Tay94
Arachnopeon
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- Mar 23, 2018
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Hey everyone, I just got my G. pulchra about a week ago and was curious about her behaviour.
I noticed she was fairly skittish right away. I take the top off of the tank for any reason and she usually goes running into her hide. I figured this was probably normal, especially being a juvenile and the recent move, but today she gave me a real surprise. She didn't go running at first and I needed to change her water dish, which she was sitting next to. I tried to gently nudge her with a small paintbrush so I could get the dish out, and without warning she did a quick threat pose and struck at the brush, before bolting into her hide.
This just seemed really weird to me for NW behaviour. I thought that she would urticate hairs before ever trying to bite, but I guess I was wrong. Anyone else have this kind of experience with a G. pulchra or similar? Just want to make sure in case there's something wrong or bothering her to act this way.
I noticed she was fairly skittish right away. I take the top off of the tank for any reason and she usually goes running into her hide. I figured this was probably normal, especially being a juvenile and the recent move, but today she gave me a real surprise. She didn't go running at first and I needed to change her water dish, which she was sitting next to. I tried to gently nudge her with a small paintbrush so I could get the dish out, and without warning she did a quick threat pose and struck at the brush, before bolting into her hide.
This just seemed really weird to me for NW behaviour. I thought that she would urticate hairs before ever trying to bite, but I guess I was wrong. Anyone else have this kind of experience with a G. pulchra or similar? Just want to make sure in case there's something wrong or bothering her to act this way.