Is this the view i will normally have.....

[karen Hampton]

My P.Murinus was out on show the first few days i got her.......Then she created a cone shaped web down the side of her enclosure.....and thats it......i have not seen her since.....She is still alive as when i open to change water or spray enclosure i see her legs move.

When if ever will i see her emerge from her web...She is so beautiful i would like to see her sometime..

[James Box]

lol...well at least you know she's happy! but i am sure you'll see her out and about soon enough.
is she adult or young? i've found they grow significantly in confidence as they increase in size, but would still much rather run and hide first!
the other thing is that these can be quite different from spider to spider in how they choose to live. i've heard of burrowers and semi-arboreal specimens. mine doesn't really have the depth to burrow but she's webbed everything up beautifully, so that's how she's adapted. i'll probably rehouse her though when i get the courage up you need to be calm to deal with these ones for sure.

[Peter Lacey]

Unfortunately these beautiful spiders are known for hiding, although not quite as much as Haplopelma and other African/Asian burrowers.
They are found in many parts of Africa and therefore the habitat varies, as well as the colour forms. Many are found around Acia roots but apparently some avoid the ground completely and live an aboreal life. I recently put my 2 females in with a mature male and let them have a roam of the breeding tank for a week. On both occasions they displayed arboreal tendencies and neither seemed bothered outside of their webbed enclosures or that they were on full display!
The first female which was continually on display but which was on a wood chip substrate (which I replaced with coir) has now created a new webbed corner and burrowed.
The second female which was rarely on display has subsequently moulted out :/ and is again hiding from view under her mangrove root. Perhaps she's ashamed at having eaten the male!
I find it weird that in a larger enclosure they displayed no shyness and that they clearly felt happy climbing over the 24x24x36 glass Exo, often hanging from the ceiling mesh, and that they made little attempt to return to their original webbed enclosures.
I actually toyed with the idea of putting them in cereal tubs in the same way as ppl house pokies.

[MichaelTabor]

My P.murinus is always hidden away in her burrow. im pretty sure she comes out most nights,because the webbing at the entrance of her burrow seems to slightly change in the mornings,but i agree wish i could see more of her. p.s mine has never shown any signs of aggression.

[Peter Lacey]

p.s mine has never shown any signs of aggression.

LOL, mine either, had to coerce them into their new enclosures. However I have experienced very defensive reactions from juveniles. I had about 20 slings which I reared and rehousing became quite easy as they'd hold onto the webbed substrate as I pulled it out of the old tub and transported it, and the P. murinus, into the new tub. Reminded me of a kid in the sea with a beachball

[karen Hampton]

Mine has not been aggressive either....i was really wary the first time i opened the enclosure expecteing it to run out and display...but she just stays in her web...if i touch the web for signs of life she just moves a leg and thats it...