A. Avic web tunnels

[Hairyspider]

Last night my Avic was buisy making its web, today I looked in and it has completly enclosed its self in a web tunnel. the only way out is a small hole at the bottom. Why is this? here is a pic

 

[Hairyspider]

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[abstract]

Keep an eye on it - but I'd say you got a molt coming. Has it been eating lately? My versicolor - about the same size - webs himself in like that for a week or 2 before molting.

 

[deifiler]

Mine stayed in these 'tunnels' for literally 7-12 weeks in 'pre-moult'

It matured into a amle just a few weeks back

 

[Hairyspider]

eating

now that you mention it I have just looked in the cage for the cricket I put in on fri, and its still there, going to take it out, and give it to my rosea. I hope its a molt comming, would love to see that in real time and not in pics.

Thanks

William

 

[vulpina]

Good luck with your upcoming molt.

Andy

 

[Hairyspider]

poss pre molt

should I raise the humidity? Currently it's at 65%

 

[deifiler]

May aswell yeah, though from my experience you'll have a long wait. Just mist it every day or so...

This spider will now be your official most boring spider though

 

[Vys]

Mine seals her entrances sometimes for no appearant(can't spell this word) reason. Thin web yours has though..be glad

 

[SpiderFood]

Both my A. avics are different. They are about the same size but one likes to make a tunnel and the other prefers to stay on the side of the tank. I guess to each his own on this one but I think the tunnel provides a sense of security. Who knows.

dale

 

[Static_69]

my nephew's a. avic hasn't even made an attempt to make any tube web yet!
But she's still eating fine and everything and doesn't even seem stressed out...she even has all the opportunities (sp?) to make one.






Risto

 

[Malhavoc's]

Cools. I always enjoyed funnel web spiders and these guys webs look awesome.. BTW do they start making these nest right away.. I mean as you all knowmy wife got a s'ling A Avic. And other then a food web [wahoo it goubled down two crickets each abotu half its size.. piggy lil thing] I havent seen it make any other kidn of web...

 

[sunnymarcie]

I've had my sub-adult (male?) A. avic for about 6 months.
A few weeks ago he finally made a web for the first time,
then he molted and destroyed the web. Now he just hangs out
on the underside of the lid:?

 

[Hairyspider]

re

you guys were correct. I woke up at around 6:45-7:00 ish, and low and behold it was half was out of its old skin. It was really neat to see, The theme song from "2001 a space oddessey" kept running through my head. Now its completly out, I hope it doesn't destroy the old skin. I ould love to see if its going to be female, but its prob still too small to tell.

Thanks Again for all the help guys/gals

William

 

[sunnymarcie]

I did get the shed from mine, but by that time, the abdomen
had dried up too much to tell the sex.
I was pretty sure it was male anyway, a friend looked at the T
for me

 

[Malhavoc's]

You can tell the sex of a spider from the molt? I mean I know the looking at pedpals [think thats the right name] to see if their male but abdomen molts?? Can someone please expand this it may help in sexxing my A avic thats immature atm..

 

[abstract]

Here is a couple of threads that deal with sexing - check them out. There is a couple accepted ways to sex spiders, with investigation of the molt being the most accurate i think....

http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3777&highlight=furrow+sexing

http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3451&highlight=furrow+sexing

http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7108&highlight=furrow+sexing

This one shows the epigiastic furrow of a female:
http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5265&highlight=furrow+sexing

 

[spiderfreak]

its coming up on a molt

 

[Hairyspider]

Molt/sex

Can anyone ID the sex from this molt? I'm guessing Female see pic