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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Weed" data-source="post: 234602" data-attributes="member: 48763">Hello all. I recently got 2 Avicularia minatrix slings from the Spider Shoppe. One ate a pre killed cricket and went high up in their enclosure with no webbing yet. However, one of them went high up in its enclosure once I unpacked it, but that afternoon was found on the ground of the enclosure. Usually when Avics are on the ground, it's a sign of death being near. The weird thing in this situation is that this very spider on the ground ate a small pre killed cricket and is working on a second one as we speak. I also witnessed it drinking from the water dish I provided. However, it is still laying on the ground and will not travel upwards towards the vertical cork bark and fake leaves. I have them housed in small AMAC boxes suitable for arboreal slings with adequate cross ventilation. All of my spiders are kept at 72 degrees F and have full water dishes. I have all of my other Avicularia species and Caribena versicolor like this. As stated before, Avics on the ground is not promising but this one is actually eating and drinking which I haven't witnessed before. I was curious if there's anything else that I can do.I contacted Spider Shoppe and let them know about the situation around 12 hours of the spider package being delivered, I am still awaiting a response.</blockquote>