Alright i have a rose hair that I haven't held in 2 years after reading you're not suppose to but I pet her a few times a week and get her the attention she deserves but I've been really wanting to hold her and when I do i freak myself out when she starts getting a little jumpy and shit and I'm afraid that I can't hold he now without her freaking out and trying to run off or something. can i still hold her after 2 years? will she calm down?
>>2077313
fuck off
tarantulas don't get used to being handled, it shouldn't be any different than it was 2 years ago.
Do whatever. It's a spider. They may be able to filter out the chemical and vibration stimuli from being handled frequently enough and deal with it without resorting to fight-or-flight response, but docility in otherwise spoopy spiders is linked to stress and some fucked up input from an unfamiliar, greasy and warm environment. At least that's how I interpret it. I've seen some shit with Pterinochilus murinus.
The stress isn't gonna kill them though. You may run the risk of getting bit. Doesn't matter as long as you don't fling them away. Handle until you're bored of it, in my opinion.
You don't need to pet it ever though. That's asking to get bit by a solitary, asocial biological automaton.
>>2077320
well i just pet her for a bit until she seemed to get tired of it - i always respect my animals and don't force them into anything.
No offense, but it's an invertebrate with a nervous system on par with a human foot.
Do whatever.
>>2077332
Handling is better than petting a spider. Putting her on your hand is basically relocating it to a new substrate, and there's little point in biting substrate, but poking it with a meat filled finger is asking for a bite.
>>2077313
Talk Shit, Get bit.
Still its a spider as long as your not crushing it or pulling its legs off or ripping its eyes out then your good.
>>2077315
D'aaw I feel bad for that little metallica. It's trying so hard to hide in that jar.
>>2077315
one of my friends got one of those in college. He always pulled it out and handled it when we were drinking and never listened to me when I tried telling him that was fucking stupid. Finally got wacked one day when he had it resting on his leg while were listening to the new periphery album. Watching his quad spasm and him almost pass out every 5 minutes was fucking hilarious.
>>2077313
Get baboon spider. They love being petted.
