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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rick Stallard" data-source="post: 35070" data-attributes="member: 3166"><p>Good point about a newbe. This works for me and I think for Payden King. We never said to try it, only that it works for us, so far. I think read too much into what we said. "As for the "kill or be killed" attitude, I honestly don't think my Ts are trying to kill me when they get aggressive (well, perhaps my OBT is. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />). Instinct tells them that if something big is reaching for them, it's likely a predator or danger. They will then bite or hair flick to inflict pain and, hopefully, to escape." Really?  You just said it, they think the something is going to try and kill them so they react. They react with a bite intended to kill, not hurt so they can run away. Snakes are able to give a dry bite, but I don't think tarantulas can. It sounds like you have a routine for re-housing that works with out stressing out the T. Thats great, and if it can be done without pushing and making all kinds of noise and fast movements, that might be the best way. I've read and watched so many re-housing that went bad, not because of the T, but because of the person doing it.  I'm sure I'm not the only one that does it, in some fashion, like I do. It just comes down to whatever your comfortable with doing and what the T is comfortable in doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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