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Do tucked legs always mean stress?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 62997" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>Well there's not really much maintenance that needs to be done on a regular basis, for you to need to do this. Unfortunately this would not work well for a lot of faster-moving /defensive species, especially not old worlds. You don't want to try that with an S.calceatum or OBT. [emoji14] Actually unless you're changing out all the substrate (which you shouldn't need to do unless there's a bad mite infestation or a ridiculous amount of mold), there's no need to remove the spider from its enclosure. A Brachy or GBB isn't going to be much of a threat anyway plus they're slow-moving species, so if you're just changing the water out or cleaning up some bolus, removing the spider every time is just unnecessary stress IMO. I don't believe they can become attached to a person. To understand why, we must take a closer look at their biology, specifically their nervous system. They simply do not possess a complex enough nervous system (They don't even have a brain). Obviously you're allowed to believe what you want, but there is little to no evidence that points at spiders feeling emotions or emotional attachments to humans or other animals. There is however a lot of evidence that suggests otherwise. All we really have to do is take a look at their cns. I'm not a scientist by any means and I apologize if I'm coming across as a know-it-all right now, but as someone who has always had an intense interest in biology/zoology, I am just sharing my pov on this topic, and I like to have some level of science/fact to back this up. At the end of the day though, people can feel how they want on the subject : )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 62997, member: 1084"] Well there's not really much maintenance that needs to be done on a regular basis, for you to need to do this. Unfortunately this would not work well for a lot of faster-moving /defensive species, especially not old worlds. You don't want to try that with an S.calceatum or OBT. [emoji14] Actually unless you're changing out all the substrate (which you shouldn't need to do unless there's a bad mite infestation or a ridiculous amount of mold), there's no need to remove the spider from its enclosure. A Brachy or GBB isn't going to be much of a threat anyway plus they're slow-moving species, so if you're just changing the water out or cleaning up some bolus, removing the spider every time is just unnecessary stress IMO. I don't believe they can become attached to a person. To understand why, we must take a closer look at their biology, specifically their nervous system. They simply do not possess a complex enough nervous system (They don't even have a brain). Obviously you're allowed to believe what you want, but there is little to no evidence that points at spiders feeling emotions or emotional attachments to humans or other animals. There is however a lot of evidence that suggests otherwise. All we really have to do is take a look at their cns. I'm not a scientist by any means and I apologize if I'm coming across as a know-it-all right now, but as someone who has always had an intense interest in biology/zoology, I am just sharing my pov on this topic, and I like to have some level of science/fact to back this up. At the end of the day though, people can feel how they want on the subject : ) [/QUOTE]
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