Dylan Bruce
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2016
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Hey guys,
So for the last day my B.smithi was on the roof of her enclosure. The substrate is packed quite high so I wasn't worried about it hurting itself if it fell. However there is a strip of mesh in the enclosure for ventilation as you will see in the picture (it's the spider shop uk's own enclosure) and the spider seemed to be able to walk around on the mesh no problem but struggling to move to the glass or get down. I used a straw to encourage it down and after a few minutes it climbed on to the glass and slowly slid down to the substrate. Did I do the right thing by trying to encourage it down or should I just have left it be. I know they can take care of themselves but I hate to think it had got itself into a situation it couldn't get out of and end up injuring itself.
So for the last day my B.smithi was on the roof of her enclosure. The substrate is packed quite high so I wasn't worried about it hurting itself if it fell. However there is a strip of mesh in the enclosure for ventilation as you will see in the picture (it's the spider shop uk's own enclosure) and the spider seemed to be able to walk around on the mesh no problem but struggling to move to the glass or get down. I used a straw to encourage it down and after a few minutes it climbed on to the glass and slowly slid down to the substrate. Did I do the right thing by trying to encourage it down or should I just have left it be. I know they can take care of themselves but I hate to think it had got itself into a situation it couldn't get out of and end up injuring itself.