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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 12288" data-attributes="member: 545">Because your terrestrial is climbing doesn't necessarily indicate a problem. I have two terrestrials and they climb sometimes, especially at night. Lately my B. smithi has taken to climbing on the plant I have in her tank; don't know why, but she does. I don't think she's searching for a mate...the males do the searching, not the females.  As far as height goes, the general recommendation is that the distance from substrate to lid should not exceed twice the tarantulas' leg span, with one leg span being better. 10 gallons is a bit of a large tank...roughly 5.5 gallons would be better. I just moved one of my Ts out of the 10-gal. tank I had her in and into a smaller one. You can reduce height by adding more substrate if necessary. It sounds like she's getting plenty to eat. And room temperature will suit a T just fine.</blockquote>