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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nicolas C" data-source="post: 79546" data-attributes="member: 3795">Super fast means: beware with fingers and as soon as you disturb her she'll hide (if she has a safe burrow). But you will be able to watch both of them. My P murinus (= OBT) is rather reclusive, only coming out after dark. But every morning I have an opportunity to see her. And my P irminia (= suntiger) is rather often out on her bark.OBT care is one of the easiest: dry substrate with water dish, cork bark to dig under, some branches if you want her to web a beautiful design (yes, P murnius is a rather heavy webber), and voilà. The challenge is rehousing though. There are several methods to help with this, you can ask here when times come.P irminia needs a vertical cork bark with enough substrate to dig a burrow inside/behind the bark and into the ground. She needs a little bit more moisture than P murinus, but is rather hardy too.What makes them "advanced" spp. isn't the care, but their speed/venom. But if they have a good burrow, they will retreat inside most of the time (when not: schedule maintenance later...!). Once again: rehousing is a little bit tricky, but it all depends on your confidence and prudence.Be carefull and not frightened (is it possible?) and it's gonna be fine. None of them are deathly anyway (but the P murinus can send you in huge pain). Main point: if you take them, you are responsible for them, then do everything possible to give them good care! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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