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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 224150" data-attributes="member: 29323">My experience is that the real key to working with OW's is simply being calm & steady. If you do not startle them, they tend to be very sedentary. Long bamboo tweezers also help, as if they do strike, then they come to no harm. Plus giving them plenty of cover within their enclosures. My wifes P metallica used to be a regular, I'm going for a walk if the lid is off. But since I gave it lots of cover within the enclosure, it runs for cover the moment the lid of the enclosure is removed.   We now also tend to use The Tarantula Room arboreal enclosures, as they have a downward pointing lip between lid & the sides of the enclosures. Thus you can remove a lid, even if the T is at the very top of the enclosure. T's like somewhere tight to feel secure, so they feel comfortable at the top, even if you are doing something close to them.</blockquote>