Mine hasn’t eaten since Halloween and refused food for two weeks before that...to think the pet store fed him every day I don’t know how. He’s trying to go back to his tunnel but can’t seem to find the way in? He’s gone back into it before but he keeps going to it turning around and then going slightly on the substrate and so on.
This is his enclosure as of now. I plan on switching to a tall exo terra nano as it’s more suited for A.Avics after the first molt. I’ve had him for about a month now, I say him but I actually don’t know the sex haha.
Here’s his enclosure:
One of mine is doing the same, behind the cock piece on the left. Has a web tube that he lives in and makes it easy to feed by just throwing crickets in there. He had not started the web when this pic was taken
He’s chilling here, sucks that I can’t see him anymore without turning the tank but whatever makes him happy.
Plan on getting an exo terra nano. He was actually on the screen top last night and I nudged him to the other side of the tank so he wouldn’t get stuck. Hes begun making a new web in the hide at the very back. I’m just worried he won’t be able to get out to get water as he seemed to struggle a bit with getting around that plant, there is a gap between the hide and the wall so he can always get out through the side but I don’t know.
They're pretty agile and maneuverable spiders, so I wouldn't worry about the placement of the water dish. If your spooder has already been seen on the screen, I'd be far more concerned about that.
Yeah I woke up in the middle of the night and saw it! That’s the first time I’ve seen him on it as he’s typically pretty settled and the only time I see him move is to switch positions. Is there anyway I can prevent it for now? I can’t afford to replace the mesh right now and as for his new enclosure I really want to wait until he molts and get the new enclosure at the expo I’m going to in January.
Hmmm, not really. Any ideas I have would compromise any ventilation you already have, ie. Lining the screen with tape or something. If you had side vents, I'd tell you to tape the screen from the inside, but in your case you can't really do that. So I'm not too sure. You could maybe cut a piece of cardboard to size and poke all kinds of holes in it?
Plexiglass would probably be the better option but I can’t afford it right now, as for cardboard I’m scared he will escape. For now I’ll have to leave it I sadly. He is sticking to the bottom of the tank luckily as the hide he chose is only about 5 inches.
If it's a thick piece of cardboard a T shouldn't be able to chew through that (nor can I see one trying tbh), but ultimately it's up to you what you do.
I think I’m going to keep it as it is for now and then a couple weeks post molt switch him to an exo terra nano.