many dozens of domestic dog breeds that we have today. And in fact, many anthropologists and sociologists have credited these wonderful, domesticated wolves with supplying the seed that made human civilization possible. (See Why We Owe Our Civilization to the Dog and Hounds and Civilization.) In short, there is a credible argument that without the wolf/dog companion/herder/fellow hunter/pet domestication project by early humans, we might still be merely rare, hunter/gatherer, great apes living in Africa and southern Asia, roughly comparable to gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.When they do, it's NOT because they're looking for a friend or affection. That's the wrong assumption some people make.
I have a cat, but it's a boy, and I'm not married to it.. Not really into the whole bestiality scene personally..Go cuddle with your dog, cat wife or kids.
Just say'n.