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How to get your tarantula used to being handled
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<blockquote data-quote="PetTarantulaWorld.com" data-source="post: 34614" data-attributes="member: 3418"><p>I try to avoid handling them as much as possible...seems to stress them out a lot. More concerning to me than getting bitten is avoiding getting urticating hairs in my eyes during handling. From first hand experience I can tell you that tarantula hairs can be extremely painful if they get in your eyes. Not only that but they can also be very difficult to get out of your eyes once they are in there, and I have read case reports of tarantula keepers suffering pretty serious eye injuries from urticating hairs...unlike bites, which rarely cause a problem unless one is allergic. As a result, I always wear eye protection if I have to handle my tarantulas, as rare as that may be. When I do, its always using the flat hand, nudge with a paintbrush technique being sure to keep my hands low to the ground to avoid a fatal fall. Hope this helps you! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PetTarantulaWorld.com, post: 34614, member: 3418"] I try to avoid handling them as much as possible...seems to stress them out a lot. More concerning to me than getting bitten is avoiding getting urticating hairs in my eyes during handling. From first hand experience I can tell you that tarantula hairs can be extremely painful if they get in your eyes. Not only that but they can also be very difficult to get out of your eyes once they are in there, and I have read case reports of tarantula keepers suffering pretty serious eye injuries from urticating hairs...unlike bites, which rarely cause a problem unless one is allergic. As a result, I always wear eye protection if I have to handle my tarantulas, as rare as that may be. When I do, its always using the flat hand, nudge with a paintbrush technique being sure to keep my hands low to the ground to avoid a fatal fall. Hope this helps you! :) [/QUOTE]
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