Smithi B on the move.

[neil padley]

My smithi B has decided to totally rearrange and excavate its tank. It is eating well, couple of crickets a week, it moulted twice early this year. It has also started to climb all over the tank on the top, up the sides. My thought is it could be a male looking to mate would appreciate any input

[Colin D Wilson]

An active tarantula "could" point to many different things.

You say that the spider moulted twice this year?? for an adult B smithi this would be a little unusual as they are a slow growing species, and when they get over the four inch mark they tend to slow down to maybe a moult a year on a reasonably natural feeding regimen.
Saying this ... nothings set in stone for spiders

As for the idea that it may be a male looking to mate then it would have had to go through a maturing moult, this would (in the case of a B smithi) end in a slightly leggier looking specimen with the palps (the two shorter "legs" either side of the mouthparts) having "bulbs" or "boxing glove" looking ends to them.
If you can get a picture of the spider showing this area then we could tell for definite.