Brachypelma albopilosum

[stu]

Well my VERY docile curly gave me a shock today when it decided to attack my finger.

He is only a little guy - maybe 2 1/2 to 3 inch leg span.

I was cleaning out left over food from his tank when he leaped from his burrow and tagged me on the finger.

No reaction at all, the poor little guy hardly even pierced the skin. Just ended up with 2 little pinprick holes in my finger

Guess its a good lesson to learn since im new to keeping T's - even the most docile can suprise you.

cheers,

Stu

[ShadowBlade]

Ah, nothing incredible. I was handfeeding a 3"er, (the only one I handfeed!) and she tried to get the crik. Turns out, I'd left my finger too close to it. One fang in the crik, the other in my thumb. Since she was trying to kill it, I got venom in me. Very little local swelling, a little redness. Like no pain. But don't expect much more from one that size.

[Redneck]

Well.. This is my first bite repot... Soo.. To make it simple.. My little albopilosum of only 2.5'' DLS mistaked my finger for the cricket.. Not her fault! I was shewing a little cricket to her.. She jumped for it.. Missed it and got me index finger tip.. It has been about 20 minutes since the bite.. It got a little numb for a few minutes.. No swelling.. No redness.. The numbness is almost gone..

Welcome to my moment of ignorance.. Next time I will get my tongs! ;)