Should I move my BTA?

[RazorD]

a few weeks ago I purchased a beautiful black widow and put it on a nice shelf I scaped just for it. Of course it moved shortly afterwards, but it actually went under the shelf I made away from the light. Each morning it stretches itself out really far to get some light. I thought it would slowly make its way to light but it hasn’t moved it’s foot. My concern is for the last 2 weeks this may be bad for it stretching itself out so much every day. Is this an issue? Would you try to move it, or let it be?

 

[James M]

Let it be. They like to hide their foot from the light

 

[reef lover]

Let him be. Hell come out when hes ready

 

[samnaz]

I would let it be.

 

[RazorD]

Ok. Just worried that it was stretching 4-5” to get light. I’ll leave it be

 

[KorD]

Let the nem be.. if it likes where it is it will be fine, if it wants more light and different flow it will move itself.

Mine is under a ledge and stretches to get to the light also, it's happy so I'm leaving it.

 

[RJinPV]

My RBTA, the one that just stung me, hides it's foot under a rock an stretches~4 inches to get into the light each day. it's been doing that for a very long time

 

[aabjones888]

Leave it be, it will get what it needs for survival. They love to hide and protect there foot.