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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VanessaS" data-source="post: 74416" data-attributes="member: 4948">So, my juvenile G. pulchripes are freaking me out a bit more than I had expected because they are super fast.  When I rehoused the female, who was in a very shallow deli cup (the one about an inch deep and she is 3 inches), she just bolted around.  Whenever the lid is off the enclosure - she heads right out the top at high speed. She is an unbelievable explorer.I have read that this is not defensive behaviour, but I would like someone to confirm for me.  She is not acting in the typical defensive manner - no butt in the air, no hair flicking, and no threat posture. The minute I even look in our her - she is already heading to the top of her enclosure ready to escape the minute I open it. I have gotten into the habit of putting their enclosures inside a huge bowl to make a buffer between an easy escape, but she is able to get to the rim of the bowl before I know it.Will they calm down as they get closer to being adults? All the videos I have watched of this species, dozens at this point, never show them boogying around as fast as mine do - even the juveniles.I'm sorry if this is sounding stupid, but I have never had this species or had any tarantula at the juvenile stage. I am always afraid that I am going to miss some tiny, subtle hint that they are just about to bite me.  I know the obvious hints, but are there others?Thanks everyone for being so terrific.xoxo</blockquote>

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