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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DTG" data-source="post: 39580" data-attributes="member: 3447"><p>How deep is the substrate?  Did you just recently have a cold spell?  Did the room you keep the spider get a little cooler in the last few weeks?  In the wild Brachypelma smithi will seal up the opening to their den in the wintertime.  It gets cool where they live in the wild, and food is not available to them for the winter months.  Dehydration can be a problem, but if you are spritzing the surface, it will keep the humidity up.  You can spritz the side of the container, so if the spider is thirsty it can drink from there.  If the spider is not eating, it can dehydrate quicker than when it feeds, so it might not be a bad idea to spray a little more often, just make sure you do not soak the cage.  I hope this helps and any more information you provide can help to determine what is going on with your sling and if you are doing the right thing<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>