timid spider

[kanna]

So i have a new spider ball and he is very timid and he dose have a wobble. He is very nervous he has stuck at me twice. Never made contact with my hand just hit it. It make me a little nervous. I have read that you just need to handle them more. This is my first young one. He is old 14 weeks or so I was told. I just want know if it is common to have a jumpy spider?

[Inarikins]

First of all:

All babies are jumpy. They are very, very small and you are very, very large. If he's striking but with a closed mouth, he's bluffing to try and get you to go away. Handling babies does make them better, makes them realize you are not a threat to them. Perfectly normal

[kanna]

Ya I got spoiled by my first two.they are three and two, always busy . I got so use to them just being where ever and not scared of any thing. I just got worry with the spider having the wobble which is so cute and him being defensive that it might be something that was just natural to them. Since I hear they great hunters.

[Archimedes]

Spiders are notoriously good eaters as far as BPs go, as long as they can strike. Must be that will to prove that their wobble doesn't make them less of a snake. Anthropomorphism aside, just let your little guy settle in, and remember that he believes you are going to eat him.