Smithi sling question.. Can you help me

[Jjpth]

I have a few smithi slings and I keep them separately in hobby containers that are 3x3x5 inch cube. The slings 1/4 to 1/2 inch at the most. I feed one pinhead a day and squirt some mist against one of the walls in the morning and at night. My concern is that I have a 1/2 inch piece straw in there for a hide and I tiny piece of driftwood in there to climb(drift wood is only about half an inch) and my smithis don't burrow or really use the straw to hide. I heard they don't like water but hang out most of the time on the wet half f the Eco earth. Is this normal for smithi slings to just hangout in the open all day like they have nothing to worry about and like the wet side of their enclosure? Or am I missing something.. Oh! Also I poked holes in all four corners and the top of their lid and their is no condensation on the other walls. Also the temperature is around 74-85 so I don't think that their too hot... All opinions are appreciated and welcome thanks for looking

 

[mickey66]

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If they are hanging out on the wet part I would say they are getting ready to molt......I had a B.Smithi sling(now adult)and when I first got the sling it stayed in the open but changed after the first molt in my care then, would hide most of the time....don't worry!

 

[Jjpth]

Thanks.. That's good to hear! I've been looking forward to my first molts. I heard before they molt they stop eating but these ones just keep eating. Should I stop feeding them and would I need to take out the piece of drift wood?. I'd post I picture but don't know how..

 

[ranglo211]

I have the same t and size. Mine just stands on top of the wood like he owns the place! Lol no hiding at all!

 

[Smitty78]

I have a few smithi slings and I keep them separately in hobby containers that are 3x3x5 inch cube. The slings 1/4 to 1/2 inch at the most. I feed one pinhead a day and squirt some mist against one of the walls in the morning and at night. My concern is that I have a 1/2 inch piece straw in there for a hide and I tiny piece of driftwood in there to climb(drift wood is only about half an inch) and my smithis don't burrow or really use the straw to hide. I heard they don't like water but hang out most of the time on the wet half f the Eco earth. Is this normal for smithi slings to just hangout in the open all day like they have nothing to worry about and like the wet side of their enclosure? Or am I missing something.. Oh! Also I poked holes in all four corners and the top of their lid and their is no condensation on the other walls. Also the temperature is around 74-85 so I don't think that their too hot... All opinions are appreciated and welcome thanks for looking

If you live in Hawaii, how did you get any Tarantula? They are illegal!!!!!

 

[Jjpth]

Lol.. Ya mines just run around like security guards and hit up crickets with no problem, but I was just hoping I didn't miss a step