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"Can't we all just get along"?? I must say I never had a T fetch my paper in the morning and i have been around them a long time!!:wall:
Lasiodora parahybana bites
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Real nice Lp dalitan, beautiful.
WTH is this arguing crap, lay off Lennie.
WTH is this arguing crap, lay off Lennie.
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AREN'T LITTLE PUPPY DOGS SO CUTE AND FUZZY!!! 
AAAAWWWW!!!!! PRETTY FLOWERS AND KITTENS AND SUGAR CANDY CANES DANCING IN THE EVENING SUNSET!!!!! EVERYBODY SING WITH ME AND REJOICE!!! LA LA LA LA DOO BE DOO BE DOO!!! YAY!!!!
Everybody feel better? Good.
I like spiders.
I bet they think we're proper muppets though
AAAAWWWW!!!!! PRETTY FLOWERS AND KITTENS AND SUGAR CANDY CANES DANCING IN THE EVENING SUNSET!!!!! EVERYBODY SING WITH ME AND REJOICE!!! LA LA LA LA DOO BE DOO BE DOO!!! YAY!!!! Everybody feel better? Good.
I like spiders.
I bet they think we're proper muppets though
My 6" female parahybana is pretty fiesty when her enclosure is invaded by tongs or hands. She charges towards the intruder but doesn't bite (agressive curiosity rather than agressivness). Having said that, as numerous previous posters have stated, once she is removed from her enclosure this behaviour vanishes and she tolerates being handled. I can't comment on frequently handled Ts becoming used to human interaction as I don't handle mine much.
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Only thing I would wonder is that maybe they calm down once out on the hand because they feel too insecure to be defensive? The other view is that the warmth of the hand is calming, which I can sorta see working too.
I don't mind either way really, while I personally don't handle any of mine unless the opportunity presents itself eg one wandering over the glass will meet my hand if possible and be returned to its home, and I enjoy handling the younger smaller ones when they decide my hand is where they wanna go, but I never actively get them out for handling, but totally understand others desire to do so.
As far as my para goes, she's 3 inches maybe a little bigger and fast as lightning, and ever time I take her lid off she shoots round in my direction, and has thrown her legs up every other time, before turning away and hiding. It's defense, not aggression in my opinion, then when biting is their final option, it is channelled through aggression.
Simple, provocation = threat = defense = aggression/retreat. All factors being variable depending on the situation.
Also for the record, the most highly strung of my collection are my smithi and seemani.
I don't mind either way really, while I personally don't handle any of mine unless the opportunity presents itself eg one wandering over the glass will meet my hand if possible and be returned to its home, and I enjoy handling the younger smaller ones when they decide my hand is where they wanna go, but I never actively get them out for handling, but totally understand others desire to do so.
As far as my para goes, she's 3 inches maybe a little bigger and fast as lightning, and ever time I take her lid off she shoots round in my direction, and has thrown her legs up every other time, before turning away and hiding. It's defense, not aggression in my opinion, then when biting is their final option, it is channelled through aggression.
Simple, provocation = threat = defense = aggression/retreat. All factors being variable depending on the situation.
Also for the record, the most highly strung of my collection are my smithi and seemani.
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Presurcukr...unfortunately I am saddened to say Rodney King took that BUTT WHUPPIN' for nothin' cause we cannot all get along. I stated my dealing with my Brazilian Pink Salmon Tarantula and it came off to a few that I have dealt with every one God created past, present, and future. I never stated that they don't bite but to a few I came across stating that they can't. CRPY...thank you but you don't have to stick up for me. My co-worker read some of Demon187's and Hairmentalspider's and stated why am I even responding back to that foolishness and you know what...he's right. I am not on here to convert or change anyone's thought process or belief. This is about tarantulas and/or scorpions and I gone leave it at that. Take care!
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I forgot the comma,LennieI meant, Lay off everybody....LENNIE, sorry I was not sticking up for you.
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Crpy I glad you clarified that. I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt. If you read the posts carefully...I am not arguing with anyone. So lay off me and move on!
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riiight, I have
Nice T Daliton -- Thanks for the pic! I will definately keep handling mine but just use common sense. My L. parahybanas are only 2 1/2 in at this point. They sure are fast as lightning and are eating like crazy. I don't know how something so small can eat so much. I think each one is eating about 10 adult crickets before the next molt.
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I've converted all my T's to Christianity... and killed all the ones who got defensive about it.
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HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!!
I hold my L.Parahybana all the time and she is close to 10"
wow....what a getle giant you got there....im really excited of my Lp to reach that size...hehehe...really nice...
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This is bad advice IME. This is not a cat, or a dog, or anything along those lines. Handling them more will just stress them out more. I see nothing wrong with occasional handling but doing it all the time is not good. The way they react to handling is based mostly on the species, the time in the molt cycle, feeding response, etc. If they feel threatened they will bite. Do not rely on them to run and then kick hair and then bite. They may do none, or all of the above, or just flat out sink there fangs into you. By handling them you are accepting all of these risks. They do not have the brain capacity to establish any sort of "bonding", this is an arachnid, they are VENOMOUS, ok?
Cheers
This says it all. :clap:
Miss Manners says its no good to bring politics or RELIGION into a polite conversation....unless you want it to no longer be polite. Lennie.
Robert Jordan is the funniest poster of them all.... :clap:
On topic: My LP will sit perfectly still if I open the enclosure. Any movement after that and it appears programmed to kill. Even if I could "calm it down" (or otherwise address its tiny ganglia) wit a brush or tongs, and manage to get it picked up, I would not trust that thing for any reason.
Just my 2 centavos.
Robert Jordan is the funniest poster of them all....
:clap: On topic: My LP will sit perfectly still if I open the enclosure. Any movement after that and it appears programmed to kill. Even if I could "calm it down" (or otherwise address its tiny ganglia) wit a brush or tongs, and manage to get it picked up, I would not trust that thing for any reason.
Just my 2 centavos.
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Matt K...I don't know you and you definitely don't know me! I live by a different creed than you probably do. That creed is don't get into business that's not yours! If you got some input about tarantulas and/or scorpions I will be glad to listen. If you wanna post to get a laugh then I am not the one. So move on!
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*amn! I'm just real impressed like!
--the nature boy
P-L-E-A-S-E. It's not that big a deal. In the image you're concentrating like you're holding some kind of viper. I can assure you I've placed my fingers in front of L. parahybanas as well as in their territory with NO PROBLEM. I wouldn't wiggle my finger in front of one or pull some jack *ss stunt like that, but if you have a clue what you're doing you won't get bit.
--the nature boy