new BP is very defensive is this comon?

Hey guys im new to this and just got my new BP about a week ago and he is very defensive when i bring him out of his cage. i was wondering if maybe he his stressed out because the tank is to big. the tank i have him in is a twenty gallon tank. i know that BP's stay in their hides 70% of the time but it seems like he is in his hide constantly. the temp on the warm side is 90 and on the cool side its 85. so i think i have got everything set for him/her yet him/her is still really defensive. any suggestions?

If it is a baby, that is totally normal. They seem to be hungry all the time, and think everything is food. Hiding a lot is totally normal too. I think if he's hiding all the time, that means your set up sounds good. The only time I see mine are at night, and getting close to feeding day. And, my little spider girl used to snap at me every time I opened her tub. With a little love, and handling he'll be fine.

Do you know how to recognize a shed cycle? That could be an issue to. Your hot side is a little warm. It should be more like 80-82. But, it shouldn't cause any problems.

Did you get him from a pet store? The only bp I bought from a pet store was pretty cranky too. They seem to stress out more being tapped at all day long, where as breeders keep them in quiet tubs. :)

a couple of my hatchlings are always cranky and try and take a chunk out of me any chance they can. I'm just hoping with time and them getting use to me that they will mellow out.

i got him from a small pet store that breeds them and he fed just fine. he has only snapped at me once. but it is good to hear that my BP is normal and with time hopefully will mellow out. once i get my new phone ill have pic's for you guys. Thanks a lot. any more tips or anything that will help would be great!

one of mine was that way i just ended up giving him another week to settle in and after that he was fine.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Your hot side is a little warm. It should be more like 80-82.

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I think you mean cool side :)