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Message: <blockquote data-quote="beebhabie" data-source="post: 202736" data-attributes="member: 35491">I was on the same boat as you. Always scared, always hated tiny little house spiders but once you make them 100x larger and fluffy they were suddenly adorable to me.My first was an Aphonopelma Chalcodes and like the commenter above said, I totally recommend them too. Personally, mine is extremely slow moving (even when startled) and gentle and I’ve heard many others say the same. I have never attempted to handle any of my Ts, but I truly believe just observing them and caring for them will make you less fearful. Once you get to know them and become attached like any other pet I think you’ll start wondering why you were ever scared to begin with!</blockquote>