Tapinauchenius rasti enclosure questions

[trvespider]

Hi all, I bought a Tapinauchenius rasti as *admittedly* an impulse buy from my local reptile store and I've been having some troubles with it/its enclosure. I don't know much about the tarantula and haven't been able to find much online so I've really been having trouble getting it settled in. Initially I thought they thrived in humid conditions so I misted its enclosure well then sprayed some water in the corners of the enclosure as well as gave it already damp substrate to get it started off and it started webbing alot over the couple of days after. Tried feeding it after that and it seemed completely uninterested in grabbing anything even trying to coax it by holding a feeder near the entrance of its web. Since then I got out the refused feeders and watched a more detailed care guide and it seems like the guy in that video kept his relatively dry and his looked like it had webbed alot more. I've started letting it dry out and not misted or anything besides just filling the water bowl but I tried again today and it still seems pretty uninterested. Reptile store diddnt mention it refusing food or being in premolt so im doubtful that's the case I just think it's just unhappy or stressed. My best guess is the substraight might be holding too much/too little humidity so I got a fresh batch going that I've let dry out over a couple days by a window. Wanted to post about it and get some feedback though before pulling the T out and replacing the substrate and also probably taking the leaves out because feeders keep hiding in them and making getting refused food out a nightmare. Here's pics of the enclosure too.

 

[viper69]

Search for Tapi's in general. No need to be focused on rasti.

 

[sparticus]

Honestly I keep mine pretty much the same as psalmopoeus. Maybe give it a little more leafy cover in there and a water bowl if you dont have one. I overflow the water bowl every once in a while, keep the sub slightly damp to dry. I don't use leaf litter, sometimes some moss to incorporate into the web nest. Mine was very fast and an aggressive hunter. Here's my setup for A. Germani, they used to be a tapinauchenius genus spider.
Her web nest is behind the cork slant. Honestly I could've gone less with the moss, she piled it all in the corner herself.

 

[Charliemum]

I kept mine like my psalmo too and he thrived in my care, unfortunately I don't have him any more my SO took a shine to him so he went to live there but don't over think it wet the sub down occasionally letting it dry out in-between, add a few more leafs ect for cover as suggested above and you should be golden Both suggestions above are a great place to start .
The taking food thing we can't help you with as we have no real history on the t and no pic of the floofer either. How big is the abdomen? If you ring the shop can they give you info on the last moult? It could be the stress of moving it could be premoult, I am more inclined to lean towards premoult as your floofer webbed, if they were not settled or stressed they wouldn't web they would be in the top corner in a stress pose. I also see alot of poop behind that bark that means your t was full when they came lots of poop = a very full t, but again without more info I can only guess. But apart from needing a little decor I see nothing wrong with your set up or t , ti's just doing what t's do and being aloof