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I did a rehouse of my LP a while ago, and things went well. The only issue was my paranoid sister came in halfway through and pestered me to wear gloves because of the injuries I received from the GBBs hairs. I ignored her long enough to get it in the container. The two LPs I've worked with are very obedient and although they can move in short bursts of speed, they are short enough to be able to react to it and get things back in your control. Also my my Aphonopelmas are defensive, but they will do what you want when you rehouse them.Definitely wouldn't suggest A. genics if you're intimidated by speed...then again, based on how my LD slings behave I wouldn't recommend Lasiodora species either unless they calm down when they get older (not holding my breath LOL). Both my A. genics and my LDs are showing their potential for speed and defensiveness. The larger slings will attack anything that enters their enclosure - the larger of my two A. genic in particular attacks the glass water dropper I use to refill its water dish with an audible impact, and it's just a few millimeters under an inch at this point. I can't wait to see how its attitude changes as it matures - should be an interesting member of the extended family, that's for sure.
I might have recommended a B. vagans a couple months ago, but my tune has changed on that for a few reasons. They get larger than most other brachys, for one thing; and based on what I've read from personal accounts of people who have more experience handling them, they can be faster and more defensive than most other brachys as well. You'd probably do well with a B. albopilosum - they've got a good reputation as a beginner T, though be warned none of the species considered to be good for a beginner are going to fit typical characteristics 100% of the time. Jon3800 has vids of a B. albo that tries to bite anything that touches it.
I don't have personal experience with them, but I'll echo other people recommending G. pulchra and E. campestratus - I've heard great things, and I want to add them to my own collection badly.