What has been your absolute worst nightmare on a T?

[TarantulaJay]

I'm curious, What has been your absolute worst nightmare on a T? The one that no matter how well it's looked after will lunge, threat pose or flick that cloud of horribleness at you? The one you think over and over......damn!

 

[viper69]

None, because I expect that type of behavior from the specimens I have owned.

However, there was a member here from years ago who had a H. chllensis that always threat posed, and even dripped venom from the fangs. They posted a pic for me, it was unusual.

 

[fcat]

I have been putting off rehouses of three Brachypelma boehmei because their previous owners said they kick at everything, even water. That has proven true for one of them but he makes me laugh so it's worth it.

The day I brought the female home I was carrying her kritter keeper on top of another kritter keeper containing a female pulchra (expensive day lol). It was very windy walking from the car to the front door, and I put my chin down on top of the boehmei enclosure to hold it tight. For about 4 days my neck itched something fierce. It's itching now as I write this. My stirmi's hairs don't even make me itch.

They are not in need of rehouses, just want to get them out of the enclosures they came in. I have a PPE gown, mask and goggles on standby. Just lacking the desire...

 

[Westicles]

I have been putting off rehouses of three Brachypelma boehmei because their previous owners said they kick at everything, even water. That has proven true for one of them but he makes me laugh so it's worth it.

The day I brought the female home I was carrying her kritter keeper on top of another kritter keeper containing a female pulchra (expensive day lol). It was very windy walking from the car to the front door, and I put my chin down on top of the boehmei enclosure to hold it tight. For about 4 days my neck itched something fierce. It's itching now as I write this. My stirmi's hairs don't even make me itch.

They are not in need of rehouses, just want to get them out of the enclosures they came in. I have a PPE gown, mask and goggles on standby. Just lacking the desire...

That's wild! Mine is absolutely calm and never given me a bit of trouble.

 

[fcat]

That's wild! Mine is absolutely calm and never given me a bit of trouble.

I tip toe around this girl, bless her ancestors, short of sacrificing a goat to please her, I don't think I have done anything to trigger her. But I know her enclosure is booby trapped like a forbidden temple. That rehouse will be done outside and upwind

 

[Mirandarachnid]

A WC male T. stirmi I won at a raffle for five dollars at an expo. The biggest, noisiest, most defensive spider I’ve ever kept. When it matured and I packed it up to ship out, the catch cup was like a freaking snow globe.

 

[Westicles]

A WC male T. stirmi I won at a raffle for five dollars at an expo. The biggest, noisiest, most defensive spider I’ve ever kept. When it matured and I packed it up to ship out, the catch cup was like a freaking snow globe.

I would've given that prize back to the person I won it from! Lol

 

[8 legged]

At some point the Ceratogyrus darlingi slings I ordered arrived. I opened the package and a small brown dot ran across the desk like lightning and disappeared faster than I could say "ah". Later I found it - safe - behind my backpack... That was a lesson to me to this day!

 

[Mirandarachnid]

I would've given that prize back to the person I won it from! Lol

If I won it now I wouldn’t accept it

 

[Mike Withrow]

None of them. I totally expect their reactions and prepare for whatever it is iam doing.
I've had a pucker moment or two ,but nothing that's made me dread them

 

[sparticus]

None of them. I totally expect their reactions and prepare for whatever it is iam doing.
I've had a pucker moment or two ,but nothing that's made me dread them

Same for me. I think it's amusing/cute when they get an attitude with me, and there's almost never been a situation where their reaction wasn't the reaction I was expecting or at least prepared for.

 

[Mike Withrow]

When I say a pucker moment, I'm serious. I took the lid off the container of my biggest H.mac to finally get a picture and it came right out and on my hand with fangs already dropped. I've posted about that incident a couple times on here.

That one and an juvenile omothymus schioedtei got a rehouse a while ago and it went just fine . I've got two more H.mac to be rehoused soon along with omothymus violaceopes. I'm looking forward to all of them.

 

[SpookySpooder]

When I say a pucker moment, I'm serious. I took the lid off the container of my biggest H.mac to finally get a picture and it came right out and on my hand with fangs already dropped. I've posted about that incident a couple times on here.

It's a good thing your reflex is to pucker up Mike, otherwise with these fossorial species who knows what deep and dark burrows they're gonna escape to. You could end up like this guy, but worse.

8inch Tarantula got away and climbed on my butt !!! #tarantula

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[DustyD]

It's a good thing your reflex is to pucker up Mike, otherwise with these fossorial species who knows what deep and dark burrows they're gonna escape to. You could end up like this guy, but worse.

8inch Tarantula got away and climbed on my butt !!! #tarantula

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Just imagine if the T bit him where it stopped and he had to go to the hospital. What would the medical crew think? Probably would be excited as I think a lot of them look forward to unusual cases to diagnose and treat.

 

[Olan]

My Phormictopus “sp. purple” (most likely just a cancerides).
She is so ridiculously defensive it makes routine maintenance difficult. Goes nuts striking at anything that moves, and she is not small.

But I do not regret getting her. Definitely an interesting change of pace from pet rocks or nervous burrowers.

 

[l4nsky]

None of them. I totally expect their reactions and prepare for whatever it is iam doing.
I've had a pucker moment or two ,but nothing that's made me dread them

Agreed. I have some bad tempered specimens, but it's not out of the ordinary for their species and can be expected from time to time during certain tasks. It's almost comical at times too. I mean, when you have specimens that will threat pose with ALL their legs, it's more hilarious than intimidating lol.

Epic Hissy Fit

• l4nsky
• Nov 7, 2022
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• akcaya female phormingochilus phormingochilus sp "akcaya" threat pose

Young adult female Phormingochilus sp Akcaya is EXTREMELY displeased with her new enclosure.

0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp. Ho Chi Minh DCF

• l4nsky
• Sep 18, 2023
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• dcf female ornithoctoninae ornithoctoninae sp. "ho chi minh"

Undescribed fossorial species believed to be from central Vietnam, mature female doing her best...

 

[Mike Withrow]

It's a good thing your reflex is to pucker up Mike, otherwise with these fossorial species who knows what deep and dark burrows they're gonna escape to. You could end up like this guy, but worse.

8inch Tarantula got away and climbed on my butt !!! #tarantula

Make sure to always have a catch-cup ready when handling terrestrial species off the ground… This is an example of what not to do, but we are fortunate enoug...

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LoL! Over the past five years I've developed the reflexes of a cat,and the speed of a mongoose. My neighbors must think iam crazy laughing this loud and this much at 1 am.

 

[SpookySpooder]

Just imagine if the T bit him where it stopped and he had to go to the hospital. What would the medical crew think? Probably would be excited as I think a lot of them look forward to unusual cases to diagnose and treat.

Yo, I just watched a compilation video on youtube titled "Doctors, what was the oddest thing you had to remove from a person's butt in the operating room?" so a Tarantula up the butt doesn't even surprise me.

Now I'm just wondering is it a dwarf T or one of them goliath butt eaters?

LoL! Over the past five years I've developed the reflexes of a cat,and the speed of a mongoose. My neighbors must think iam crazy laughing this loud and this much at 1 am.

Last I checked Tarantulas were faster than both of those mammals... you might need more training, or a preventative plug just in case the next rehousing goes south... literally.

This post is probably gonna get me in trouble. Enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[Kada]

Touch wood, my only nightmares are escapes. Which are very rare and always human error. so, I guess, I am the nightmare ! they always do what they naturally do. Even do well, considering I and confining them to a fake environment.

 

[MariaLewisia]

Not exactly what I'd describe as a nightmare, but I have a subadult male Psalmopoeus victori nicknamed "Sunshine" because of his incredibly bad temper. As soon as I touch his enclosure, he immediately threat poses me and does this quirky little swaying from side to side trying to look extra mad and dangerous. He's been doing this since I got him at a frightening 1.5" DLS, and each time I'm sitting there like, excuse me, sir, you're not a mantis, just eat your roach. And then he eats his roach. Compare that with his neighbour, my MM P. victori Kjell whose whole life can be described as this emoji and the phrase "a little confused but he's got the spirit". Meanwhile, Sunshine's using his one and only ganglion for R A G E.