I bought a very nice Chaco Giant Golden Knee a couple of months ago. Very gentle animal.
Setup is a 10 gal tank, with aquarium pebbles on bottom covered with coconut fiber. Large half log hideout. Water dish is opposite the log, so I keep the water dish end pretty moist, and the log end pretty dry. She seems to prefer the dry end.
Up until a week ago, she was wondering around, and eating quite vigorously. Hardly ever went into the log and preferred staying out in the open. Usually would climb up onto the log because thats where the crickets would always go.
Then, one morning, I found that she had gone into the log, and walled up the entrance with a large ball of coconut fiber wrapped up in webbing.
Would that be a sign that she is going to molt? She moves around inside the log occasionally (the back opening is against the glass so I can see her), but has not done anything else. I'm afraid to put any crickets in there in case she is going to molt, because I wont be able to easily get them out from underneath the log where she is hiding. Also, I dont think the log is high enough for her to flip over to molt, so I am a little worried.
So now I am not sure what to do. Should I remove the log to give her a lot of room? Should I put a cricket or two in to see if she will eat? Or should I just leave her alone? I'm really puzzled as to why she walled up the front opening.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Setup is a 10 gal tank, with aquarium pebbles on bottom covered with coconut fiber. Large half log hideout. Water dish is opposite the log, so I keep the water dish end pretty moist, and the log end pretty dry. She seems to prefer the dry end.
Up until a week ago, she was wondering around, and eating quite vigorously. Hardly ever went into the log and preferred staying out in the open. Usually would climb up onto the log because thats where the crickets would always go.
Then, one morning, I found that she had gone into the log, and walled up the entrance with a large ball of coconut fiber wrapped up in webbing.
Would that be a sign that she is going to molt? She moves around inside the log occasionally (the back opening is against the glass so I can see her), but has not done anything else. I'm afraid to put any crickets in there in case she is going to molt, because I wont be able to easily get them out from underneath the log where she is hiding. Also, I dont think the log is high enough for her to flip over to molt, so I am a little worried.
So now I am not sure what to do. Should I remove the log to give her a lot of room? Should I put a cricket or two in to see if she will eat? Or should I just leave her alone? I'm really puzzled as to why she walled up the front opening.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.