Mexican red knee help

Grace Kelly

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I rescued my red knee from the pet store a week ago and he hasn't moved from under one of the hides and he keeps putting his front legs up like a threat pose against the glass in the corner. He refused food as well. Should be worried? How can I help him settle in and not stress? My other T's were not like this and settled in fine
 

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I rescued my red knee from the pet store a week ago and he hasn't moved from under one of the hides and he keeps putting his front legs up like a threat pose against the glass in the corner. He refused food as well. Should be worried? How can I help him settle in and not stress? My other T's were not like this and settled in fine
Any pictures of the spider and the cage ?
 

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A threat pose is a posture to show that they’re ready to lunge forward to strike if necessary. If he’s up against the glass and doing it for a length of time, he’s probably just resting his legs there.

It’s normal for them to fast for any number of reasons (settling in, premolt, mature male, just because…). They don’t really experience stress the way we think of it, but they do need time to adapt and figure out their new domain. There’s not much you can do to expedite the process other than ensure their enclosure is appropriate, and for that, pictures will help folks give any feedback that might be needed.
 

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No
Leave it alone

Don’t double post
 
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I rescued my red knee from the pet store a week ago and he hasn't moved from under one of the hides and he keeps putting his front legs up like a threat pose against the glass in the corner. He refused food as well. Should be worried? How can I help him settle in and not stress? My other T's were not like this and settled in fine
No, normal. Brachypelmas can fast or go without food for a long time

WAIT
 

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Brachy is just feeling out the place. No Worries, No Hurries.
 
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basically you cant do anything about how long it decides to take to settle into its cage unless you set it up totally wrong like giving it an aboreal set up for example when its a trrestrial t just make sure its water dish is full and let it do its thing on its own time. good luck
 

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Pretty sure its not a threat pose. Its just bunched up against the wall. They do this thing with their abdo on substrate, and carapace on enclosure wall.

its in new settings and the weathers changing. Plus it was in a petshop.

in needs time to adapt.

this is a species made to endure peaks of bad weather. They can also endure arid conditions. Thus, they dont do much most of the time.

if your enclosure is set up properly, give it a month to settle. Atleast.

photos of your enclosure please, since we need to know what we are dealing with.
 

Grace Kelly

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Thank you to all those who responded. He's still in the corner under the plant, it's been a few days like this with no interest in food

Also, I realized I double posted by accident. i'm new and trying to figure out how to use this app
 

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As others have said, a week without food is nothing for a Brachypelma. Could you maybe get a couple of pics from different angles in natural light, and a closer one of the spider itself?
 

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Congrats on the new spider ! These guys are basically bullet-proof and yes, they can fast if they've been overfed. It definitely needs time to settle in. I must applaud you for providing the correct setup with the half of the cage being filled with substrate. This will minimize any possibility of a fall accident. Your B. hamorii will decide when its ready to come out on its own. The main point in keeping Ts is patience. They do things in their own time.
 

Grace Kelly

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Thank you so much for the advice. I added two pics just incase i'm missing something that will help him settle in. It's been almost 10 days. I know they don't move a lot but he's not drinking/eating and has not once came out from under the plant.
 

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Grace Kelly

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Congrats on the new spider ! These guys are basically bullet-proof and yes, they can fast if they've been overfed. It definitely needs time to settle in. I must applaud you for providing the correct setup with the half of the cage being filled with substrate. This will minimize any possibility of a fall accident. Your B. hamorii will decide when its ready to come out on its own. The main point in keeping Ts is patience. They do things in their own time.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your reply. I'm just overly worried but I went ahead and added a couple of photos to make sure I'm not missing anything.
 

Grace Kelly

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As others have said, a week without food is nothing for a Brachypelma. Could you maybe get a couple of pics from different angles in natural light, and a closer one of the spider itself?
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Thank you for your reply, i added a couple of photos.
 

LucN

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Thank you so much. I really appreciate your reply. I'm just overly worried but I went ahead and added a couple of photos to make sure I'm not missing anything.
You're very welcome. The setup does look good, but there is a fair bit of clutter. It looks nice, but it also provides extra hiding places for crickets. The less hiding spots, the more likely they'll run into your spider. Something to consider.
 

Gevo

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I wouldn’t worry. Your setup looks good, and this tarantula is big enough to hunt down prey very capably if it wanted to eat. Mine hid away and didn’t eat or drink for 6 months last year and didn’t show any other obvious signs of premolt until about two weeks before actually molting. It’s not unusual, especially with this species!

Continue to make sure water is available even if you don’t ever see it drinking.
 

Scoot

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Looks normal, as disconcerting as that can be.

Your tarantula is tarantulaing - wait! 😊
 
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