Quote Originally Posted by anendeloflorien View Post
Ooooo I'm always so tempted to pick up a pair of those..... Somebody had 1.1 for $100 I believe at the Manchester NH show the other week. Sooooooo tempting because they are so beautiful but I'm worried that someone will push their buttons and wind up getting bit (probably my girlfriend lol)
They are quite the handful. My male is over seven feet and the female is just short of six and a half feet.

When I first received them, they were very agressive, striking when you walked past them, etc. After a while, they calmed down a bit, but still struck at me if I got too close. I had to wear gloves and used snake hooks to remove them from their cage.

Now, they are very cautious but I haven't had either one strike at me in months. I took off the gloves and put down the snake hook, took a deep breath and decided if they nailed me, it couldn't hurt so bad. I made slow and deliberate movements, and they started to accept my presence. It was worth trying and it worked. I wouldn't feel comfortable handing them to someone else to hold, but I'm really not worried about getting bit anymore.

In my opinion, if you get a young pair and socialize them to handling, you will have well acclimated, non-aggressive, adults. Just be willing to take a tag or two when they are babies.