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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 224256" data-attributes="member: 30996">Hias I said before your spider is not cold.Tarantulas are drawn to heat thats all.I am wandering what  temperature you are aiming for as im certain even if the enclosure gets  warmer the spider will still be drawn to the matt.I advised you already to turn the matt off till after summer when temperatures drop below 18-20°C as its not needed not in this weather.There are few possibilities why you spider sits on the sides apart from the most likely being position of the heat matt.Too fluffy substrate for their liking(you need to pack it down when you add it).  Recently disturbed enclosure (it takes time for tarantulas to settle in).Your Brachypelma does not need tons of airflow and moist substrate to make poorly ventilated enclosure suffy but I will be very reluctant (wary) about restricting ventilation further.Refusing food may be caused by disturbance, may be going in premoult or its simply not hungry.Having said that sime spiders are shy eaters and will eat late at night or when you are not around hence I advised to leave feders in 24h and then remove. If you suspect its close to moult don't feed or prekill the feeder as you don't want live feeders with moulting spider .It will eat when its ready try offering again  in 2-3 weeksHope that helps.Regards Konstantin</blockquote>