Week 3 Update
It has been a ride so far! Prince Harry was sat in a quiet corner for the first week to settle in. By the end of week I was seeing some signs of molting, and sure enough exactly 1 week after coming home, he was on his back. The molt went well and I was lucky enough to catch it at the beginning so I got to observe the entire process. Week 2 showed what my research told me was typical post-molt behavior. Towards the end of the week he became more active and started periodically exploring his enclosure.
After giving him a few extra days to be sure his fangs were hardened I dropped in a feeder this morning and my slow spider suddenly became a speed demon. This was my first time seeing tarantula hunting behavior and it was fascinating to observe.
Long story short, so far so good!
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