Hi guys, I am new to the form as a member and I have a quick question in relation to a B. Smithi sling. Now before someone verbally kills me, yes I did get the sling in a store but not because I trust them. I have a habit of adopting from pet stores because it kills me to see animals getting limited care for profitable reasons and I feel taking them in is actually the best thing for them because I like to do my research first and I have loved spiders since I was 6. Only thing I did listen to was the answers to my questions, I know that sounds bad but I've been on this forum as a guest meny times and I have watched almost all of the dark dens videos twice as well as many other respected YouTubers and again I have loved spiders since I was 6 so although it is my first pet T. I am not completely blind and unaware of their care but unpractised lol. My 2 questions were when did it last eat and did it molt since they had it. A week before I got the sling which was Friday just gone so it last ate the previous Friday and it never molted in their "care". Heck I am not sure if the store knows if it is really a Smithi or a Hamorii. I won't know until it's true colours come through.
Now as for my question I did not approve of the enclosure they had it in as it is literally the kind of box we would get our crickets in here in Ireland. And I also thought it was a little too big for it at its size. She is less then an inch maybe half. I did not get a chance to get a good measure of her because it came in this really bad black sand like substrate with pebbles in it so the minute I got it home I took her out with her little cork bark and change it for my normal substrate mixture I use for my beetles, ants and stick insect as they have all being doing great with it and she immediately approved of her starter burrow I did for her with the cork bark. Now I planned to switch her to a smaller deli cup but by the time I got home from work the following day it had burrowed deeper under her cork bark and closed it off with the substrate. I now refuse to disturb her as she could be in premolt. I would like your opinion on whether or not I should swap her out of this enclosure after it resurfaces since y'all will know better??
I am sorry for the long post, I figured more details was better, if not please let me know so I do not do it again. Thank you in advance
Now as for my question I did not approve of the enclosure they had it in as it is literally the kind of box we would get our crickets in here in Ireland. And I also thought it was a little too big for it at its size. She is less then an inch maybe half. I did not get a chance to get a good measure of her because it came in this really bad black sand like substrate with pebbles in it so the minute I got it home I took her out with her little cork bark and change it for my normal substrate mixture I use for my beetles, ants and stick insect as they have all being doing great with it and she immediately approved of her starter burrow I did for her with the cork bark. Now I planned to switch her to a smaller deli cup but by the time I got home from work the following day it had burrowed deeper under her cork bark and closed it off with the substrate. I now refuse to disturb her as she could be in premolt. I would like your opinion on whether or not I should swap her out of this enclosure after it resurfaces since y'all will know better??
I am sorry for the long post, I figured more details was better, if not please let me know so I do not do it again. Thank you in advance