How long have had it? Sometimes it takes a week or three before they will start a burrow.I got a H.lividum sling and i read that they are burrowers.
But is it normal for my sling to build a vertical webbed hide at the corner of the enclosure?
And its not burrowing lol...
Seems like its more inclined to being arboreal...
Being CB has nothing to do with not burrowing. Its the other way around. Adult WC specimens are more likely the ones that choose not to burrow in captivity. A T raised from a sling will do much better than one Plucked from its natural seasons and climate then shipped accross half the world to be put into a small container with no season change. Not to mention a totally alien climate from its habitat. Your statment about not being SHOWN how to burrow says alot about your experience level. Stick to giving advice you KNOW to be true. This is all pure speculation on 1 tarantula experience.. If you were to cunduct an experiment wouldnt you gather information from more than one specimen? From what i get you are very limited in experience with the Haplopelma genus.I wondered if maybe it was because she was captive bred, and was never shown by other T's that she was supposed to burrow?...lol I wasnt sure if T's had natural instincts like mammals or not..lol, but Ive learned now that they do. Id say all CB's are different, and if thats what yours likes to do, just let it be.
FIRST OF ALL agentd006las....Being CB has nothing to do with not burrowing. Its the other way around. Adult WC specimens are more likely the ones that choose not to burrow in captivity. A T raised from a sling will do much better than one Plucked from its natural seasons and climate then shipped accross half the world to be put into a small container with no season change. Not to mention a totally alien climate from its habitat. Your statment about not being SHOWN how to burrow says alot about your experience level. Stick to giving advice you KNOW to be true. This is all pure speculation on 1 tarantula experience.. If you were to cunduct an experiment wouldnt you gather information from more than one specimen? From what i get you are very limited in experience with the Haplopelma genus.
FIRST OF ALL agentd006las....
That was very rude of you. Second of all, you misread what I said, and third of all, you have no idea how much experience I have!
My statement "I wondered if maybe it was because she was captive bred, and was never shown by other T's that she was supposed to burrow?...lol" ..
you obviously failed to notice the "I wondered" part..which meant, I pondered the idea...and then the "lol" afterwards, which meant that I giggled after the statement, indicating that it was meant to be funny, hence a joke, and I KNEW this wasnt true. Read slower. I have owned T's for nearly 15 years, and I have a lot of experience. You shouldnt scold people and talk down to them, even if it makes you feel better about yourself. My response to this post was a statement about my own personal T. It wasnt meant to be advice or an answer to a trivia question! I will continue to talk and reply to anyone who needs it throughout these message boards, and if you feel the need to follow me around and police me, then go ahead.
^This to me says you do not have experience with the genus Haplopelma. You are correct that i do not know how much experience you have. Years mean nothing! How many Ts have you kept over that period? You dont seem to have listed many in your profile. Your post was unhelpful to the OP. I have been rude how? I stated what i thought you were trying to say in your post. You are the one that needs to go over your text. You insinuated that CB Taratnulas do not know how to behave. How am i supposed to know what you are joking about? Bottom line, your post was unhelpful and full of useless information.My Cobalt is a captive bred female that has lived in a few different enclosures throughout her short life so far.