New male won't go in hides, and hisses

The male spider we got the other day seems pretty stressed still, while the female we got at the same time is acting totally fine.
They are in separate 10G tanks (we plan on getting a rack in the near future), the temps are right, humidity is a little high.. in the 60's to low 70's. He has two hides, one on each end, but he doesn't go in them. He just lays out in the open. The female has the exact same setup, and she uses both her hides, and comes out to explore every now and then. When I stick my hand in there to move his thermometer/hygrometer (he always knocks it over so I can't read it) or to change his water, he hisses at me. He's also extremely head shy.
Is this just stress from being in a new environment or is the humidity messing with him?

Probably not the humidity, some young ones are just more defensive than others. I'm assuming its a baby since you said a 10G tank. Typically they'll grow out of it.

I have a male normal that has literally tagged me 95% of the time I've handled him, just the other day I took him out and was "praising" him for not hissing at me then as soon as I was setting him back in his tub he got me on the hand.

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Originally Posted by devildog_dk

Probably not the humidity, some young ones are just more defensive than others. I'm assuming its a baby since you said a 10G tank. Typically they'll grow out of it.

I have a male normal that has literally tagged me 95% of the time I've handled him, just the other day I took him out and was "praising" him for not hissing at me then as soon as I was setting him back in his tub he got me on the hand.

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Oh okay, that actually makes me feel better, at least I have peace of mind that he's not stressed out beyond measure or dying :P Yes, he's a baby, only 4 months old. I doubt he's had much handling because the guy we bought him from said he didn't really have time for these two because of his other breeding projects.

Yea just sounds like you have one of the "special" cases. Although if humidity is consistently staying that high I'd think about getting some more ventilation. If you're using a screen top with foil or something just peel back the foil a but or something til you get them in a rack.

He's got a screen top with nothing covering it. They're in my boyfriend's parent's basement now, and they constantly have a de-humidifier running. But my bf just bought his own place, just waiting on the contract to go through, so they'll be moving there within a month, so humidity shouldn't be a problem after that.

My butter was snippy when I first got her and I used this video to work with her. She would just strike at the air when I held her. Even if she tagged me, I would not put her back in her enclosure till she settled down. She was tight as could be for the first few minutes each time, but I placed her on a towel on the floor and let her explore. I can now pet her head with no problems once shes out of the enclosure. I handled her 2-3 times a week for 5-10 minutes each time.

Hope it works for ya :gj:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7DQs...ure=plpp_video