So, today was the day to clean out my smithi. I dread this because shes mental.

Lid off, she just sat there. Cricket tub in front of her, just sat there. As soon as I got near here with the lid to gently nudge her in *FLICKFLICKFLICK* hairs everywhere. It took me a few minutes to get her into the tub, and every single time I touched her she flicked hairs, sometimes with both legs!!

Anyway, how far do the urticating hairs travel? I was arms length away from her at all times and the ones I could see flying about didn't go that far but now I have an itchy throat and face! Don't know if I am just paranoid or if she actually got me!

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Beasties1.0 Pony - Seamus1.0 BCI - Alcatraz0.1 Brachypelma Smithi - Muse0.1 Thrixopelma Pruriens - Belle0.0.1 Nhandu Chromatus - Digger0.0.1 Avicularia sp "Peru Purple" - Bramble0.0.15 Peruphasma Schultei ova0.0.3 Pandinus Imperator

oh she got you. my 1inch GBB gets me at arms length. The idea is not to breathe in when they flick at you

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They can travel as far as the air takes them, which could be 2inches or it could be across a living room

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I did try holding my breath but it took so damn long to get her in the tub! She only ran away once as well, cow! The rest of the time she just refused to budge and sat there flicking hairs!

I guess I should probably rinse my throat with a nice cold pint to wash away any hairs that I might have breathed in.

and I ran out of substrate, so I am waiting for some more to be brought home to me, hopefully she'll be a bit more willing to come out the tub than she was to go in.

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Beasties1.0 Pony - Seamus1.0 BCI - Alcatraz0.1 Brachypelma Smithi - Muse0.1 Thrixopelma Pruriens - Belle0.0.1 Nhandu Chromatus - Digger0.0.1 Avicularia sp "Peru Purple" - Bramble0.0.15 Peruphasma Schultei ova0.0.3 Pandinus Imperator

Best thing I have found is a banana

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Normally about a meter.

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Hmm, im hthinking the pint sounds much more satisfying, lol
even a chile rose has over 10,000 urticating hairs per mm2 (il go confirm measurement, could be cm but im pretty positive its mm)
And they are more concerning for your animals, Even rosie hairs can, and will kill your dog in a matter of hours if the dog breathes in the hairs. They choke horribly on their own mucus.

BE WARNED!

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Why get her out to do maintenance? All mine stay at home to do it

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she flicks hairs if I go near her, and sometimes does laps. I'd rather have her in a seperate tub with a lid on than work round her, I don't think either of us would like that!

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Beasties1.0 Pony - Seamus1.0 BCI - Alcatraz0.1 Brachypelma Smithi - Muse0.1 Thrixopelma Pruriens - Belle0.0.1 Nhandu Chromatus - Digger0.0.1 Avicularia sp "Peru Purple" - Bramble0.0.15 Peruphasma Schultei ova0.0.3 Pandinus Imperator

The banana will remove the urticating hairs from the membrane of your throat a lot better though

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