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Just an update. She finally took a cricket last night so I guess its not in premolt. I assume it was just stressed out from all the commotion from the expo, rehousing and then another rehouse on top of that. She has yet to make a burrow though. She dug a shallow spot in the corner right behind...

Ok thanks il try to get a better angle. The circled area is a little more rounded in a female correct? Or at least I think that's what i read when i googled it

Ok will do. I took a few pics of her underside just now since she was roaming. Any guesses as to whether its actually a she? Or are these pics too unclear?

Ok thank you for the advice. Shes already down and webbed herself off in the corner of the tank(of course she didnt use the burrow I made). If ever I get a shot of her up against the glass I'll post it for your opinion. Shes still hasn't eaten. Is it still likely due to a molt even though shes 5...

Ok so just an update. I caught my cobalt out of her burrow and in the open so I took the opportunity to rehouse her in a deeper 5.5 gallon tank instead of the 10 gallon she was in. It got pretty hairy but I got it done without getting bit so that's a plus. She decided to stick to the underside...

I only used the heat mat because the temp dropped in my area and my windows have ****ty insulation. Even with the windows closed you could feel a draft and it was dropping the temp of my bedroom below 68. I would turn it on when it got a little too cold for my liking and then shut it off after...

Now shes out and about exploring the new material. Looks like she started to try and dig down a little on the deep side of the substrate right where I have the heat mat on the side of the tank as I was leaving for work. I unplugged the mat before I left to be safe as I didnt want to roast my t.

Its coco fiber. I thought of mixing peat or potting soil too late after I already added the substrate.

@Arachnoclown if you get a chance I posted a reply and a couple questions on my cobalt blue thread that you might be able to answer for me. If not, thanks for the advice so far

@Arachnoclown damn, phones are getting insane with their phone quality

Awesome photo

What kind of camera are you using?

Thanks for the advice guys. Before I got your responses I went out and got some coco fiber and added a ton more substrate to the enclosure. She walled herself off with webbing completely from the outside world and curled tight into herself before, I added the substrate and pretty much stayed...

thank you for the advice and info, it helps put my mind at ease a little. i just want to do what i can to ensure a healthy tarantula, even if it does happen to be one of the moodier of its species. i got this tank because i didnt want to have to rehouse it when it got older and more than likely...

Yea I did a little research after I received it and found these things out, though it's not as small as my friend made it out to be hence the pinheads when really it needed medium crickets at the very least. Its definitely not full grown but it's not a sling either. 3 to 3 1/2 inches i would say...