Good day, here I am again asking for opinions (as always hehe). Anyway, not really a big deal.
I used to house my young B.Smithi (1inch 3cm legspan) in a small delicup that has no decorations at all. It's just a plain, flat substrate. And when I offer him/her a food, he/she will always 'grab and eat' it once the food gets near to it.
I transferred my B.Smithi into a new enclosure. A bit wider (in diameter) than his/her previous enclosure, has a cocopeat tile (tilted to emulate a "bark") and a much thicker/higher substrate. B.Smithi likes it so much.
B.Smithi made a burrow near the cocopeat tile. Good. But now, B.Smithi just stays there. And when I offer it a food, and for some reason the food didn't visit the burrow, B.Smithi will not grab it.
Food remained alive and kicking for 24 hours. I pulled it out. I was thinking, what if everytime I place a food inside the enclosure, and the food doesn't always visit the burrow, will my B.Smithi just die of starvation? Or when "desperate measures" arises, B.Smithi will switch from "ambush" to "hunt" mode and will emerge from its burrow to chase, grab a food then will retreat to his/her burrow to feast on his/her prize?
Bonus Question
My B.Smithi's burrow is a bit weird. It has a very small opening. The "door" is located at the wall of his/her enclosure. Perhaps it's one reason why whenever a put a food inside, it won't even visit the burrow. It's very small. So small that I'm sure if my B.Smithi wants to get out, he/she will need to "rip" some part of it. Or maybe, I'm just paranoid. I don't have a photo of its enclosure but I have a sketch of it. Please click here to view it.
Thanks and Thanks Arachnoboards. All opinions are welcome. Good or bad, they're always remain valid. : )
I used to house my young B.Smithi (1inch 3cm legspan) in a small delicup that has no decorations at all. It's just a plain, flat substrate. And when I offer him/her a food, he/she will always 'grab and eat' it once the food gets near to it.
I transferred my B.Smithi into a new enclosure. A bit wider (in diameter) than his/her previous enclosure, has a cocopeat tile (tilted to emulate a "bark") and a much thicker/higher substrate. B.Smithi likes it so much.
B.Smithi made a burrow near the cocopeat tile. Good. But now, B.Smithi just stays there. And when I offer it a food, and for some reason the food didn't visit the burrow, B.Smithi will not grab it.
Food remained alive and kicking for 24 hours. I pulled it out. I was thinking, what if everytime I place a food inside the enclosure, and the food doesn't always visit the burrow, will my B.Smithi just die of starvation? Or when "desperate measures" arises, B.Smithi will switch from "ambush" to "hunt" mode and will emerge from its burrow to chase, grab a food then will retreat to his/her burrow to feast on his/her prize?
Bonus Question
My B.Smithi's burrow is a bit weird. It has a very small opening. The "door" is located at the wall of his/her enclosure. Perhaps it's one reason why whenever a put a food inside, it won't even visit the burrow. It's very small. So small that I'm sure if my B.Smithi wants to get out, he/she will need to "rip" some part of it. Or maybe, I'm just paranoid. I don't have a photo of its enclosure but I have a sketch of it. Please click here to view it.
Thanks and Thanks Arachnoboards. All opinions are welcome. Good or bad, they're always remain valid. : )