Poec54
Arachnoemperor
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Last weekend I went to a local reptile dealer to look at a new Avicularia shipment they had just gotten in from Guyana . They had unpacked 200 (half) into deli cups and an employee mentioned to me that they were itching from it. I assured them that those Avics (metallica) don't kick hairs, but maybe there were some loose hairs in the packing containers or the room. I unpacked the other 200 myself into deli cups and by the end of it the inside of my wrists were itching. Then I sorted out 150 of the thinnest ones (recently-shed) and fed them. I didn't see any of them kicking or pressing hairs. Besides an occasional runner, they were calm and well-behaved. No threat poses.
Last night I fed/watered a few dozen of my OW's (Chilobrachys, Haplopelma, and Phlogius) & Avic adults and subadults (metallica, versicolor, and urticans). By the time I was done, the inside of my wrists and forearms were itching (and still are this morning). I didn't any open up any other NW cages. I have ceiling fans running and maybe they stirred up loose hairs from the Avic cages or other NW's in the room (from previous sessions).
Anyone else run into this?
Last night I fed/watered a few dozen of my OW's (Chilobrachys, Haplopelma, and Phlogius) & Avic adults and subadults (metallica, versicolor, and urticans). By the time I was done, the inside of my wrists and forearms were itching (and still are this morning). I didn't any open up any other NW cages. I have ceiling fans running and maybe they stirred up loose hairs from the Avic cages or other NW's in the room (from previous sessions).
Anyone else run into this?