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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 12062" data-attributes="member: 545">Just got a 4" P. parvula on Thursday. She has been settling in just fine. Today I was refilling her water dish and (perhaps foolishly) I decided to toy with her a little in the hopes of getting an idea of her personality. I touched her a few times with a paintbrush and she freaked! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> I've never seen a spider move so fast. She did sit quietly at one point while I gently stroked her legs and carapace, but a minute later she lunged at the paintbrush and I decided to call it a day.  I named her Arwen but I'm thinking I might change it to Shelob based on her fiery behavior. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> Is it just too soon? I was told she is very sweet but today she was anything but that! Does it take a little while before you can determine what their real "spider-ality" is or is it pretty much there right when you first get them?</blockquote>