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<blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 224099" data-attributes="member: 30996"><p>Hi</p><p>Enclosure looks good.Only thing I will recommend is to add more substrate. You don't want that much head room with terrestrial species as if they fall they can injure themselves or worse. Same goes for handling your spider. They are unable to bond with you and get nothing from it.If your spider bolts while on your hand and falls it could end in tragedy. </p><p>Also tarantulas are drawn to heat most of the time but don't get wound up on it and strive to increase it to specific fugures..Mine are at 20°C atm and all of mine are comfortable and behave normally.</p><p>Tarantulas need time to adjust to their new home it can take weeks to months for larger specimens and wander a lot during that time.</p><p>Your spider looks plump enough and is no concern that is refusing food .Just keep offering once every 2-3weeks and remove pray if uneaten in 24h it will eat when it feels like it.</p><p>They are very good at preservation of energy and don't need food as often as other pets.You can try different pray item too.My picky eaters will only take brown crickets and nothing else. </p><p>Heat mats if used are placed always on the side(Never on bottom)and away from burrows and hides.Tarantulas will hide and burrow to escape heat and can cook themselves if heat mat is not properly placed.</p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p>Regards Konstantin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konstantin, post: 224099, member: 30996"] Hi Enclosure looks good.Only thing I will recommend is to add more substrate. You don't want that much head room with terrestrial species as if they fall they can injure themselves or worse. Same goes for handling your spider. They are unable to bond with you and get nothing from it.If your spider bolts while on your hand and falls it could end in tragedy. Also tarantulas are drawn to heat most of the time but don't get wound up on it and strive to increase it to specific fugures..Mine are at 20°C atm and all of mine are comfortable and behave normally. Tarantulas need time to adjust to their new home it can take weeks to months for larger specimens and wander a lot during that time. Your spider looks plump enough and is no concern that is refusing food .Just keep offering once every 2-3weeks and remove pray if uneaten in 24h it will eat when it feels like it. They are very good at preservation of energy and don't need food as often as other pets.You can try different pray item too.My picky eaters will only take brown crickets and nothing else. Heat mats if used are placed always on the side(Never on bottom)and away from burrows and hides.Tarantulas will hide and burrow to escape heat and can cook themselves if heat mat is not properly placed. Hope that helps. Regards Konstantin [/QUOTE]
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