Juvenile G.pulcrhipes webbing

[eggsbenedict]

So my first T arrived on Wednesday, I had a look at their den earlier today and noticed there was a bit of webbing left around the entrance to it. I guess I wanted to ask if this was normal behavior for a juvenile t in a new enclosure.

 

[viper69]

Yes

 

[TheraMygale]

My adult g pulchripes 4 female did that. Shed lay some lines of silk at the entrance. Then she would come out at night. And then back in her hide and redo it.

since autumn though, she full on dirt packed everything and shes probably gone in hiding for year. Im trying to not get my hopes up.

 

[Brewser]

Protective Barrier, First line of defense, etc.

 

[eggsbenedict]

Protective Barrier, First line of defense, etc.

I'm assuming that's normal and not necessarily indicative of feeling unsafe?

Also, I just saw him/her come out of the hide and start lining some of the outside of it with webbing which was cool to watch!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yes normal !!

 

[Charliemum]

I'm assuming that's normal and not necessarily indicative of feeling unsafe?

Also, I just saw him/her come out of the hide and start lining some of the outside of it with webbing which was cool to watch!

It's all normal eggs don't worry, your little one us just settling in n making home . Soon your viv will be a heap of dirt n web with a t in there somewhere .
It's why so many of us end up with lots of t's , the original t burrows or webs or both n hides so you get another to watch, you already have the food n space so why not? Then inevitably that one hides and so the cycle continues . We all fall for it eventually .

 

[eggsbenedict]

It's all normal eggs don't worry, your little one us just settling in n making home . Soon your viv will be a heap of dirt n web with a t in there somewhere .
It's why so many of us end up with lots of t's , the original t burrows or webs or both n hides so you get another to watch, you already have the food n space so why not? Then inevitably that one hides and so the cycle continues . We all fall for it eventually .

How long would you say it can take for them to settle in? What would be indicative of them having settled in and feeling comfortable in their home I guess. I appreciate however that is probably asking how long a piece of string is

 

[Charliemum]

How long would you say it can take for them to settle in? What would be indicative of them having settled in and feeling comfortable in their home I guess. I appreciate however that is probably asking how long a piece of string is

It is a piece of string lol , short story it depends on your individual t , as long as little one is eating and decorating their enclosure ie digging webbing ect your doing a good job and your t is already settled, if little one wasn't they would be a ball of legs in the corner not eating or on the roof of the viv away from the sub.
If your floofer is already webbing and making the enclosure theirs your half way there, if they have taken food your golden .

 

[eggsbenedict]

It is a piece of string lol , short story it depends on your individual t , as long as little one is eating and decorating their enclosure ie digging webbing ect your doing a good job and your t is already settled, if little one wasn't they would be a ball of legs in the corner not eating or on the roof of the viv away from the sub.
If your floofer is already webbing and making the enclosure theirs your half way there, if they have taken food your golden .

Yeah, I saw her last night making a web around the entrance, was pretty cool to watch. But this morning now I can see the entrance to her enclosure, she's clearly been doing a bit of landscaping because the entrance to the burrow is definitely less open than it was the past couple of days.

 

[eggsbenedict]

Forgot to add, but she even ate the cricket I gave her as well.

 

[Charliemum]

Forgot to add, but she even ate the cricket I gave her as well.

Ah settled then you can stop worrying

 

[eggsbenedict]

Ah settled then you can stop worrying

For now at least I guess I've been reading alot about how it's the norm for the first T to be equally anxiety as excitement inducing hahaha

At least I have this community of experienced keepers to go to for help tho!

 

[Charliemum]

For now at least I guess I've been reading alot about how it's the norm for the first T to be equally anxiety as excitement inducing hahaha

At least I have this community of experienced keepers to go to for help tho!

Yes everybody worries at first I did with mine but having ab has definitely helped