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Message: <blockquote data-quote="octanejunkie" data-source="post: 197685" data-attributes="member: 3872">Much ado about nothing, IMOA dead roach in a dry enclosure won't create any issues for you or the T. If you can't find the feeder it's most likely the T did and ate it.All rehousing/packaging I do is via catch cup with near-zero risk of escape, I've never lost a T in a transfer event. Paint brushes are gentle but not always the best or easiest tool to coax a spider with - literally any "tool" can work if used gently. I favor zip ties because they are soft,long,  flexible and wont injure a T, nor provide a ladder for them to run up; plus you can bend them and they are narrow and can fit through slits and spaces a paint brush can't. Try it sometime.You can also tap a tarantula anywhere, not just on the abdomen, any of the legs, pedipalps, etc. in order to get it to move in a direction that you want, and don't overlook the most primary tool you have... A puff of air from your mouth directed at the tarantula will often be much more effective than poking and prodding with any rigid or semi rigid tool.Show me any enclosure and I can show you the safest, most effective way to move the tarantula into or out of it. I'm glad it all worked out. You gained a valuable lesson, and experience; which is priceless.</blockquote>