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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PanzoN88" data-source="post: 182364" data-attributes="member: 4548">First of all welcome to the forum and the hobby.Tarantulas regardless of species, like every other creature on earth, individuals do vary. Research and individual tarantula may not line up. For example I have a big female P. cancerides and she actually runs for her burrow. P. cancerides have a reputation for being extremely defensive, but mine does not fit that description at all.  Tarantulas in general do not "like" to be handled, as they get no benefit from it. Accidents can and at some point may happen. Avics are fast and you never know when they are going turn on the jets.I usually give my tarantulas around a week or two so they can get acclimated before feeding. When it comes to slings, I feed mine twice a week, juvies once a week and adults every other week.</blockquote>