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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spider lass" data-source="post: 102556" data-attributes="member: 14779">Hi Everyone,I recently got my first  tarantula, 2year old female Grammostola rosea. She has lovingly been named Matilda by my nieces.I have had her for about 2 weeks. She was very friendly and allowed me to hold her briefly after I got her. I have not held her since. I did not want to stress her/handle her to much.She has not eaten at all. She refused crickets and meal worms (tried 1 week after getting her), I attributed this to the stress of re-housing. She has now had a successful molt approx 5days ago (I had no idea she was in pre-molt).Since her molt she has been incredibly feisty and aggressive. I have attempted to remove her molt and she will 'charge' out from her hide as soon as she feels any movement in the cage.I know Rosies are notorious for there moodiness and sometimes grumpy behavior but wondering if there is any other reason for this behavior? I have not tried feeding her yet as I was worried she was not completely hardened after molt.Any advice would be appreciated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>