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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 36798" data-attributes="member: 1152">I have three of them; one juvenile and two sub-adults (a male and a female). All three spend the majority of the time hidden in their burrows, so I'm quite thrilled on the rare occasion that I catch one out an about. Like Martin said, for all of their orange beauty, they are not good display spiders. My female is the feistiest of the three, so far having thrown 15 minute-plus threat poses on two occasions and bursting from her den and rushing at my tongs once during maintenance. All three are prolific webbers, which I find attractive.If you get the female, I would recommend housing her in something larger than what you would usually use for a 2" juvenile. They grow fast, and you don't want to have to do more rehousings than necessary. A larger initial home will give you more time to watch her grow and to get used to her attitude. When choosing a home, also try to use something that will be easier to remove her from in the future. I use large critter keepers for two of mine, and I like that I can lift that little hatch, sneak my tongs in, and do maintenance or feedings without opening the entire enclosure. Speaking of rehousings, I just had to move my 1.5" juvenile into a new enclosure. I gave myself plenty of room, took it slow, and kept my fingers far out of the way (although, they are well known for running up tongs and tagging fingers).I like mine and will likely always have one in my collection. They do deserve respect however, and I can see why some folks who have owned them might not want another. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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