Scary Cyriopagopus lividum!

[D22009]

I've had this girl for less than 3 days, and everything they say about this spider is true, they are extremely aggressive in every way possible! I finally was able to give her a water dish because she would just try to attack every time I did anything.

And this time was no different she bolted from one side to the other in less than a blink of a eye and her fang nicked my skin but didn't break it, extremely scary and the obvious question besides using metal tongs is.....

Why did i get something like this?!? Because I simply believe we all have that feeling when we see something we want in the moment but we aren fully ready to expect all aspects of it. Although she's very beautiful, and crazy fast! this is going to be my ONE AND ONLY!!! Old world I'll own. Hope this helps someone looking at getting old world...

 

[Lawrence b]

I don't know about maybe if your still in the hobby in 5yrs time I ask you if its still the only one? There is a lot of nice looking old worlds out there and I use to be fret of them and it,s never stop me .

 

[timc]

Give her time to settle in. Eventually, if you care for her correctly, you won’t even see her very often and changing water and other maintenance won’t be so stressful, for you or her. She’ll become a nice pet hole that will hopefully devour crickets with minimal interaction. It’ll get better.

 

[menavodi]

Wait a few months. She will settle in and you will be less stressed. You will get used to her and she will get used to her surroundings.

 

[Turtlynne]

I guess I always put the "things" in the new enclosure before I coax the spider in - have not had any issues with OWs...and does she have lots of space and depth to make her burrow? my understanding is she is fossorial and will need to dig-dig-dig! (I love to see how they can move that substrate!)
Agree with others - leave her be and give her time...I find that spiders are really very shy...

 

[octanejunkie]

Just like at the salad bar (pre-covid days) ALWAYS USE THE TONGS