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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenbottle Blue" data-source="post: 42900" data-attributes="member: 3680">I've been working in zoos and nature centers and handling the tarantulas there for six years. It's part of the job. They've always been rose-hairs and I have never been bitten. Always important to be extremely gentle, mindful, and they are docile in return.It is unlikely that I will stop, but thank you for the input.Should also be mentioned that I have never dropped nor injured one while handling. The last rosie I worked with lived 16 years.</blockquote>