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Darren179
11-11-03, 02:38 PM
Ive been reading tons of care sheets but I still havent found any information on Pink Toe tarantuals well I have found info but I still have a big questions. I hear they are quick but just how quick? Do they have any "defensive" moves they make that can injure humans(mostly worried about my two younger brothers 12 and 13) and how handable are they?
I believe that arachnopets has a caresheet for pink toes.
They can be fast and jump but if you're careful and alert, but nothing that can't be handled. It's hard to compare it to something other than another tarantulato describe it! Basically, it's not a species of T that will "teleport" in a blink of an eye! You wont lose it unless you handle it near areas where it could hide easily if it got away.
They jump approx. 2' at the most but I've read of the odd exception that managed a bit more.
As for defensive moves that can cause injury, like all Ts, they have the potential to bite. Their venom is medically insignificant giving a reaction similar to a bee or wasp sting.
A great first T :) Hope you enjoy!
Pixie
reptile boi
11-18-03, 10:19 PM
They will also squirt poop in your face if all else fales ;) LOL i had to learn the hard way.
Thanks,
Ben
Arthropimp
12-18-03, 07:50 PM
one defensive mechanism that you should be aware of is that if you aggrivate them they will move their rear leg above their abdomen and kick off some of their abdominal hairs, the most they would ever do is irritate your skin mildly but if your face is close enough and they get in your eyes it can irritate your eyes. The key to not sustaining a bite is being able to know when they're thinking about it. Generally, they will raise their front legs and their petapalps and bear their fangs. when this happens its generally not a good idea to handle them.
A. avicularia don't seem to be prone to hair kicking, neither are they prone to bite. This pretty much extends to most Avics though. First, and most used, defense mechanism is "jumping" to safety.
There are many defensive Avicularia spp. that I would not trust at handling... specially A. laeta... but also A. huriana, A. urticans, A. versicolor is also prone to biting... other undescribed species I have...
A. avicularia is fine though...
Actually, Avicularia spp. will actually rub their opisthosoma on to your skin unstead of kicking hair (that is why you will not see rub their leg IV on there very often)... even if this is really cute (almost like they are dancing the twist!LOL), it is actually their way of "throwing" you their urticating hair...
The reaction to urticating hair will vary a lot from one person to another and from one species to another... the funny thing is that A. avicularia hair does not do much to me, but with A. metallica, I get the worst rashes (even worst then with my Brachypelma spp.)...
Take care
Martin
reverendsterlin
12-19-03, 11:44 AM
interesting information
Rev
I just had my mature male A. braunshauseni throw me a huge threat posture...LOL I love when they do that! do not stick your fingers in there folks!LOL
Woah! Interesting Tarcan! Never knew that even your A. versicolors are prone to biting. I guess going through you numbers you probably do, you would chance upon a freaky individual. Or are you saying that as a general statement on the species?
Actually Vanan, I think that the species I head the most bite reports from is A. versicolor...LOL I guess it is because people think it is like an A. avicularia and handle it just the same... so more bites occur... I have some specimens that are quite tame though...
reverendsterlin
12-20-03, 01:19 PM
go to http://www.arachnoboards.com hope this doesn't violate forum rules.
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