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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 226491" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I rehoused a new to me P Irminia on Friday. I used a childs paintbrush to provide some gentle persuasion to encourage it to climb into the transfer cup, which I placed just above it. As it sat in a corner. I then turned that over & placed it open side up, in the new arboreal enclosure & persuaded it to walk out into it's new enclosure. </p><p></p><p>I did for a second think about the need for a lid as I turned the transfer cup up the right way, my fingers & palm being within easy strike range. But I do not really understand why some people are so afraid old world T's. Yes some species are more prone to aggression, rather than defensiveness. But no T, has medically significant venom & yes, a bite may spoil your weekend. But in general, if we are calm & gentle, then the T's are not manic either. </p><p></p><p>I have picked a piece of bark up, fingers less than an inch from an old wold & transferred them between old & new enclosures. We are far more likely to be haired by a stroppy new world, than bitten by an old world. Hairs are a first line of defence, as is the speed of an old world & defensiveness of both old & new worlds. Biting is a last line of defence & it places the biter at significant risk, so very few T's would choose to bite without good reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 226491, member: 29323"] I rehoused a new to me P Irminia on Friday. I used a childs paintbrush to provide some gentle persuasion to encourage it to climb into the transfer cup, which I placed just above it. As it sat in a corner. I then turned that over & placed it open side up, in the new arboreal enclosure & persuaded it to walk out into it's new enclosure. I did for a second think about the need for a lid as I turned the transfer cup up the right way, my fingers & palm being within easy strike range. But I do not really understand why some people are so afraid old world T's. Yes some species are more prone to aggression, rather than defensiveness. But no T, has medically significant venom & yes, a bite may spoil your weekend. But in general, if we are calm & gentle, then the T's are not manic either. I have picked a piece of bark up, fingers less than an inch from an old wold & transferred them between old & new enclosures. We are far more likely to be haired by a stroppy new world, than bitten by an old world. Hairs are a first line of defence, as is the speed of an old world & defensiveness of both old & new worlds. Biting is a last line of defence & it places the biter at significant risk, so very few T's would choose to bite without good reason. [/QUOTE]
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