Hello 
I'm a beginner. I just bought my Tarantula from online shopping on Friday. It's male Brachypelma Albopilosum and it's is 7cm juvenile.
From a shipping box, i did a rehouse for him to an enclosure. The enclosure is 18 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm. I put the cocopeat first, then put the Tarantula. After rehousing, i immediately sprayed water onto the substrate (cocopeat)
At Saturday afternoon, i gave him a mealworm. The tarantula won't eat it. I already asked the seller and he said that the tarantula can't see or can't recognize the mealworm so he won't eat it. The tarantula just stood quietly at the corner until the mealworm escape and buried itself. I was afraid that the mealworm could turn into beetle in hours. So i took my tarantula to another safe place. Then i took the mealworm out from enclosure, cut it into 3 pieces, then put it back to enclosure. Later i put back my tarantula to his enclosure.
He didn't eat it. Until i accidentally fell asleep for 3 hour. After i woke up, i checked the enclosure. The mealworm is gone.
Yet my tarantula abdomen is still small.
At night, i tried to give him food again. After dropped the mealworm near his legs, he just stepped back and seems avoiding his food. So i took the worm again.
I'm confuse. Why does my tarantula won't eat. I'm afraid that the enclosure is too humid so he doesn't feel safe. Humidity level is always above 90%. (i use a combometer that show humidity and temperature). If the enclosure is too humid, what should i do?
I also attached recent pictures of my tarantula if it's needed.
Thank you for your attention.
And pardon my bad English
I'm a beginner. I just bought my Tarantula from online shopping on Friday. It's male Brachypelma Albopilosum and it's is 7cm juvenile.
From a shipping box, i did a rehouse for him to an enclosure. The enclosure is 18 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm. I put the cocopeat first, then put the Tarantula. After rehousing, i immediately sprayed water onto the substrate (cocopeat)
At Saturday afternoon, i gave him a mealworm. The tarantula won't eat it. I already asked the seller and he said that the tarantula can't see or can't recognize the mealworm so he won't eat it. The tarantula just stood quietly at the corner until the mealworm escape and buried itself. I was afraid that the mealworm could turn into beetle in hours. So i took my tarantula to another safe place. Then i took the mealworm out from enclosure, cut it into 3 pieces, then put it back to enclosure. Later i put back my tarantula to his enclosure.
He didn't eat it. Until i accidentally fell asleep for 3 hour. After i woke up, i checked the enclosure. The mealworm is gone.
Yet my tarantula abdomen is still small.
At night, i tried to give him food again. After dropped the mealworm near his legs, he just stepped back and seems avoiding his food. So i took the worm again.
I'm confuse. Why does my tarantula won't eat. I'm afraid that the enclosure is too humid so he doesn't feel safe. Humidity level is always above 90%. (i use a combometer that show humidity and temperature). If the enclosure is too humid, what should i do?
I also attached recent pictures of my tarantula if it's needed.
Thank you for your attention.
And pardon my bad English