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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 131726" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>I must read this to my wife, she's a bit too complacent imo. She's used to handling huntsman spiders found in the house and treats her tarantulas much the same, pokes them with her finger to get them moving, doesn't use tongs, works without a work tub and so on if I don't nag her. </p><p>I've always been wary of spiders, which serves me well imo! I use every precaution possible and take no chances. Keep in mind all our tarantulas are old world, a mistake could mean pain for us or even a dead dog or cat if they escaped so me being a bit paranoid is a good thing I think. </p><p>So far though, unpacking and rehousing has gone very calmly without any aggressive behaviour. </p><p>A few weeks after receiving my Phlogius plumipes I noticed it was roaming it's enclosure so I thought I'd have a closer look, it pretended to run then swung around and attacked the "glass". Over the next hour it repeated the behaviour 3 times, a 1" spider trying it's hardest to attack me just for looking at it! It then burrowed and hasn't been out since but still hasn't moulted, I've been waiting since February/March.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 131726, member: 27677"] I must read this to my wife, she's a bit too complacent imo. She's used to handling huntsman spiders found in the house and treats her tarantulas much the same, pokes them with her finger to get them moving, doesn't use tongs, works without a work tub and so on if I don't nag her. I've always been wary of spiders, which serves me well imo! I use every precaution possible and take no chances. Keep in mind all our tarantulas are old world, a mistake could mean pain for us or even a dead dog or cat if they escaped so me being a bit paranoid is a good thing I think. So far though, unpacking and rehousing has gone very calmly without any aggressive behaviour. A few weeks after receiving my Phlogius plumipes I noticed it was roaming it's enclosure so I thought I'd have a closer look, it pretended to run then swung around and attacked the "glass". Over the next hour it repeated the behaviour 3 times, a 1" spider trying it's hardest to attack me just for looking at it! It then burrowed and hasn't been out since but still hasn't moulted, I've been waiting since February/March. [/QUOTE]
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