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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Martin Oosthuysen" data-source="post: 39511" data-attributes="member: 1070">Hello I will try and give you my view and explain why,since I could just say no but I believe one needs to say why. Looking at say bite reports,many of those happened in my opinion due to people not knowing their specimens and what they are capable of. Then what also contributes,people handle a T never an issue suddenly wham they are tagged.  Handling will always be a topic between people,since they feel any pet should be like say their dogs ? Sadly they are not,a spider study showed that tarantulas only have instinctive qualities they do not show any intelligence towards learning. Thus,how will you condition it to not bite you ? That will be impossible,thus you will one day end up being bitten etc. Another reason why handling is debated, the human factor. Now many will say I will not flinch or drop the specimen,sadly it is a preprogrammed reaction. When we are in danger our bodies kick over from normal,to alert survival mode. So you handle it,now it turns around to bite ? If someone can see the future then that situation is no harm no foul but in reality cases the outcome has many paths injuring the T etc.</blockquote>