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Just wondering people's opinions really. I've pulled information up before but since new things keep getting added, thought I would ask.
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Biggest Docile Species?
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G pulchra, G pulchripes, L parahybana, A brocklehursti/geniculata
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I don't really think of any species as docile anymore. Too many individual spiders have pushed me away from labeling a whole species. I have obts that only throw a threat pose if they can't hide somewhere, a juvie G pulchripes that's a psychopath, a pulchra that likes to charge, and an L dificillis that drools venom and strikes at nothing..I just don't take any species for granted. I'm aware its common knowledge that spiders are individuals, but its just so very true..
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Too true lol. The only T I was ever tagged by was a G. rosea, which gave me more threat poses than most of my OWs.
I would say any of the large NW terrestrials; Lasiodora, Theraphosa, etc., although they aren't exactly docile either.
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Although I don't handle any of mine, so it's of no real concern to me, my A. Geniculata and G. Rosea are as docile as they come, although my Genic is very greedy, so I wouldn't trust putting my exposed hands near her (plus, although she never flicks hair, they have some or the worst uricating hairs).
My other terrestrials are only slings or juveniles, but so far my G. Actaeon seems very docile (just casually walks away when I open the tub), my LP is skittish, but would rather run, my B. Boehmei treats everything entering his tub as potential food (I had him grabbing and pulling at the tweezers when I tried to empty his water dish from substrate).
I wouldn't worry too much about them being docile or not unless you are insistent on handling, after all they are spiders and not dogs or Guinea Pigs (although I've never met a friendly GP neither, lol)
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My other terrestrials are only slings or juveniles, but so far my G. Actaeon seems very docile (just casually walks away when I open the tub), my LP is skittish, but would rather run, my B. Boehmei treats everything entering his tub as potential food (I had him grabbing and pulling at the tweezers when I tried to empty his water dish from substrate).
I wouldn't worry too much about them being docile or not unless you are insistent on handling, after all they are spiders and not dogs or Guinea Pigs (although I've never met a friendly GP neither, lol)
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From my experience I'd pick LPs. My 2 were more likely to run and hide as slings but now at 6"+ they will just sit and watch whatever I'm doing.
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Would your thinking when you say biggest be around the 8++ inch DLS? G. pulchripes and A. geniculata are must haves! I am planning to get myself a genic too!
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True enough. I have two cobalt blues that don't threaten and I have a Northen Gold that wants to kill me XD
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I second everything which was said until now.
In the "big" category, we sometimes forget Nhandu tripepii, who is calmer than Pamphos, Phormics or Xenesthis (all big and beautiful, but more jumpy!). And, arboreal speaking, Avicularia braunshauseni can have quite a size; and A metallica, who aren't as large, but who are very docile (generally speaking).
In the "big" category, we sometimes forget Nhandu tripepii, who is calmer than Pamphos, Phormics or Xenesthis (all big and beautiful, but more jumpy!). And, arboreal speaking, Avicularia braunshauseni can have quite a size; and A metallica, who aren't as large, but who are very docile (generally speaking).
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I don't know anything about the tripepi..I need to look into that one though. It's caught my eye a few times..
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Docility doesn't really have anything to do with size, so it's kind of a tough question to answer. Everyone has a different definition of "docile", so that's going to depend both on your experience and comfort level, as well as the personality of the individual spider.
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I forgot to add, I've heard a lot of people talk about how docile their Pamphobeteus is. My female antinous is certainly not defensive, but I haven't interacted with her enough to say, either way. I only got her a few months ago. She does seem rather calm for a juvie. Great appetite as well 
lol....just one more huh kymura?
uh huh...i hear ya...lol
It's not nearly the largest but my son's GBB is quite docile and he handles it often. I've only seen it flick hairs once, and that was at me this weekend. I was cleaning it's water dish and it was crawling up the side of the enclosure to escape so i put a tupperware container we keep him in when we clean the enclosure to the edge and coaxed him over and in by gently touching his abdomen above the spinnerets with my fingernail. Guess he didn't want to be rushed and flicked me a few times. Luckily it was on my finger and just itched for a few minutes with a slight burn.
Now anytime i get near his cage it's like he knows me lol "oh it's that guy that touched my butt! Flick him again!"
I'm still a bit skittish around these T's and probably that won't change so I won't be handling any of my own.
Now anytime i get near his cage it's like he knows me lol "oh it's that guy that touched my butt! Flick him again!"
I'm still a bit skittish around these T's and probably that won't change so I won't be handling any of my own.
