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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scoolman" data-source="post: 30552" data-attributes="member: 41">G pulchra do mellow with age and size.  They do seal themselves up when premolt, if you have given them a good hide or room to burrow. The rest of the time they are out in the open. While they are generally mellow, you must keep in mind they all have different temperaments, and they are wild animals. As such you can never predict their next move. Proportionally speaking, G pulchra have the largest fangs of any species (if they grew to the size of Theraphosa they would have 2" fangs); the mechanical damage of a bite is of far more concern than the venom. While I never recommend or advise anyone to hold a tarantula, I do admit I have on occasion held some of mine.My largest female is a solid 7" leg span.<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/41pqjGr95cK94qSvxSRdxvqI6oTPMrwaURSvPxoY1Dk=w583-h777-no" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />My palm is 4"  wide<a href="http://tarantulaforum.com/threads/g-pulchra.3481/#post-30551" target="_blank">http://tarantulaforum.com/threads/g-pulchra.3481/#post-30551</a></blockquote>