Tarantula keeps climbing to top of cage?

[Haksilence]

I wonder if it has to do with the type of hide provided? Which do you use?

Cork rounds and half logs. Burried into the sub, same that I use for every terrestrial I have

 

[Haksilence]

I use a wooden hide, and he rarely ever goes in it (neither does my other G. Porteri though). He does like to dig on the corners and just lays in there head first.

Exactly this

 

[Judasennnis]

Also some are referring to me as "he" hahahaha. I'm a female, just to clarify. I have a boy's name, I know.

 

[MetallicArachnid]

lol only a month? my Ts get acclimated within 2 weeks at most.

Most do though occasionally there is a t that takes longer to acclimate.

 

[Venom1080]

Most do though occasionally there is a t that takes longer to acclimate.

not in my experience. if the cage is set up properly the T shouldnt take that long.

 

[MetallicArachnid]

not in my experience. if the cage is set up properly the T shouldnt take that long.

Even set up properly some do take time to acclimate the vast majority are acclimated within a week, I've even had a few acclimated within two days but there is the rare spider that takes forever and a day to acclimate, not saying that is the case with Judas' Porteri that could easily just be the spider being a spider or an indication of something subpar with the substrate ie excessive mousture, Even though it isn't misted it could still retain some moisture from when it was rehydrated.

 

[Venom1080]

Even set up properly some do take time to acclimate the vast majority are acclimated within a week, I've even had a few acclimated within two days but there is the rare spider that takes forever and a day to acclimate, not saying that is the case with Judas' Porteri that could easily just be the spider being a spider or an indication of something subpar with the substrate ie excessive mousture, Even though it isn't misted it could still retain some moisture from when it was rehydrated.

really? how long have you been keeping Ts for?

 

[MetallicArachnid]

really? how long have you been keeping Ts for?

Just shy of a year, I know it's not that long though that doesn't mean I haven't had enough experience seeing how quickly they typically settle in being a week or so and the outliers that can take significantly longer to make the claim that after a month there is the potential for it to not yet be settled in, again I'm not saying that that is the case and likely it isn't but the possibility is there.

 

[Venom1080]

Just shy of a year, I know it's not that long though that doesn't mean I haven't had enough experience seeing how quickly they typically settle in being a week or so and the outliers that can take significantly longer to make the claim that after a month there is the potential for it to not yet be settled in, again I'm not saying that that is the case and likely it isn't but the possibility is there.

um, okay. how Ts do you have? ive had Ts for 5 years and have never had one that took over a week to settle.

 

[MetallicArachnid]

um, okay. how Ts do you have? ive had Ts for 5 years and have never had one that took over a week to settle.

I have 32 Ts all but one settled in within a week, only my A. Chalcodes took longer and that was three weeks for her.

 

[Iska]

um, okay. how Ts do you have? ive had Ts for 5 years and have never had one that took over a week to settle.

Thats really quickly, must have non-picky little buggers.
Also "settling in" can mean many different things for people. My Grammostola has been in her new enclosure for well over a few months and has laid webbing and what not. But just yesterday she laid down a whole bunch on top of her hide for who knows what reason. Took her quite a while to figure out she wanted to do that haha!

 

[Venom1080]

I have 32 Ts all but one settled in within a week, only my A. Chalcodes took longer and that was three weeks for her.

eh, i guess ill see it eventually.

 

[MetallicArachnid]

eh, i guess ill see it eventually.

Possibly or you well may never have one that takes that long, certainly hope I don't have to deal with another T hanging from the top for three weeks when I know the substrate is bone dry (Left it in the sun here in Arizona for a few days) and risking it's life.

 

[MetallicArachnid]

Thats really quickly, must have non-picky little buggers.
Also "settling in" can mean many different things for people. My Grammostola has been in her new enclosure for well over a few months and has laid webbing and what not. But just yesterday she laid down a whole bunch on top of her hide for who knows what reason. Took her quite a while to figure out she wanted to do that haha!

Yes I consider it settling in once they either start hiding/burrowing and eating normally and or start laying down webbing.