Cobalt Blue Tarantula Care

[anjewllamar]

I’m very worried about my cobalt blue,I’m a very difficult person just starting out as an owner and was told it wasn’t wise of me to get a Blue Cobalt as my second tarantula. My tarantula is currently curled up out in the open of his encloser and I need to know what to do if anyone could help. I’ve had him for about a week at this point and he molted right before I brought him home as well as I’ve fed him 3 crickets in the past week.

 

[m0lsx]

That looks very much to be a stress posture. The substrate looks very dry & in the photo, I cannot see any starter burrow. These T's are reasonably simple to keep, as all they really need is some cover above ground.
Moist, deep substrate to dig a deep burrow in & a starter burrow in which to hide & start their burrow from.

All of my T's get a single cricket per week & no T should be fed within a week of a molt, as their fangs will be soft & prone to damage if they try to eat before they harden up. And an adult T may take 10 days prior to feeding following a molt. The substrate really needs to be 6 inches deep, at least for this species & as the substrate needs to be moist, the enclosure needs to be well ventilated to prevent mold. I keep springtails in all of my moist enclosures to help reduce mold. I then add a small sprinkling of dried yeast on feeding days to create mold & keep my springtails fed.