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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scoolman" data-source="post: 19003" data-attributes="member: 41">1. Tarantulas do not need to be played with. Actualy, this kind of attention will lead to stress.2. Good resource3. Very true4. Sunlight is not harmful to them. However you must be careful about putting an enclosure in direct sunlight, as the tarantula will be unable to evade the heat build up and you could end up with a sun dried tarantula.5. Yes, you should be aware of your tarantulas behavior patterns.  No, they do not get mad,  nor do their "hairs"stand on end to indicate anything; they are always "standing up". A tarantula may become defensive if it feels threatened, and this can be observed through body posturing, a threat pose, or simply running away.</blockquote>