Getting over the fear of handling a T

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Im new to T's myself. I found a guy on youtube tarantulaguy1976 he showed a technique of walking them out of the enclosure with the tip of a paintbrush gently bumping them behind the abdomen. I have an Aviculairia Metallica which is arboreal can be skittish,this trick has worked great with me I think in one of his many videos he mentions something about this method being calming to them

The best way I have found if a T is handleable or not, is to take the paintbrush and gently "pet" the abdomen away from the body and see how the T reacts. If they don't move then they are more than likely alright to handle. But if they turn on the paintbrush, kick hairs or move away from it, then hold off on handling it. It may be stressed and trying to handle it may stress it out more and cause it to strike you. Let it chill, but don't give up.