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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 51986" data-attributes="member: 4086">In my experience, pulchripes are not nice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I've handled a few of my tarantulas, but only rarely, and half the incidents were by accident. My P metallica has teleported onto me twice, my regalis once. Although they showed no aggression, I try to avoid that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />You can also use superworms. Just cut it in half, the front part will kick it's legs and attract the sling. And yes, a sling can easily take down a superworm that's the same length as its legspan. I feed all my slings supers, they grow and thrive just fine.</blockquote>