Is your Harpactira pulchripes fossorial?

[BoyFromLA]

I know, and fully understand that it’s solely up to tarantulas whether they want to use hides or not, or whether to burrow or not, and I have no control over it.

However, almost every post / picture of them I see, I see them in / near / make burrows, and I see people call them pet holes.

This is not the case of mine.



Hides were provided, but never been used. Initial pre made burrows (with deep enough substrate) were provided, but never been utilized.

Is your Harpactira pulchripes fossorial?

 

[viper69]

I have had quite a few Ts that don’t do what is expected.

All that matters is they eat poop and molt

 

[jrh3]

Mine has webbing all the way to the ceiling but has also dug a hole all the way to the bottom. I am not sure what it is doing. What is bad is I can’t even open the lid without messing it all up. What is good is that it is in premolt so next molt I will rehouse.

 

[BoyFromLA]

All that matters is they eat poop and molt

Indeed. I do not complain, but I was a bit curious. Yes, it eats, molts, webs, grows well.

 

[Liquifin]

Mines is kind of like an OBT in terms of adaptability. They normally just work with whatever enclosure you give them. Mines isn't really a pet hole, but he is a construction worker as he digs and webs around. I plan on rehousing him soon into something bigger since he's at pen-ultimate. I do think they are obligate burrowers, but specimens will always vary at the end of the day.

 

[BoyFromLA]

I do think they are obligate burrowers, but specimens will always vary at the end of the day.

Yes indeed.

 

[Poonjab]

Mine is not. I set it up as such, but it’s out constantly

 

[viper69]

Indeed. I do not complain, but I was a bit curious. Yes, it eats, molts, webs, grows well.

I know you weren't- just don't stress

 

[BoyFromLA]

I know you weren't- just don't stress

I do not stress over it. Rather, I find it so funny for it is acting more like arboreal, lol.

 

[Poonjab]

I do not stress over it. Rather, I find it so funny for it is acting more like arboreal, lol.

You need to chill. You’re stressing and freaking out man.

 

[BoyFromLA]

You need to chill. You’re stressing and freaking out man.

Okay, deep breath, deep breath, bare with me for a sec.

 

[loon4ever]

Mine is absolutely not. Admittedly I've only had it for half a year.
I posted a picture of it recently in the "Who Molted Thread". It's webbed up the whole surface creating itself almost like a "bowl"? I've never seen it move a bit of dirt. I've got it set up the same as my Chilobrachys whom have all done some awesome burrows.

 

[Metallattorney]

Mine is out most of the time. It doesn't even really have a burrow, just some space webbed up behind the cork bark in there against the edge of the enclosure.

 

[Tarantuland]

Mine is a pet hole, which honestly is the opposite of what I expected

 

[Lazaru]

Mine is out in the open 90% of the time
when it was a sling it built a burrow and webbed up half the enclosure and hid away
Then one day it destroyed its webbing and its been out ever since

 

[emartinm28]

Mine was terrestrial and extremely skittish in its sling enclosure, but now that I’ve moved it into the juvenile enclosure it is fully fossorial

 

[basin79]

My lass lives in her burrow under the sub about 95% of the time. Occasionally she'll be content resting outside on her cork bark.

Thankfully she's quite easy to lure out.
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[Frogdaddy]

As a small sling mine made a little web tube between a piece of cork bark and the side of the enclosure.
I've rehoused it into a bigger container in the last month, and it's using the starter burrow I provided but has built a web turret out of substrate and sphagnum moss at the entrance to the starter burrow. Still it hangs out in the open relatively close to the entrance, but definitely more above ground than below.

 

[BoyFromLA]

It’s very interesting to see the same species with different behaviors. They are, of course, not in totally same keeping conditions, but still.

Thanks all for sharing.

 

[becks0303]

Mine doesn't web at all other than to seal the entrance of her hide... and she hides kn the burrow in rhe day and only comes out at night. And when she comes out she just sticks tp the glass, not sure why