Actually I'm not surprised at all that someone on here has one or knows someone with this particular Tarantula. They are considered to be the most doscile Tarantula. My boyfriend had one that passed away about 5years ago, and used to let him crawl on his face, arms, etc.
**Melinda** how big is the spider at 7 years old? Do they feed with mice?
We had purchased a metallic pink toe tarantula (very cute) few months back and she had alot of trouble shedding her skin. Usually it doesnt take too long to shed, but she was at it for almost a week and died as a result of it.
So we decided to pick another up from a more reliable source
There very interesting specimens and its quite the hobby. You guys should check out the bird eating tarantulas that thousands of people across the world house as pets
. 12" legspan
heres a couple pictures of "Ava" short for Avicularia Metallica, common name "metallic pink toe"