Differance between T, scorpion, and snake holes?

[Elmolax]

OH yeah...
I need some major help.
I cant very well distinguish a tarantula burrow from a scorpion/snake burrow... or a rodent burrow...
Need some help... because I DO live in a desert area where T hunting is a great pasttime... well it would be If i knew which hole was which.

So yeah... please help?

 

[Jmadson13]

I'm sure theres always some middle ground where for example a Tarantula is using an old rodent hole. I know that Tarantulas normally leave a thin layer of silk around the opening. This should be apparent in most cases.

 

[ScorpDemon]

snakes dont dig holes.. they cant dig holes.. they take over other creatures holes.. T's do web around the entrance to their hole most of the time, as mentioned.. but if you come across anything else in the holes.. you could sell it.. or donate it to myself and i will be sure it gets proper care

 

[Elmolax]

hehehe
Actually snakes (some species) very rarely make their own holes, but that is extremely rare and only happens in cases of extreme... normally in softer grounding.


but yeah

All my T's if found so far......... silkless openings. I was hunting today and managed to find 2.... A. Chacoldes and an unidentified one... out of abut 90 holes. Most were vacant... but others had some scorps and lizards. The scorp and T holes were almost exactly alike... except the T holes had a small cricket stuck in a web in the inside (handy dandy flashlight)

But yeah. I just don't want to drown out a rattler or one of those teenytiny killer scorps *shudders*

 

[David_F]

Best time to see the silk over the burrow is in the morning while the sun is still low on the horizon. The light reflects off of the silk. At night the burrow probably won't be covered in silk because the T is waiting for or out looking for food. I also don't think there are any scorpions you would really have to worry about. C. vittatus maybe but I don't think any of the other species found in Texas are (potentially) dangerous. Watch out for rattlers.