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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 137562" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>To be honest, the last thing I wanted was to discourage people from handling. I enjoy it. Its purely selfish, and can lead to a bite, or harm to the spider if you're not careful, but it's also rather rewarding to feel their weight, their claws, just the whole experience. I talk about using tongs now, but..I dont wanna. It wasnt that bad, but it did suprise me. This bite was a feeding response from a tarantula that molted maybe as long as a month before the incident, and hadn't been fed.. The molt was very dry, and she didnt look freshly molted. Negligence, on my part. She was hungry, and has a history of charging my hand. She just never followed through before..in short, my own inattention and arrogance caused it. I know I can hold her without being tagged, if I do it right. Just my thoughts on it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I have many faults. One of them is being a stubborn bastard.</p></blockquote><p></p>