two new pokies! DUW

oh nate, don't let yourself fall into that "they are pretty much harmless" dream. pokies are very harmful if given the chance. my obt... she would looooove to sink her fangs into your finger or arm and brachys, well they love to flick hairs at you and your arm is itchy for a couple of days afterwards. wouldn't want those hitting my face!

a healthy respect and understanding of their potential is important... and then you let that go and enjoy their beauty... :wuv:

....as long as I know where the spider is....I am fine....it is the ones that sneak up on me that freak me out ;)

Glad to see you are getting over your fears Aleesha......most people get the 'kill them all' kinda attitude towards spiders and snakes because of their fear.....You definately took the better approach :D

thanks daniel. i know that part of my 'drive' is to assist others to get over their fears as well. which is why i carry my snake to the petstore when i go. i show my critters to people all the time... it's a free tour LOL - so many people ask to come over and see what we have and if they seem to really want to... i bring them over and let them experience our zoo. :wuv:

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

You have a bunch of Ts and your afraid of them? :rofl:

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:rofl: you've never seen one of us "dedicated" invert keepers shriek when one of them started running toward us either :P

I managed to cup an OBT a couple inches away from my shorts, thankfully.
I like T's, but I don't want them running up inside my clothes to hide, thank you

ESP an obt!!!! they are called "orange bitey thing" :eek:

I'm glad even you T lovers are a bit afraid of them! It makes me feel loads better. People always laugh that I love snakes but am creeped out by a little spider. :rolleyes:

I've never tried to handle my T's either (I only have 3), but for the most part, it's because I'm afraid I'll hurt them, rather than vice-versa. Now that my g. aureostriata is a little bigger, I may try to handle it after the next molt, as I will have to transfer it to a new enclosure anyway. My rosie sling is about the size of a housefly, so handling it wouldn't be a big deal, but again I'm afraid it would get hurt. My a. geniculata sling is around the size of a silver dollar, so I'm sure I could handle it, but they have a rep for being somewhat nervous, and it's fairly quick, so I think I will just leave it be.

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Originally Posted by ErikH

I've never tried to handle my T's either (I only have 3), but for the most part, it's because I'm afraid I'll hurt them, rather than vice-versa. Now that my g. aureostriata is a little bigger, I may try to handle it after the next molt, as I will have to transfer it to a new enclosure anyway. My rosie sling is about the size of a housefly, so handling it wouldn't be a big deal, but again I'm afraid it would get hurt. My a. geniculata sling is around the size of a silver dollar, so I'm sure I could handle it, but they have a rep for being somewhat nervous, and it's fairly quick, so I think I will just leave it be.

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That's what makes me hesitant to hold the fast ones like my pinktoe - it could go tearing off and a 4 foot drop from my hand to the floor could be curtains for her. Recapturing them once loose too always makes me nervous about accidentally hurting them in that process. When I rehoused my l.parahybana and had to pop a 2L bottle (bottom) over it for the move it took several attempts before I was comfortable I wasnt going to lop off a leg.

Our rosehairs are pretty trundly so I don't have a problem holding those - though its really not something i do very often at all - I'm perfectly content to just watch them all for the most part.

it really isn't recommended to hold Ts for the reasons stated. a drop will kill them, or they can loose a leg etc. they are such fragile creatures. we do all our work in the tub. with the drain plugged and a towel on the bottom so if they do jump, they have a soft landing. the towel tends to slow them down as well ;)

my hubby handles them a little when we are moving them to a new viv but that's usually because they climb on him, not that he's picking them up.

personally, i want the best for them and in our home and in my opinion, handling isn't the best for them. we have soooo much stuff. soooo much stuff. all these cages and exo-terras and tanks that if one got away... it would be toast. a house spider would eat it and that would be the end of it and i don't want that.

but they sure are gorgeous to look at!!!! i do looooove doing that!

Nice additions, I love pokies!! I would love to see more pics of those guys!

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

...I don't want them running up inside my clothes to hide, thank you

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I had a similar fun experience with a 5" P. murinus a couple weeks ago. Transferring my female to a larger enclosure, she decided to run up the tongs I was using to tease her out of her hide. She bolted up my arm and run under my shirt sleeve. So, trying to remain very calm, I grab a deli cup and try to carefully get her out from under the sleeve. She runs out of that sleeve, across my shoulders, down my other arm, then makes a U-turn and back under my other sleeve. They are SO FAST!!! I finally got her to calm down and she slowly strolled out, and walked down my arm a foot or so and into the deli cup. I had a few spectators the whole time, including my wife, and they all thought I was nuts. I really helps to remain calm during episodes like that, but man did I want to scream :O . I never realized how arboreal these guys could be given half a chance.

-Evan