G. Pulchra hugging dirt ball?

[LirioCaranguejeiras]

Just fed my beloved G. Pulchra today. He had not eaten in a few months. I came home to check on him and I found him holding a large ball of dirt in his mouth and pedipalps? I’ve never heard of any sort of behavior like this so I just wanted to see what other people thought. Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

 

[Brewser]

Rearranging the Digs.
Normal,

 

[LirioCaranguejeiras]

Rearranging the Digs.
Normal,

Cool! I had no idea they did that,

 

[Ratmosphere]

Normal bulldozer behavior.

 

[Mustafa67]

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Just fed my beloved G. Pulchra today. He had not eaten in a few months. I came home to check on him and I found him holding a large ball of dirt in his mouth and pedipalps? I’ve never heard of any sort of behavior like this so I just wanted to see what other people thought. Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

Just a T doing T things

 

[Gevo]

Totally normal! Mine does this too. They like to move their dirt around--often right into the water dish!

 

[A guy]

Digging

 

[ladyratri]

Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

These two things are not mutually exclusive.....

 

[viper69]

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Just fed my beloved G. Pulchra today. He had not eaten in a few months. I came home to check on him and I found him holding a large ball of dirt in his mouth and pedipalps? I’ve never heard of any sort of behavior like this so I just wanted to see what other people thought. Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

This has been going on since before you were born, and anyone else here too.

It’s not silly, Ts have no humor, nor is it a phenomenon. This is normal. I suggest you read here at AB, as this is basic behavior that you clearly don’t know, and makes me wonder what else you don’t know- enjoy

 

[Gevo]

I knew from my research as a beginner that they dig and move dirt around, but the first time I saw one with a chelicerae-full of dirt, I thought it was funny. I don’t know what I thought they did—maybe just push it around, or toss it behind them like a dog digging a hole—but that part caught me by surprise the first time I saw it too. Not enough to worry, but still.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Normal but I don’t see this often only one of my Ts burrows.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

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Just fed my beloved G. Pulchra today. He had not eaten in a few months. I came home to check on him and I found him holding a large ball of dirt in his mouth and pedipalps? I’ve never heard of any sort of behavior like this so I just wanted to see what other people thought. Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

T doing T things lol

 

[TheraMygale]

Its part of the fun things they do. And thank the Gods some do it. Or else we wouldnt see them doing anything in general.

my diggers have spots for their little bolders. Its fun to watch them go to that exact spot.

once theyve finished though, i see less action.

if they spend all their time just doing that, everyday, nonestop. Never seeming to get anywhere, it could be a sign something isnt to their liking.

 

[CentiPete]

I have a B. Hamoori, and I have witnessed it to do the following with some prey items: It would suck on it a little then web on the floor, place the prey items on the floor and web over it. It was picking it up sucked some more and then started to wrap the bolus in dirt and webbing, camouflaging the bolus and hiding it. I have seen it do this a couple times. maybe there is a goodie hidden in that package? ^^

 

[Luconi998]

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Just fed my beloved G. Pulchra today. He had not eaten in a few months. I came home to check on him and I found him holding a large ball of dirt in his mouth and pedipalps? I’ve never heard of any sort of behavior like this so I just wanted to see what other people thought. Is this a documented phenomena or is he just a bit silly?

Nothing unusual with this behavior, they are like little bulldozers always changing the look inside of enclosure.