Hey guys, today I received a 2.5" juvenile H. Maculata and when I got her (?) I noticed her abdomen looked a little sunken in the middle on her back, not shrunken, Sunken. I quickly coaxed her near some water but she refused.
3pm-I started to rehouse her and I noticed she seemed to be very calm and stubborn (I was coaxing her with tongs and she didn't even budge), NOT typical for this type of T. She didn't move like lightning, rather like molasses, similar to a G. rosea.
4pm- She is now in a typical acrylic container and I saw her just fall off the side. I wasn't even near her, she just fell. I fed her a superworm and she took a while to attack it, and once she got it, she fell off the side again:cry:! While eating the superworm her fangs were sliding off of the worms exoskeleton as if she didn't have the strength to break through. She eventually ate most of it.
11pm- Suddenly I hear one of my T's going crazy, it's the Togo, she is on the substrate trying to climb up the acrylic and can't seem to get a grip. She was just up there a few hours ago, but now she can't even get a grip on the acrylic.
I now rehoused her to a shallow container so she doesn't die from falling.
Has anybody experienced this before? I've only witnessed some true spiders not being able to climb smooth surfaces, not T's Maybe she is stressed, dehydrated (she just ate), DKS? Could somebody please offer some advice? I've never had a problem with any of my T's until now!
3pm-I started to rehouse her and I noticed she seemed to be very calm and stubborn (I was coaxing her with tongs and she didn't even budge), NOT typical for this type of T. She didn't move like lightning, rather like molasses, similar to a G. rosea.
4pm- She is now in a typical acrylic container and I saw her just fall off the side. I wasn't even near her, she just fell. I fed her a superworm and she took a while to attack it, and once she got it, she fell off the side again:cry:! While eating the superworm her fangs were sliding off of the worms exoskeleton as if she didn't have the strength to break through. She eventually ate most of it.
11pm- Suddenly I hear one of my T's going crazy, it's the Togo, she is on the substrate trying to climb up the acrylic and can't seem to get a grip. She was just up there a few hours ago, but now she can't even get a grip on the acrylic.
I now rehoused her to a shallow container so she doesn't die from falling.
Has anybody experienced this before? I've only witnessed some true spiders not being able to climb smooth surfaces, not T's Maybe she is stressed, dehydrated (she just ate), DKS? Could somebody please offer some advice? I've never had a problem with any of my T's until now!
