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Like Enn said, it's really a matter of how prepared you think you are. IMO, anyone who asks for advice on a forum with a detailed post like that(and already has good knowledge of husbandry) probably has the skills to keep any T. The only thing you really have to be prepared to do is keep your cool, no matter the situation. Pokies can be VERY fast, and you need to not freak out when something doesn't go as planned.

Some of my first Ts were an OBT and a H. lividum(they were given to me with some other Ts), and they led to me having a very large preference for Old World Ts. I've had things go awry with very fast arboreal OWs, but as a person I've never been one to freak out in any situation. As long as you keep your cool and not panic, you'll react properly to any situation.

By the way, Avics and Pokies are on two completely different levels in terms of speed. OBTs aren't nearly as fast as pokies can be either, and pokies tend to go up, which makes catching them a little tougher. OBTs are, IME, way easier to care for than G. rosea(in terms of husbandry, not speed or defensiveness), because they don't go on crazy fasts. They're actually pretty easy to deal with as well, because as adults most of them would rather stand in a threat posture than bolt out of the enclosure. Makes rehousing pretty easy because you can just cover them with a cup.

P. ornata are definitely more defensive than many other Pokies, but even then they aren't nearly as defensive as many other OWs.