very first T, am i doing something wrong?

[DOS1392]

Hi everyone, so my partner suprised me with my very first juvi T.Vagans the other day. Now the enclosure it came it it was just standing on top of the cork bark all evening and part of the mext day, so with some advice from a very reputable member on here he said it seemed the substrate was too damp for the little fella so i rehoused him into a new one. Now he just seems to be standing on the side or just with his face in the substrate. Have i done something wrong? He is eating and seems to be drinking. But im a little woried that is all. Any advice would be much appreciated Also its name is robert, if female it will be roberta if male roberto haha

 

[DOS1392]

Update at 14.45 this is him now. Am i right to assume he was just settling in?

 

[T-Baby]

Signs of stress usually mean Tarantulas won’t eat or drink so the fact yours is doing just that is a good sign no need to worry, the enclosure looks fine!

 

[Aracnoenthusiast]

They do their own thing, as long as your husbandry is good, which it sounds and looks like yours is, no worries.

 

[DOS1392]

Must deffo be feeling better. Back over deinking from his little bowl again i now see why people get so worried about their T's. It really does throw you a bit. Thanks for all your advice and reassurance

 

[Jess S]

Update at 14.45 this is him now. Am i right to assume he was just settling in?

That's right. Before I read your 2nd post I was thinking it needed time to settle in!

They are all individual in how long they take to settle, some can take several weeks to get used to an enclosure change.

 

[ExMember]

Seems like a tarantula doing tarantula things. Everytime I rehouse a t it climbs the wall. Yours looks to be doing great!