Brucejeffcott
Arachnopeon
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- Jul 19, 2015
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I know this handling thing makes so much debate... I'm tired of it!!!
If you have a docile species that has a good home and will "tolerate" you messing with it and or holding it. Then it obviously isn't stressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. If it doesn't want you picking it up it will tell you!!!!! that's how easy it is. Its not complicated like people make it to be. If you did a crappy job raising it or it plain don't like captivity you have bigger problems then wanting to handle it. Point being...... it will let you or it wont. They have been around for millions of years without us deciding if it wants to walk on something.
I WILL WARN despite the fact I'm not against handling.... BE CAREFUL!! A fall from less then 3 feet can be fatal!
I have also had docile Ts that are suppose to be sweet hearts and will readily let me pick them up and clean the cage, whatever. Then next week or month they are demons. So that is the only other thing I have to say about handling is "knowing" your tarantula, this ones for newbees who really want to handle. Be patient, and observant but the same rule as above! if it lets you it lets you... you will not stress it out if it lets you!
If you have a docile species that has a good home and will "tolerate" you messing with it and or holding it. Then it obviously isn't stressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. If it doesn't want you picking it up it will tell you!!!!! that's how easy it is. Its not complicated like people make it to be. If you did a crappy job raising it or it plain don't like captivity you have bigger problems then wanting to handle it. Point being...... it will let you or it wont. They have been around for millions of years without us deciding if it wants to walk on something.
I WILL WARN despite the fact I'm not against handling.... BE CAREFUL!! A fall from less then 3 feet can be fatal!
I have also had docile Ts that are suppose to be sweet hearts and will readily let me pick them up and clean the cage, whatever. Then next week or month they are demons. So that is the only other thing I have to say about handling is "knowing" your tarantula, this ones for newbees who really want to handle. Be patient, and observant but the same rule as above! if it lets you it lets you... you will not stress it out if it lets you!