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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 185558" data-attributes="member: 30996">Hi and welcome to the hobby .Your tarantula looks like mature male.In order to confirm we will need close up of its front legs.It should have hooks on them on the underside.If this is a mature male there will be only one thing on its mind,mating.It may eat a little or it may not.Don't worry about it  just make sure it has water available all the time.It will wander a lot looking for females.Many keepers keep mature males in smaller enclosures to extend their lives as not eating and being vary active exhausts them quicker. Multiple hides and too much decorations will reduce chances of pray and predator encounters so thats not ideal.Also bigger enclosure is not always better as far as tarantulas are concerned.They are very energy efficient animals and feel much more secure in tight spaces.I will personally put him in smaller enclosure Regards Konstantin</blockquote>