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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdamG" data-source="post: 188177" data-attributes="member: 34940">Hi! Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your accidental entry into tarantula keeping, I'm sure you'll love it.I've got a couple of concerns regarding what you've received though. 1 - You've stated that you were told the spiderling is a female but I'd expect it to be nigh on impossible to sex a spiderling the size of your fingernail as per the picture as the moult would be too small to work with even under a microscope.2 - They've provided you with an arboreal enclosure suited to tree dwelling spiders who need more enclosure height than width. While GBB's are considered to be semi-arboreal they are strictly speaking a terrestrial spider that will climb and web its enclosure. I'd be of the opinion that an actual arboreal enclosure isn't the best option. A terrestrial with as much width as height would be a more suitable option, especially as your spiderling grows up. 3 - Tarantulas are largely nocturnal so if the spider is getting 15 hours of light a day it'll be more reclusive and could possibly take much longer to settle down. I'd suggest a quiet area of the house with a more natural day/night cycle. (Avoid direct sunlight to the enclosure though as that's a recipe to cook the poor thing).4 - Have a look at this video by the excellent Tom Moran for care notes for your species. [MEDIA=youtube]_JKwvfdAXsA[/MEDIA]There's loads of people way more knowledgeable than me on here who I'm sure will chime in but hopefully that gives you a start.</blockquote>

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