Hyeniik
Arachnopeon
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- May 28, 2017
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Hello.
So, here's a thing. I know tarantulas should not be handled, as it is dangerous for them and stressed them out. However, my B. Smithi likes to climb the walls of her enclosure, and anytime i need to feed her or give her water, she'd climb out of the enclosure and go directly on my hand, where she'd proceed to either sit, or wander around very slowly.
I don't ever force her to go on my hand, but she does it herself very often. I know Ts are very very fragile, so any time i open the enclosure it's either on the ground, bed, or table, so she can't fall. The walls of the tank she's in are pretty high so when she climbs out, i offer my hand as a spot to grab onto and walk onto, so she doesn't fall and hurt herself, but once she's on my hand, she doesn't want to go down.
She's overall very calm and docile, she hasn't attacked me once, or bolted away, she's always very calm. Is it possible she enjoys being held? I never handle her for a long time, i always try to get her back home as soon as possible.
So, here's a thing. I know tarantulas should not be handled, as it is dangerous for them and stressed them out. However, my B. Smithi likes to climb the walls of her enclosure, and anytime i need to feed her or give her water, she'd climb out of the enclosure and go directly on my hand, where she'd proceed to either sit, or wander around very slowly.
I don't ever force her to go on my hand, but she does it herself very often. I know Ts are very very fragile, so any time i open the enclosure it's either on the ground, bed, or table, so she can't fall. The walls of the tank she's in are pretty high so when she climbs out, i offer my hand as a spot to grab onto and walk onto, so she doesn't fall and hurt herself, but once she's on my hand, she doesn't want to go down.
She's overall very calm and docile, she hasn't attacked me once, or bolted away, she's always very calm. Is it possible she enjoys being held? I never handle her for a long time, i always try to get her back home as soon as possible.