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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceratogyrus" data-source="post: 23446" data-attributes="member: 371">That's fine, you don't have to believe me. But my reasoning is from experience.All I can say in response is that I have observed tons of local Theraphosids in the wild over the past 20 years and I can assure you that we seriously over feed our spiders in captivity compared to what they would experience in the wild. I have very rarely seen obese tarantulas in the wild unless they were gravid and I have seen lots. The majority of tarantulas in the wild would stay quite close to their hide and would rely on prey to actually walk right past the entrance to their hide/burrow, etc.Again, I agree with you that a smaller enclosure would definately mean they would find food easier, but it's not necessary.</blockquote>