I handled my Versi for the first time yesterday while photographing it.
Whenever i would put my hand near she would climb on seems see really liked being handled.
There was not jumping and when i wanted to put her back in her tub she did not want to go in.

Scarab wrote:

BUT PINK TOES ARE JUMPERS

Almost all arboreal spiders jump, an adaptation required for their arboreal life style, some jump purposefully, up to two meters.

IT WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!!!

Ever traveled the M1 ?

DO NOT HANDLE BEFORE MATURITY!!!

Mature (arboreal) spiders jump further, so that comment would be misleading folks starting out in the hobby.

Handle ALL spiders with care, know their defense mechanisms and be prepared to deal with it appropriately. Arboreal spiders in general would prefer flight to fight, hence the jumping. I am yet to see a H minax jump two meters, nor have I seen an Avicularia flash 3 inch fangs...

First off, thank you for all the replies. I really try to take everything in. I'm still very new to T's and I'm learning new things everyday...mostly from forums, but also from my own T's behavior. That said, please remember that I don't know how or why T's do things and FREQUENTLY freakout when something happens out of the ordinary(which is basically a constant thing).

She is very cute and I don't promote handling T's as this is not something they would be doing naturally in the wild. Sometimes I do handle my T's, but for photo shoots only...and not everytime. I won't handle the pink toe again untill she's mature. Reason: I've held a mature PT and she didn't jump. She was quite lazy to be honest. It seems they 'chill out' as they mature. Again, this is all in my very limited experience and knowledge.

I would NEVER advise against getting a pink toe. They are SO CUTE and very docile. I've seen 4 pink toes cohabiting in a large tank. I merely wanted to rase the concern on their 'Jumper' tendencies. I don't know every sc of T and therefor have no clue how many actually jumb. I can tell you that Rosea's and Smithis don't...atleast mine don't...

Maybe just read your first post again. If a new member were to read your post and think that you had lots of experience with avics, they might be very scared to keep them. All your capital letters and exclamation marks make it look worse too.
Words like they should NEVER be handled, etc.
Just maybe read through your post as an outside person before you click the submit button. just a word of advice, so please dont take this as an attack.

I hate to pick at old wounds, but I'd like to congratulate the forum. This thread had the potential to go nasty like so many others did. I think the members here have finally gotten some respect for newbies and experts alike. Well done guys and girls. Beers all round!

@Dirk: You will never stop learning about Ts. These are fascinating little buggers,addictive too. I've been keeping Ts for a few years now and I still feel like I know nothing!

Now would you believe it. I took my 7cm Versi out today. She is quite a walker and all was ok, but suddenly she jumped to my chest and before I could help her off from there, she jumped to the ground. At least a 1.2m or so drop at the time, since I usually go to the ground if they go onto my body.

She was ok though, but it just happens so fast. Still I will handle her again if I need to.

Yup my Avic Avic called Merrell also jumps like a skydiver, will not think twice to just leap into the unknown. I am such a twitchy bugger though that she has never made it to the ground... I always ninja catch her before she gets too far... lol.

HS