ahh ok cool, but surely it would just be better to use the gloves at all times. better safe than sorry hey.

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If your gonna use gloves, dont bother lol
Just stick to the forceps/tweezers in that case

Edit; handling with gloves you dont know where its feet are etc, possibly resulting in harming your T (although as already stated, dropping it could kill it)
Whatever you do, just be caaaarefuuuuuuul they are delicate! Even the mean ones

yeh suppose. never kept spiders ya see. maybe one day

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You should, they are wonderful creatures
I have 58 living at the end of my bed hehe

lol. i dont think id be able to sleep with ease

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I never really handle any of my Ts. Only ever handle my G.rosea, and occasionally had my old male avic out. Avic jumped lots and ran up things a lot, liked sitting on my shoulder
TBH I think it's more about the induvidual spider, my rosea used to be quite nasty but her species is known for being fairly docile.
Haplos have a reputation for being quite nasty, but my lividum is loverly. Never gone into strike pose and doesnt jump or run around when I move her tank. When she's out of her burrow, I'll get her tank down, open it up and get some nice pics of her!
But my haplopelma schmidti is terrible, pounces at the lid when I open it and I often find him sitting in strike pose for no particular reason.
And then I have my Haplopelma minax, not in the slightest bit 'bitey or threatening', walk up to the tank and he darts down into his burrow, If i gently poke his bum with my tweezers he curls up into a ball and waits for 'danger' to pass.

There ya are /\ /\ /\
3 examples of spiders in the same genus, but with completely different personalities.
If you want to handle any of yours, I'd suggest 'getting a feel of it' by gently nudging it with some tweezers to see how it reacts.
If it runs into it's hide/burrow, you know it's quite skittish and might end up running off your hand.
If it turns to the tongs, grabs them with its fangs or raises it's front legs and stands tall you know it's a bit more on the aggressive side and you risk getting bitten if you make a quick movement.

Obviously it's risky handling a spider, even if it's one you've handled many times before.
Like I said, my roseas personality changes. Sometimes monthly, daily and even in a split second.
Try learning your spiders body language, learn to recognise how it stands when it's angry or happy. Once you learn to understand your spider, you'll be able to tell how it will react to certain things and in turn trust it more.
Hope this is helpful
Sam
(Any experts noticed anything wrong with my post, feel free to mention it )

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