Rehousing an Acanthoscurria geniculata
In the early evening I finally rehoused Jaiden's Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata). The juvenile female's enclosure had become quite cramped. I had already made a batch of coconut coir by soaking a brick and let the sun dry it out quite a bit the past days.
I first transferred the large spider to a catch cup and put it in a safe place because our cat, Lina, was paying close attention. She likes to watch the enclosures with the spiders within.
Next, I transferred the "old" substrate also to the new enclosure, it was still good enough, and added some decoration: plastic plants and a cork tube. Finally, I transferred the spider from the catch cup into her new enclosure using a paint brush.
On both occasions, into the cup and out of the cup, the spider kicked some hairs in defense. When it finally was in her enclosure it kept her legs tucked in; a sign of stress. I'll let her acclimatize for a few days before attempting to feed her.