Most timid species?

[Jacob Thibodaux]

g. pulchripes seem insanely timid. What do you think?

 

[nicodimus22]

Mine is the opposite of timid. I think she's territorial. If I open the lid to do maintenance, she's coming right out of her burrow to see what's going on. When possible, she holds her water dish down so I can't take it out.

My most timid specimen is probably my D. pentaloris. Last week, I opened the lid to feed and she yanked up an edge of her sheet webbing and dove underneath it like a little kid jumping under the covers to get away from a monster.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I think that temperament always vary. I wouldn't call at all my 0.1 timid. She's quite the opposite, sorta A.geniculata attitude.

 

[Garth Vader]

Yeah it can vary. However my MF is so timid and often hides on the corner. But I think she is depressed.

 

[Lil Paws]

Timid? Not my G. Pulchripes. She was at first bitey. It turned out not to be defensiveness, but just hunger response. I think she had molted not long before coming to me so she was a little skinny. Once I fattened her up, she became very calm and is always out unless she's in premolt. She has one of the nicest personalities of our group.

Now, our first T? Our B. Albo who I had bought for us to handle (before I learned the risks)? Totally, he is the most timid of the bunch (and, no, we never handled him). He's over 4" and spends all his time underground. The only way we know he is hungry is when he sticks his legs out of his hole. The few times he's out if we open the lid, he'd kick hair. He's super reclusive and does not want anything to do with us, and that is how we ended up with our GBB and G. Pulchripes. I've heard that most B. Albos are not at all like that, though.

It really goes to show you that individuals from the same species really can have their own personalities. You could end up with a super defensive Brachypelma or Grammastola or a mellow OBT. Chances are you will end up with an individual that aligns with the typical behavior for its group, but you never know. Each one can have its own personality, and I've heard that can even change from molt-to-molt.

 

[draconisj4]

Both of my G. pulchripes are ridiculously timid. I see more of my reclusive baboons then I do of those two individuals, I even have to deliver their food to their burrows since they won't come out at all, for any reason. One has molted twice and the other once with no temperament change.

 

[cold blood]

g. pulchripes seem insanely timid. What do you think?

Out of the 8 have...and 150 I raised...one was/is timid...generally they are quite bold.

 

[BoyFromLA]

To me it’s Ephebopus cyanognathus.

 

[Smokehound714]

Hemirrhagus.. lol

there's a species in the genus that is completely blind and only lives in caves

 

[The Grym Reaper]

From my collection.

A. musculosa (photosensitive/pet hole/bolts at the slightest disturbance)
E. cyanognathus (pet hole)
P. cambridgei (pet web)
H. maculata (pet hole/bolts at the slightest disturbance)
B. albiceps (pet hole)
P. metallica (bolts at the slightest disturbance)

 

[Ellenantula]

My G pulchripes is very active, outgoing, explorative -- definitely not timid -- probably my biggest escape risk due to his/her insane curiosity. And has an excellent appetite -- loves a food drop!

My most timid, oddly, seems to be my Euthalus sp blue. She can be very active but the minute she senses you're looking at her -- into the hide she goes.

Goes to show Ts can't always be stereotyped --they have their own personalities.

 

[Anoplogaster]

I’d say my most timid is H. maculata. I almost never see her. And when I do, it’s only for a second before she notices me and teleports.

 

[viper69]

g. pulchripes seem insanely timid. What do you think?

Not at all. Let me guess, you own only 1?

 

[PanzoN88]

My G. pulchripes isn't, but my O. Sp. "Cebu" is

 

[FrDoc]

Currently (because she was not, prior to her last molt) it is my G. Iheringi. All I ever see is her front legs sticking out of her hide. She bolts out to snag chow and immediately runs it back into the hide. She may currently be conflicted and identifying as an I. Mira.

 

[Ungoliant]

My most timid tarantulas are generally slings:

• Neoholothele incei: This sling is currently a pet web. Sometimes I see its legs sticking out of one of the entrances, but at any disturbance, they retract.
• Davus pentaloris: This sling is normally visible, but it spooks easily.
• Grammostola pulchra (Flash, my smaller juvenile): She has been very skittish since she was a sling. She used to seal herself up for no reason for weeks on end. She is coming out more now that she is pushing 3", but she still bolts into her hide when disturbed.
• Avicularia avicularia: My mature female is regularly out but spooks easily.

I don't count my Ceratogyrus marshalli as timid, because even though she's a pet hole, she doesn't react skittishly. She will investigate anything entering her burrow and has yanked my poker from my hand while I was trying to nudge a mealworm closer.

 

[MKNoiL]

Neoholothele incei: This sling is currently a pet web. Sometimes I see its legs sticking out of one of the entrances, but at any disturbance, they retract.

Agree with that one... My Neoholothele Incei sling is just afraid of everything except little crickets. When I just barely touch the enclosure he start running around like crazy... It's nothing like others.

 

[sasker]

My Hapalopus sp Colombia gross. She shares the shelf with my I. mira and I think the trapdoor life style is contagious. The behaviour is absolutely the same: sometimes you see a few toes sticking out. If it weren't for the blue socks of my I. mira, I wouldn't know who is who.

 

[Paul1126]

Most timid for me is my B. emilia, I literally never see him.

B. emilia

• Paul1126
• Nov 15, 2017

 

[TownesVanZandt]

My H.Lividum is my shyest by far. The only way I know that it is still alive is that crickets goes missing.