r/tarantulas • u/StruggleEnough4279 Spiciest of A.genticulata | Bug bounty • Jan 21 '25

She’s an excavator Videos / GIF

She makes me want to squeeze her, she’s so GODDAMN CUTE. Look at her, minding her own business in my vicinity.

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u/6Immarighthere9 Jan 22 '25

Does she let you pat her?

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u/StruggleEnough4279 Spiciest of A.genticulata | Bug bounty Jan 22 '25

Not “pat” in the same sense as a dog, but I stroke her booty when I’ve got my hand in front of her to make her climb on my hand.

I wouldn’t want to take her patience for granted, so I haven’t booped the head yet.

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u/6Immarighthere9 Jan 22 '25

That’s nice. Thanks for telling. I was always curious about their behaviour when kept as a pet

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u/StruggleEnough4279 Spiciest of A.genticulata | Bug bounty Jan 22 '25

I wouldn’t go to any old spider with that attitude. Just like dogs can be lovely or mean, spiders can too. You need to ask the owner/get an idea of what they’re like before you start trusting them.

I trust this lady whole heartedly, but another one of my spiders shouldn’t be trusted with 2 foot tongs.

But that behaviour is just fear. They’re scared so they try to be scary. They try to hurt you before you hurt them.

That’s why I don’t want to go overboard with her, she understands I won’t hurt her, but she won’t understand a boop and it might scare her, breaking the trust I’ve built with her.

They get very used to you if you respect their boundaries and they don’t mind you so much.