What Ts have the worst Hairs?

[LimaMikeSquared]

My T blondies hairs are bad, but she doesn't flick that much and you can see the cloud, but the B boehimi I had was a lot worse and the reason why I got rid of him. They seem to be finer and got everywhere, and he flicked all the time.

 

[cacoseraph]

oddly enough, apparently i am only bothered by male hairs

it's hard to keep that to hard facts... but all the spiders that have ended up making me bleed were males


the only spiders i conciously try to avoid at this point are B. smithi males... fiberglass and healing tattoo rolled into one. females don't really bother me.

i was playing with giant WC T. blondi and they made me itch... but not nearly as much as male B. smithi

male A. avic was the first urts i could actually feel... but females don't bother me in the least

 

[Brian S]

Avic and Brachy hairs kill me!!! T. blondi not so much... go figure.

Good thing Isopods dont have hairs LOLOLOLOL

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

If You knew, often males (adult) and females had different type of the UH... that's described Your experience very well.

 

[Rochelle]

T. blondi. Hands down (and itching )... The B. smithi is a real nasty urticatererer, tooooo!

 

[Toirtis]

If and when he rings in on this, I am pretty sure Stan Schultz will agree with T. blondi...and I will too...they are uber nasty.

 

[Fran]

Genera Theraphosa is the worst by a huge difference.

I have experience all kind of UH since I started many years ago, and nothing like Theraphosa.
I will instantly itch with a low sharp pain.This will continue up to 2 weeks.

 

[k2power]

Do you mostly get irritated when cleaning cages or from actual releases from the spider. I have relatively new L. parahybana, B. smithi and B. emilia. I have seen all kick hairs but haven't had a reaction yet. How do I avoid it. It seems cleaning the cage with gloves is most highly recommended. What else?

 

[Terry D]

Yet another addition to this paleo-post

Theraphosa sp "burgundy" hairs do not cause me any discomfort other than a faint itch. The one that got to me the most was L. klugi, followed in order of itchiness by A. geniculata and B boehmei. It may sound crazy but they bother me less as time passes. I haven't had any trouble in a couple of months.

 

[JOHN 3:16]

I have both Theraphosa blondi, apophysis and spinipes and the worst that I have encountered is the Brachypelma boehmei , who's urticating hairs irratated me for two weeks. I feed my B. boehmei with caution. I have three adult females. Out of 160 tarantulas, they are the only tarantulas I will not handle, period. They are notorious for kicking hair.

 

[Bjamin]

Has anyone tried to use a waxing strip to remove the hairs? I have had my t blondi flick hairs at my but had no itching I am just assuming that she missed .

 

[Londoner]

It may sound crazy but they bother me less as time passes. I haven't had any trouble in a couple of months.

I'm the complete opposite. Brachypelma bristles never used to bother me up to a couple of years ago. Since then it's gradually gotten worse. I'm now at the stage where I have to cover my arms and wear gloves every time I so much as pop a lid on a Brachy enclosure or I'll be scratching till I bleed! Ive definitely built up a sensitivity over time. I don't seem to experience it with any other genera I own but then, I don't keep any Theraphosa spp.

 

[KoriTamashii]

Worst I have ever been haired was when my male LP decided to kick a fluffy cloud right into my face....

Broke out in hives, itched, wheezed; you name it.

Was REALLY unpleasant.

 

[Scorpionking20]

I just had a big feeding day yesterday, and I woke up with one CRAZY itchy hand. It's burning as I type this. I don't have a Theraphosa at this time but I have a few GBBs, a MEAN A geniculata, and a few lps that may have been the culprits. While it hurts a little, it feels SO good to run hot water over an infected spot. I love it. Is that weird? Does anybody else do that?

 

[Nhanduchromatus]

I have trouble G. rosea hair. L. parahybana are somewhat annoying. Scalding hot water denatures histamine and other itch potentiaters....just don't burn yourself. I have done the hot water thing for about 5 years, for 20 years before that I scratched everything raw....not fun.

 

[Nhanduchromatus]

I forgot Theraphosa are terrible. I can't go near T. blondi anymore. I had them in the past and they caused me terrible misery.

 

[brian abrams]

Worst Hairs

I have many NW T's, but I as yet haven't had any problems. First of all, I try not to handle my T's (outside of rehousing, the very occasional bolt, etc). Also, I don't have any Theraphosa Sp. T Apophysis is supposed to have the worst hairs, followed by T Blondi. This is the only reason I don't have a Blondi. The size and attitude are one thing, but the hairs are the main reason I don't own any.

 

[LirvA]

Does anyone have any experience with C. fasciatum hair or know if their hair is bad? I know they're not shy when it comes to kicking hair.

 

[Kamikaze]

I had a really bad experience from my Acanthuscurria geniculata.
The urticating hairs penetrated my skin and was itching for days.

 

[KnightinGale]

I didn't know about the hot water thing. Cool.