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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 68683" data-attributes="member: 4199">You've said it many times, but I just experienced, or maybe paid attention enough, to watch the "avic walk" tonight when ours escaped.  That little flick and flutter of the their front legs, it's so...  cute <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  Not to mention the bunching up they do and then that sudden burst of speed, startled me a bit when ours did that trying to get her back in her enclosure.  Luckily the burst of speed only lasted from my fingers to just short of my elbow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  then she was calm and wandered down my forearm back to my hand.  I don't intentionally handle them but i take a moment to enjoy the tiny ones when they escape.  I think i may finally be overcoming my phobia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>