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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 55455" data-attributes="member: 4086">OBTs are great spiders, they have a whole lot of character. As long as you respect them, and you're confident in keeping one, go for it! Both of mine are slightly defensive, but mostly just reclusive. And very fast for terrestrials. These little guys have nitrous oxide in their blood, and can be extremely skittish during a rehouse, but they aren't hard to handle in a bathtub, with a catch cup. I've found that a bathtub and a catch cup pretty much negates any fast, defensive spider, and puts you in control of any situation. They are very tough, hardy spiders, and absolutely gorgeous, when the little sh!%heads decide to show themselves...which is for about a second and a half while they snatch prey, then zoom, gone for another week or two..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></blockquote>