Sahydroaraneus raja (indian blue dwarf)

[Biollantefan54]

I have two female H. incei's, they are beautiful, easy to care for, and you don't really need to worry about their speed unless you are rehousing. You could put it in an adult enclosure and it will grow into it fairly quickly, they'll make use of the space with web tunnels as well. Very fun to watch.

 

[MrsHaas]

H. incei are worth a look. Crazy webbers and great feeding response. Very fast, but not particularly defensive.

I second this. My girl is a total trip! She will fly out of her burrow when offered food, she webs intricately, and she isn't particularly shy.
Same goes for my c. ritae... Another awesome dwarf.

 

[sdsnybny]

jumping on the N. incei train I have 3, soon to be 5 of the gold form which are beautiful to look at, grow/molt fast, eat like monsters and are often out.
My 3/4" sling bought in Aug are now 2"

 

[micheldied]

Eh, it's hard for me to explain that well now, because the language doesn't help me sometimes (i don't know all words, or the better way for say some things sometimes) but the essence is: i think that certain T's were viewed, since decades of hobby, "docile ones" due to a mix of things, but IMO an ancient like the world, untamed predator machines like T's are, cannot be considered docile at the end.

I completely disagree with you regarding their level of tolerance for external stimuli.

A T could be totally defensive in behavior but have weak venom, meaning it's possible For example, there are some non-venomous snakes that are way more "crazy" than even some venomous snakes. The same can be said for speed/agility too.

If E sp Red was exactly as it is now, but with venom that could kill an elephant, I would still say it's the most docile T on the planet known to man.

For me, docile doesn't necessarily mean harmless to man. For me, it means said animal tolerates man's presence/intrusion etc.

I think you two are looking at the word docile differently. Generally, docile in this hobby simply means a T that isn't very willing to bite or show any other defensive behavior. They just have either a very high level of tolerance for being disturbed by giant hands, or they simply don't care/don't think they're in danger. That definitely doesn't mean they're tame, though, which is probably what Chris is trying to say. They're still "wild" animals whose defensive behaviors are mostly unaffected by being in captivity.

 

[viper69]

I think you two are looking at the word docile differently. Generally, docile in this hobby simply means a T that isn't very willing to bite or show any other defensive behavior. They just have either a very high level of tolerance for being disturbed by giant hands, or they simply don't care/don't think they're in danger. That definitely doesn't mean they're tame, though, which is probably what Chris is trying to say. They're still "wild" animals whose defensive behaviors are mostly unaffected by being in captivity.

I'm not sure how Chris meant it. I've been in this hobby for a long time I know what docile means as evidence by my 4th line you quoted, which corresponds to your 2nd and 3rd sentences.