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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malcspring" data-source="post: 224246" data-attributes="member: 41265">Hi folks,Having had my Mexican Red Knee for 3 weeks now and being a total newbie I am still finding my way.Following some great advice on here regarding filling the vivarium with more substrate and a few other things I have replaced the heat mat too so now it fits along the full width of the vivarium and is positioned so it sits above the substrate.The temperature is usually around the 21-22 degrees mark, but the spider keeps clinging to the side of the tank where the heat mat is positioned.That tells me that it is cold?I have a vivarium that has a lid that is vented, so perhaps the heat that is given off by the heat mat is being lost through the vents in the lid?There are plenty of other air holes around the top of the vivarium.Should I cover part of lid in order to stop any more heat escaping? Not totally as I want to give it enough air (obviously)?Since I got the spider it has been messed around with quite a lot, but now I have everything in place  everything is settled now.It still hasn't taken any food either.I've had it 3 weeks and the last time it ate was a week before that.Every time I offer food up it backs away. I'll leave the live food in for a while then remove it as I have been advised to do.It is a young juvenile, pictures of my set-upThanksMalc</blockquote>