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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 39554" data-attributes="member: 3524">The thing in doing that for the public is that they don't make the distinction between species, and think they can handle any tarantula (regardless of what you say at the time, they just remember that you held one).  Maybe they decide to get a pet tarantula and pick out a fast/defensive one with pretty colors, even worse when it's for their child.  Even roseas have widely different personalities, some are very defensive.  Years later some docile ones have turned defensive (sometimes after a molt). I know the message you're trying to send, and recognize your good intentions, but it's also a message that can work out badly for some people and the hobby.</blockquote>