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How can I make her trust me?
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<blockquote data-quote="death_by_stere0" data-source="post: 145684" data-attributes="member: 28339"><p>I just got a Honduran curly hair, and I'm pretty sure she hates me. I feel really bad about it. I figured that the best thing to do was to leave her alone for a few days after I got her, but I just can't help but keep checking on her. I'm kind of paranoid after my last tarantula (which was also my first tarantula) died unexpectedly, so I just want to make sure my baby is okay. I know it isn't the right thing to do to keep lifting the hide. I want her to feel completely safe in her hides, and lifting them would surely make her feel vulnerable. Then today, I was desperate to sex her (I got tired of saying "he or she" every time I referred to her), so I got her out and put her into a clear container so I could put a flashlight to the bottom and take a picture. I put her back before I checked the photos, only to realize that they were blurry. So then I had to get her out AGAIN to get a better view. She kept moving away from me, which she hadn't ever done before, but I finally got her out and sexed her (pretty sure she's female). When I put her back, she eagerly hopped off of my hand and I think she tried to flick her hairs at me. I just feel so bad for putting her under so much stress, and I don't want her to hate me. Call me crazy, but I'd like to think that tarantulas have enough emotion to at least like or dislike me. I just love her so much already and I'd like her to recognize me as her caretaker and trust me (and maybe even enjoy me). Idk, man. Can I undo her hatred of me? Lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="death_by_stere0, post: 145684, member: 28339"] I just got a Honduran curly hair, and I'm pretty sure she hates me. I feel really bad about it. I figured that the best thing to do was to leave her alone for a few days after I got her, but I just can't help but keep checking on her. I'm kind of paranoid after my last tarantula (which was also my first tarantula) died unexpectedly, so I just want to make sure my baby is okay. I know it isn't the right thing to do to keep lifting the hide. I want her to feel completely safe in her hides, and lifting them would surely make her feel vulnerable. Then today, I was desperate to sex her (I got tired of saying "he or she" every time I referred to her), so I got her out and put her into a clear container so I could put a flashlight to the bottom and take a picture. I put her back before I checked the photos, only to realize that they were blurry. So then I had to get her out AGAIN to get a better view. She kept moving away from me, which she hadn't ever done before, but I finally got her out and sexed her (pretty sure she's female). When I put her back, she eagerly hopped off of my hand and I think she tried to flick her hairs at me. I just feel so bad for putting her under so much stress, and I don't want her to hate me. Call me crazy, but I'd like to think that tarantulas have enough emotion to at least like or dislike me. I just love her so much already and I'd like her to recognize me as her caretaker and trust me (and maybe even enjoy me). Idk, man. Can I undo her hatred of me? Lol [/QUOTE]
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