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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 142040" data-attributes="member: 27677">From reading bite reports on here it's certainly not fun! And the effects last for quite a while. Read up on bites and then decide if it's really worth the risk to you and the spider, some people think it is obviously, but be informed. As stated you can't control whether someone knocks on the door at the wrong time or other outside disturbances, recently a member was bitten due to someone dropping something in another apartment while the door was open making the spider jump out of the tank, he caught it and avoided the spider being injured but was bitten, that caused a lot of pain and cost money due to not being able to work. This was a guy known to be probably overly cautious if anything, and he's not one who handles his tarantulas.At the end of the day it's your choice to handle or not but just be sure you understand the risks.</blockquote>