Hi how active should a Goliath bird eating spider be I rescued one a week ago . She is eating well but not been in her hide that I have seen and is very active when we rescued her she was in a black viv with no light or heat she is in same viv but this has been cleaned out with new compost and vamiculight in hides in same place and temp at the right temp for her with light for day but not night .

a bird eating spider could be anything, got a picture, or a scientific name?

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having said that in general tarantulas are not active at all, I only read the title properly, sorry I see its a blondi now

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yes a goliath it walks round quite a lot and trys to climb front of viv glass and no hole viv not glass just front otherwise sits in corner on top of hide but never seems to go in it

is the substrate wet?

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Do you have any pictures of the viv/ spider at all?

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if theyre wandering around and climbing a lot it usually means theyre stressed. do you have a light in the viv? personally i wouldnt do that, if natural light is getting into it theres really no need for it. She could just be taking a while to settle in though.
could you get pics at all?

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Could also just be exploring. Both my T's were very active when I first got them. In fact my Curly was regularly out and about for months before finally settling down.

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Is it a mature male?

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LOL, all the random questions:
i assume from your name, you dont really have any experience with Tarantulas.
Basically wack a couple of photos of the spider, and of the enclosure up and we be able to help you for sure.

Tarantulas will wander for many reasons.
I assume you only jst ahd the goliath?
Its probably just unsettled, as its been placed in a new environment so give it a few days and im sure you find the spider settling down.
Give it ample place to completely hide its body, these tend not to dig their own hide but will occupy one already made.
If after a few weeks the spider still wont rest then theirs more things it could be. Most likely its just that the spdier doesnt feel comfortable in the enclosure, so its probably not set up correctly for it. Redress the enclosure, try a different setup
How big is the spider?
Keep a nice water dish in the tank, but also soak the substrate enough. They come from the jungle so really appreciate humid air... just make sure you dont let the substrate dry out
Theyl eat al they can so supply them a decent amount of crickets per week. It doesnt have to be all at once, but you could feed it a number at once. Dont overfeed it and youl be happy
Beautiful spider, and your lucky to have got one for free, congrats


PS - If i was you, id take the light source out, its totally unneccessary for them They come from deep on the floor of jungles where very little if any direct sunlight reaches... at that the spider in the wild would most likely be deeper in its hide when the sun is out so near enough never coming into contact with the light

Heres my setup to give ideas

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