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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 214848" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>What is Ambypygi? If it's a tarantula, what kind of lid does the tank have? As tarantulas are rather good at escaping from less than secure enclosures. Any gap more than a few millimetres wide, poses an escape risk.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Also, in general, we do not recommand handling Tarantulas. Think of a tarantula as a balloon full of water, the slightest fall & they tend to split & loose body fluid. </p><p></p><p>Tarantulas are reasonably fast, even new world tarantulas can move rapidly when they want to. So being careful means not handling them. Sometimes handling cannot be avoided. I had a Cyriocosmus elegans wander over my hand as I transferred it to a larger enclosure last night. But I was prepared & it was not a choice of mine.</p><p></p><p>If you do handle. Try to have someone calm & willing to help around. As T's will get into some awkward places, the middle of your back for example. And NEVER handle them more than a few millimetres above your working surface. So not inches or Centimetres. But millimetres. And do that above a clear table. And always have a couple of catch cups & a small paint brush there too. </p><p></p><p>Earlier in the week one of our Caribena versicolor's decided to go for a walk as we fed it. This is a juvi & it is normally happy to stay in it's webbing. But this week it took both me & my wife a good 10 minutes to get it back into its enclosure. Versicolors are normally a calm species. But not this week. Ours was both fast moving & doing what versicolors do well. Jumping. Twice we got it into a catch cup & twice it jumped from catch cup to hand, avoiding It's enclosure. </p><p></p><p>Handling, unless you know your T well, poses a very real risk to your T. Even if you take care. T's get nothing from being handled, other than the warmth of your hand. But some are more than happy to sit & enjoy a warm hand. But not all will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 214848, member: 29323"] What is Ambypygi? If it's a tarantula, what kind of lid does the tank have? As tarantulas are rather good at escaping from less than secure enclosures. Any gap more than a few millimetres wide, poses an escape risk. Also, in general, we do not recommand handling Tarantulas. Think of a tarantula as a balloon full of water, the slightest fall & they tend to split & loose body fluid. Tarantulas are reasonably fast, even new world tarantulas can move rapidly when they want to. So being careful means not handling them. Sometimes handling cannot be avoided. I had a Cyriocosmus elegans wander over my hand as I transferred it to a larger enclosure last night. But I was prepared & it was not a choice of mine. If you do handle. Try to have someone calm & willing to help around. As T's will get into some awkward places, the middle of your back for example. And NEVER handle them more than a few millimetres above your working surface. So not inches or Centimetres. But millimetres. And do that above a clear table. And always have a couple of catch cups & a small paint brush there too. Earlier in the week one of our Caribena versicolor's decided to go for a walk as we fed it. This is a juvi & it is normally happy to stay in it's webbing. But this week it took both me & my wife a good 10 minutes to get it back into its enclosure. Versicolors are normally a calm species. But not this week. Ours was both fast moving & doing what versicolors do well. Jumping. Twice we got it into a catch cup & twice it jumped from catch cup to hand, avoiding It's enclosure. Handling, unless you know your T well, poses a very real risk to your T. Even if you take care. T's get nothing from being handled, other than the warmth of your hand. But some are more than happy to sit & enjoy a warm hand. But not all will. [/QUOTE]
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