Tarantula won’t stop climbing

davidtula

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I have an adult B.smithi female, and she is SUPER stubborn.

Before molting, everything was fine, but then she has not stopped climbing to the top for the last 3 months.

Nothing is missing: a hide (she does not even use it), enough substrate, food and water. She even kicked hairs at me the last time I helped her get down, because she could not figure out the way back apparently (visible confussion).

Any help is appreciated, I do not understand the reason of this behavior
 

cold blood

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As long as its properly housed, climbing isn't an issue.
 

winter

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@davidtula, are you certain your tarantula is a female? If he's a male, that can account for the endless wandering behavior you've suddenly observed.
 

Storm76

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Like with all these kind of threads:

Pic of the T

Pic of the enclosure in full if possible
 

DustyD

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Like with all these kind of threads:

Pic of the T

Pic of the enclosure in full if possible
Yeah, cameras on phones are so ubiquitous, I have to believe most people have them. It can be hard sometimes to get a picture, but I still wonder why more people just don’t include them automatically. This is not a complaint of the OP but a general observation. Pictures can make it easier to find the problem.
 
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