Juvenile Phoneutria not Active

toolrick

Arachnobaron
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Aug 20, 2008
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Hey there!!!

As you know from previews messages I have posted in here, I am new to phoneutria spiders which I have cought in my house. Well recently I have seen my juvenile not acting as she did until 2 days ago. She was very active during the night, only when you turned the lights off though, but she moved from one place to another. 2 nights ago, she has been staying at the same place in a bark doing nothing, even when I turned the light off she did not move. Today I used a pen to touch her to see if she would react, and it did but really slowly, before she used to do the threatening possition.
I do not know if this is something normal. I know it is not premolt because she molted 2 weeks ago.
The only thing I might have done weird in the cage is clean it and add some a huge bark which I think she likes because she's been lying there for the whole time.

I hope to have an answer from any experieced Phoneutria keepers here.
I know that juveniles are much more actives than those of adult age, so what reason could it be???

Ricardo
 

Raikiri

Arachnosquire
Old Timer
Joined
May 10, 2006
Messages
95
Hi,

if you feed it well I think it's ok. My Phoneutria specimens also do kinda thing.
 
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