Three guesses to which T:

1. OBT
2. Usumbara Starburst Baboon
3. Pterinochilus murinus

Which one is it?

Anyways... On topic: Rehouse in the bath. Close all windows, and make sure you plug the bath. T's have difficulty climbing porcelain. And be patient when rehousing.

Vinzy wrote:

Hey all

I need to rehouse a dangerous tarantula, am sorry but i can't say which one. Its fast, its aggressive and its venomous. I am used to the easy brachypelma species, where I am calm.

I think am going to be super nervous for this one. And it has to be rehoused. Any suggestions on how you rehouse pokies and things like that? I CANNOT GET BITTEN! ...

Read www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=145560 .

Now, my turn!

1) Why do you think this tarantula is "dangerous?"

2) And, why can't you tell us what it is so we could perhaps help you with some insight? (If it's illegal and you're afraid of implicating yourself, just ignore this question.)

3) Setting aside the obvious reason that you aren't into pain and suffering, why do you stress "I CANNOT GET BITTEN!" so vehemently?

4) Lastly, if you have this big an issue with this particular tarantula, why are you keeping it in the first place?

As you may have guessed, you have now really piqued my interest!

Wear thick ski gloves and a jacket. And yeah I like the idea of making use of the bath and bathroom. Also place a towel in the cavity behind the Loo and line the floor by the door with a towel too if the gap is large enough for the T to slip under.
I wear gloves and jacket as T hairs and worm hairs send me into anaphylactic shock, then it's off to the hospital for me to get some muthi and a drip.

I rehouse all my bigger fast and furious T's outside on the grass. Funnily enough they get confused by the harsh daylight and the grass and don't even run. So you can relax and try a couple of times to convince them into their new home without stressing of them running anywhere.

If you're very scared of the T' running up your arm, you can fashion a barrier on top of the tools you are intending to use (forceps, paintbrush, chopstick) from the wide top of a 2L Fanta bottle, turned upside down and attached securely to your tool. You'll just have to seal the neck of it with a bit of cotton wool or hot glue etc.

Otherwise ask someone in your area to help. It's always good to have a human back-up to cup your spider in case a fast T' runs up your body and onto your back

Marula wrote:

It's always good to have a human back-up to cup your spider in case a fast T' runs up your body and onto your back

And what do you do if you are alone?

Maybe ive just done this many times, but i cant remember ever being
nervous to rehouse a T!

You put the new terrarium next to the old one, & simply coax the T into it! simple!
If you a little worried, then 'cup' the t with a plastic container against the side! then
move it slowly up & into the new ebclosure!