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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DVirginiana" data-source="post: 41095" data-attributes="member: 3320"><p>My first tarantula was a rosehair (I wanted them mainly for the hardiness, not the temperament) who is incredibly moody.  She goes into a threat posture whenever you open the tank and will automatically attack tongs.  If they've been fed with tongs I think they associate them with food.  I can go in with my hands to change the water with no worries as long as I don't try to touch her or something, but the second the tongs go in she's on them if she's hungry at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>