My first spider male was just as bad as my new spider male, unlike the usual python that once is grabbed tends to ball up, these guys like to take off "exploring" but in no way did i feel they were skittish. All my other bps tend to ball up or just stay there while i rub them down but with these 2 its all about moving. Unfortunately my first male had a bad case of star gazing and eventually passed away where my new one is very calm and doesnt star gaze at all.