Pregalis_Ginjerofer_freehandling01_lowres.wmv

Poecilotheria regalis, "Indian ornamental tarantula". This is a typically arboreal genus, but i have mine set up in a sort of terrestrial/arboreal hybrid layout at the moment. With her legs stretched out, she has about a 6-7" (15-18cm) diagonal legspan.

This genus has some of the worst venom in the tarantula world. It certainly won't kill me, but a few people feel it is necesary to go to the hospital after a bite. There are also reports of systemic affects including irregular heart beat, nausea, and fading in and out of a coma. After observing Ginny for around a year or so, i decided she was docile enough that the risk of a bite would be worth the rewarding experience of playing with her. I am VERY happy that i did!

This is the biggest, fastest, and most venomous tarantula i have ever free handled!

[uploaded from a 2.2MB WMV file]

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Poecilotheria
• regalis
• Indian
• ornamental
• tarantula
• Ginjerofer
• free
• handling
• holding
• beautiful
• pregnant
• gravid

[easleystephens2]

What do they eat?

[cacoseraph]

@easleystephens2 my predatorial bugs eat crickets, roaches, and larval forms of some beetles and moths. in nature they probably eat the same plus maybe some little lizards and frogs and maybe the occasional small rodent

[Shaunnahatesyou]

OMG! So cute! :D

[cacoseraph]

@Shaunnahatesyou

yeah. this is one of the bugs i miss most. i had tons of bugs... Ginny was top ten for sure!

[sideswipe171]

cool you can hold that pokie awsome...........i can only hold a b albo

[TheGamerFailure]

Thts a cute tarantula

[manugra100]

What do you smoke?

[demonjack123]

@Hadsatriani They need more height that floor space.

[hordichuck]

if she bites you, belive you are going to be properly sick for at least 24 hours

[jaroncyr]

i got tag'd but my regalis for no reason, i RARELY handle spiders, only once in a great while so that when i have to move them or retank it's not so stressful and so they're not so aggressive, i still have problems in my hand 5 years later, my hand sometimes stiffens up and ache's for a couple days, needless to say i've never handled this species since

[stephloveslee07]

wow she is a fatty and i dont blame you for pulling your hand away so fast would hate to get tagged by one of those lol =p

[Hadsatriani]

Hey just the video and person im looking to ask questions!! the plastic kritter keeper is it ok to keep them in on for their life span? i was told by a t dealer its cool but i thought they liked it taller rather then floor space im thinking on getting one of these T and was gonna keep it in that what ya think??