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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DVirginiana" data-source="post: 38507" data-attributes="member: 3320">When I first got my G. rosea I handled her once or twice.  I generally try to avoid handling my spiders, but I didn't want the first time I ever handled a spider to be when I'm not paying attention and she crawls out of her cage while I'm feeding or something like that.  It's never happened with one of my T's but my wolf spider made a break for it when I was re-homing her, and I was very glad I'd held a spider before.  What really bugs me is when people handle them to show off or handle them too much.  Just be prepared to take a bite w/o flinching if you do handle.</blockquote>