She started off docile...then got herself an attitude!

[AlyeskaWolf]

When I first got my Rose Hair, I held her, she was docile, calm, I do not have arachnophobia, so I was also relaxed. I have had her now a few weeks, Have tried to hold her twice since the first time, both times she tried to bite me then ran. She is very well fed, I always approach her slowly, like I said the first time I didn't have an issue at all. I am wondering why she changed her reaction. She is very healthy...eats good, she is active, seemingly unafraid, She wanders her habitat LIKE A BOSS! Haha. I'm wondering, do they get territorial? She is also a large female, was wondering if that may have to do with the slight aggression. She has not actually bit me, but she no longer seems like she wants anything to do with people hands. Which I am 100% fine with, I still love her to death, just sort of curious.

 

[Nada]

She's probably just comfortable now. IME more rosies are aggressive than not. They don't like being handled(tarantulas in general), nor do they get anything out of it, Unfortunately, yours just happens to be vocal about it.
WTTB.

 

[AlyeskaWolf]

That's what I thought ^.^ Thanks!!

 

[AlyeskaWolf]

I'm actually happy to know she is comfortable, haha, even if it was almost by a bite. I'll no longer be trying to handle her, I'll just be enjoying her hands free

 

[Nada]

I have 300+ Ts and I don't handle any of them. Better than a fish tank!

 

[khatchet]

My rose was the same why

he gave me nice treat poster ever time I canged his water

 

[AlyeskaWolf]

She is FASCINATING to watch, really is. I totally agree!

 

[khatchet]

Yes when I got mine ever one told me they wernt very active but mine was more ative any my pink toe or obt

 

[AlyeskaWolf]

Same here. They all said she'd just hide all day and stuff. NOPE! She's always wandering around.

 

[khatchet]

Mine did the same thing. My OBT and pinktoe I rarely see out and about.

 

[BigTGirl93]

My female Rosie Hair is the biggest you know what haha but I still love her and she is my biggest T right now! She eats like a horse too, and explores all over her enclosure, but if I go in there with tongs or anything she automatically charges the tweezers, even if I am not near her. So most of the time I will never put my bare hand in her tank. But Rosie Hairs are known to surprise you, they are all so different.

 

[AlyeskaWolf]

My female Rosie Hair is the biggest you know what haha but I still love her and she is my biggest T right now! She eats like a horse too, and explores all over her enclosure, but if I go in there with tongs or anything she automatically charges the tweezers, even if I am not near her. So most of the time I will never put my bare hand in her tank. But Rosie Hairs are known to surprise you, they are all so different.

Spot on!!!! Hahaha, mines just about the same. She surprises me more and more everyday!

 

[BigTGirl93]

Spot on!!!! Hahaha, mines just about the same. She surprises me more and more everyday!

lol mine does too, she is something.