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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 206184" data-attributes="member: 36911">It comes down to a personal decision.I am sure there are some species you should not handle at all. For other species with milder temperaments, you have to decide.Having said that, I think the needs of the spider should outweigh the wants/needs of the human.There have been many times that I have wanted to handle my Ts, but concern of them escaping, falling, getting injured or getting lost in my bedroom have outweighed my urges to handle them. So I talk to them instead. Encouraging them not to overturn their water dish again. Telling them how good they look. Asking them why they did what they just did. Trying to assure them that the shadow, bumping vibrations and air movement above them is  no danger, just me trying to care for them. There are some who are absolutely dead set against unnecessary handling and others more accepting. I think it is human nature, curiosity, to want to touch and hold. Should mine become more docile/ mellower, I may very well try to handle them. It's up to you.</blockquote>