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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spiderengineer" data-source="post: 8906" data-attributes="member: 515"><p>handling is up to the individual. some don't because their T's are not the handling type, other don't because they may fall out of their hands and hurt them self, and some won't hold them because some times drop loose hair and itch like crazy. then their are those who hold them, while their is no real set in stone rules about how often you should hold. I am  not sure what species you have, but I wouldn't hold her everyday, just because it might confuse her or make it hard for her to ever truly be settle in. if you want to hold her then only do it once a week at most, but once a month would be better.</p></blockquote><p></p>