Chris wrote:

But almost 99% of everyone you speak to, will recommend to you that you should buy a book called "The Tarantula keepers guide"

Best investment I ever made, on recommendation from other forum members on the old site. Mr. Schultz also gave me some expert information regarding my G. porteri and his eating habits there too when I first started out. I'd recommend to anyone who doesn't have a copy to make the investment, it is pretty much the A-Z of tarantula keeping in a book.

Sigh, ok guys am sorry shultz maybe i took it the wrong way, I will admit it now.

And I have researched alot jsut thought i would add a thread to get extra info, so IMO i don't see the problem with having a dangerous T if I know alot about it and its care. I just made this for extra Information.

Thanks.

Vinzy wrote:

Sigh, ok guys am sorry shultz maybe i took it the wrong way, I will admit it now.

And I have researched alot jsut thought i would add a thread to get extra info, so IMO i don't see the problem with having a dangerous T if I know alot about it and its care. I just made this for extra Information.

Thanks.

No worries! No offense taken.

And to the rest of you: I'M NOT GOD! (Although a lot of tarantulas over the decades may have gotten that impression!) Just call me "Stan." But, thanks for the ego-booster. And especially thanks for the plugs on the book.

Vinzy: I still stand behind my original suggestions. Do the change in the bathtub in the bathroom. Wear LIGHT leather gloves. (I stress LIGHT because I know of at least one instance when an enthusiast tried using heavy, leather, welder's gloves and killed the tarantula!) DO NOT FORGET TO BREATH DURING THE WHOLE OPERATION. (Silly as it seems, that's an important point!)

It also helps to have a cup/glass/stein/etc. of your favorite beverage already poured and waiting in the kitchen for you for after it's all over. :woohoo:

Lastly, most people are bitten because they either let their guard down, or allow themselves to be distracted, or because they're terminally stupid. You don't seem to fit any of those stereotypes. As you walk into the bathroom with the tarantula in its cage, merely adopt the mindset that this is just one in a long series of potentially problematic transfers stretching into the future. And, don't forget that no one has died of a tarantula bite in the last 100 years or so. It's not your turn. Today's not your day. Take a big breath, and get on with the task.

Business as usual in the land of your favorite, little, 8-legged wonders!

LOL, Ok, not god, but surely a very welcome face to anyone looking for advice in this hobby, who always seems to be wanting to help.

I also always used to re-house my H. gigas as you mentioned before she passed away, because she used to sprint around so fast and I knew that the bathroom was the only place she wouldn't be able to hide under furniture.

One thing I only learnt about now though.. was pouring the beverage first.... if only I had known :woohoo:

My mom started collecting T's at an age where most people start collecting granchildren. She has around 80 Tarantulas and refer to her S. calceatum as 'die ou knaap'. Now, 'die ou knaap' is a nice size of about 8 cm, and she rehouses him all on her own. She adjusted the methods of rehousing to what works for her and 'die ou knaap'. At first she would catch him in a little container and move him to the new enclousure, then it was the brush method and coaxing and in the end she decided to just put the smaller container in the bigger one and nudge him out. The last method seem to work best for her as she has more time to do other things. Previously she had to chase and track 'die ou knaap' all around the kitchen table with an empty container and a piece of paper!! :laugh:

Moral of the story, there are many ways. Try them out and see what works best for you.
(that would be 3 cents worth)

If it does get out STAY CALM!!