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shopping list for beginners tarantulas at my fisrt T show?
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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 140215" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>Just move smooth and slow. I like to wear a ski mask so I don't accidently breathe or sneeze etc upon the tarantula. (Especially with OWs!!)</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure, but I think they might even be able to detect your pulse rate through the paintbrush or tongs. I've had situations where my Lasiodora decided to do battle tongs when attempting tong feeding. She always let go when I released the tongs. Even if I stayed still but didn't move, she'd still try to grab them, run up them a little etc.</p><p></p><p>I don't do that anymore.</p><p></p><p>I think they probably have better vibration detection then most people can believe. Jackhammers and lawn mowers annoy my tarantulas and I refrain from opening the cages when one of those is making a racket.</p><p></p><p>A few people like to snicker at me, but I prefer to do transfers while the entire cage is in a tote or even a tote within a bathtub (drains closed top and bottom)</p><p></p><p>I also will make a mote with cold water so they won't do bonzai charges up the side, but I only go through the trouble of that with OWs, especially pokies.</p><p></p><p>Still, I've had no escapes & that's what matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 140215, member: 26980"] Just move smooth and slow. I like to wear a ski mask so I don't accidently breathe or sneeze etc upon the tarantula. (Especially with OWs!!) I'm not sure, but I think they might even be able to detect your pulse rate through the paintbrush or tongs. I've had situations where my Lasiodora decided to do battle tongs when attempting tong feeding. She always let go when I released the tongs. Even if I stayed still but didn't move, she'd still try to grab them, run up them a little etc. I don't do that anymore. I think they probably have better vibration detection then most people can believe. Jackhammers and lawn mowers annoy my tarantulas and I refrain from opening the cages when one of those is making a racket. A few people like to snicker at me, but I prefer to do transfers while the entire cage is in a tote or even a tote within a bathtub (drains closed top and bottom) I also will make a mote with cold water so they won't do bonzai charges up the side, but I only go through the trouble of that with OWs, especially pokies. Still, I've had no escapes & that's what matters. [/QUOTE]
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