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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdamG" data-source="post: 185557" data-attributes="member: 34940">Will try and go through your points as best I can one by one, there are people here with a lot more knowledge than me who'll chime in I'm sure but happy to give my views as a starting point.* The bald spot indicates he's been flicking a lot of hair but in conjunction with the size of his abdomen, I'd worry that he's been under stress and not eating a lot. * Enclosure-wise you did the right thing going for an acrylic lid, I've heard too many cases of them getting their cute little feet stuck in mesh and losing a leg or worse so that's an excellent choice made already.* On enclosure size, this is a topic I often struggle to wade through opinion on so hopefully someone smarter than me will have some input, however from your photos it looks like you've mitigated the risk of a fall quite well by raising the substrate. I use the rule for terrestrials of having no more than 1.5x their leg span for them to fall and I try to avoid anything with sharp edges that could possibly rupture a tarantula's abdomen. * Well done on the multiple hides. That will give him a choice where he wants to burrow. The climbing the enclosure at this stage could just be a settling in behaviour. * Linked to the aforementioned skinny abdomen, I would try him with some food as soon as he's comfortable. Tarantulas can go without food for a long time and still be healthy but the poor guy looks like he needs a good meal. I would always advise against tong feeding as a tarantula can break their fangs if they accidentally hit the tongs. It may be prudent if you think he's lacking energy to drop the prey right in front of him rather than letting him hunt. If he doesn't take prey, remove it and try again another day. * Temperature shouldn't concern you too much. Have a read of this article by Tom Moran which should put your mind at ease a little. [URL unfurl="true"]https://tomsbigspiders.com/2015/01/19/humidity-temperature-and-tarantulas/[/URL]* Regarding sexing, I will defer that to someone with more knowledge as I have no experience here. * Your video looks just like he's cleaning and preening in my opinion.Hopefully that's helpful to start you off. This is a great place full of amazing advice and friendly people so you've come to the right place. The amount of conscientious questions you've asked tells me immediately you're gonna be great for the little guy (if he is one!). Good luck!</blockquote>

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