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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 141513" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>For cold, they go down and dark. In fact, they do that even if the heat source is under them. Are there any excess feeders or mites in the substrate?</p><p></p><p>Did you mix vermaculite or sand into the substrate or something else that the T stirmi doesn't like?</p><p></p><p>The higher temps also raise metabolism. Are you feeding it enough? Try giving it a really big hissing roach or maybe a big earthworm. See if the behavior stops. The wandering could simply be hunting behavior.</p><p></p><p>T stirmi has a rapid metabolism anyway, even with temps in the 80s. They require much more food then the typical tarantula does.</p><p></p><p>Ventilation is also an issue. They need excellent ventilation and mold could creates issues, some fatal.</p><p></p><p>The heat gradient in my enclosure keeps it fresh all the time.</p><p></p><p>There are arboreal tarantulas and even some terrestrials like E sp red that naturally like to climb but T stirmi generally doesn't act that way. They have fossoral tendencies, or should, kinda like a baboon tarantula except with urticating hairs and 4 times as large.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 141513, member: 26980"] For cold, they go down and dark. In fact, they do that even if the heat source is under them. Are there any excess feeders or mites in the substrate? Did you mix vermaculite or sand into the substrate or something else that the T stirmi doesn't like? The higher temps also raise metabolism. Are you feeding it enough? Try giving it a really big hissing roach or maybe a big earthworm. See if the behavior stops. The wandering could simply be hunting behavior. T stirmi has a rapid metabolism anyway, even with temps in the 80s. They require much more food then the typical tarantula does. Ventilation is also an issue. They need excellent ventilation and mold could creates issues, some fatal. The heat gradient in my enclosure keeps it fresh all the time. There are arboreal tarantulas and even some terrestrials like E sp red that naturally like to climb but T stirmi generally doesn't act that way. They have fossoral tendencies, or should, kinda like a baboon tarantula except with urticating hairs and 4 times as large. [/QUOTE]
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