Mexican Red Knee in burrow for 3 months!

[Showoff]

He/she is a juvenile and went into the burrow in Feb. I've checked that it's alive and looks ok. Not moulted but not eaten anything, not ventured out. I understand that this might be normal but a reassurance would be appreciated.
I've also kept the place at a good humidity, spraying every week and not put any food in there.

How long before it comes out normally?

 

[louise f]

How long before it comes out normally

There is really no exact time, it will come out when it is ready for it.

 

[Trenor]

I had a B.smithi stay down for at least that long. It molted last week and finally ate yesterday. It's starting to show it's adult colors a bit. They will be down there as long as they need to.

I wouldn't spray a juvi B.smithi enclosure, I would add a full water dish and leave the substrate dry.

Good luck, hope your T pops out with new clothes.

 

[mistertim]

My B. smithi closed off her burrow and was in there for a couple months not long ago. As long as there is always fresh water available, you don't really have anything to worry about. It will come out when its ready.

 

[darkness975]

I've also kept the place at a good humidity, spraying every week

You should not be spraying this species at all. A full water dish is ALL they need. The substrate should be dry. It is likely approaching a molt but it could also be a result of the unnaturally high humidity you are creating in there.
Cease spraying it, and I would not worry about offering food until it comes out again on its own.

3 months to be hidden away is nothing, really. I would not be concerned.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Will jump out like a zombie from the earth when ready, don't worry. Your task is only to give, and mantain, a full water dish.

 

[saturnthegrey]

My B. albo slings have both been underground since I got them two months ago. They've both molted twice and are still taking food.

 

[Haksilence]

my b smithi sling spend an entire molt cyle in his burrow sealed up.

meaning he went in, molted, stayed in, molted again, and then came out. hes all fine and dandy now.

 

[Showoff]

You should not be spraying this species at all. A full water dish is ALL they need. The substrate should be dry. It is likely approaching a molt but it could also be a result of the unnaturally high humidity you are creating in there.
Cease spraying it, and I would not worry about offering food until it comes out again on its own.

3 months to be hidden away is nothing, really. I would not be concerned.

Thanks, I always make sure that the humidity is well within the limits AND that there is water in the tray.

 

[Beary Strange]

Thanks, I always make sure that the humidity is well within the limits AND that there is water in the tray.

Do not worry about humidity. In fact, forget you know the word. A full dish full of clean water is all most species need. Also, since you mention "limits" I'm going to go ahead and assume you have a humidity gauge--go ahead and chuck that in the trash, it will do more good there.

 

[Andrea82]

I know the feeling, my E.campestratus is down in her burrow since december last year.

As other people have said, there is no reason for spraying or misting at all with this species. Just a waterdish is fine. Please don't listen to advice from caresheets, they suck.

 

[Showoff]

Do not worry about humidity. In fact, forget you know the word. A full dish full of clean water is all most species need. Also, since you mention "limits" I'm going to go ahead and assume you have a humidity gauge--go ahead and chuck that in the trash, it will do more good there.

Hahahahah. Maybe not but I just won't look at it anymore

 

[Haemus]

One of my juvenile G. Pulchripes has been hiding behind his dirt wall for almost a month now. Took a look yesterday and found that he molted

I figure he'll emerge in another week or so.

 

[Chapat]

I had a Smithi sling I got from a popular breeder and she told me to spray the cage 1 to 2 times per week. After sending a email on my concern that It hasn't come to the surface in a few months with pics I sent she said everything looked ok. It passed away last week and now said after I sent another email that it might have been too wet. It even molted a couple moths ago so was really confused to what had happened.

 

[mistertim]

I had a Smithi sling I got from a popular breeder and she told me to spray the cage 1 to 2 times per week. After sending a email on my concern that It hasn't come to the surface in a few months with pics I sent she said everything looked ok. It passed away last week and now said after I sent another email that it might have been too wet. It even molted a couple moths ago so was really confused to what had happened.

There could be multiple reasons for it dying...though B. smithi are pretty hardy spiders so that's sorta odd. What was your setup like? Do you have any pics? Did you see it after it molted? Were there any complications?

 

[Chapat]

Molt was fine and ate afterwards. Breeder kept saying it will come to the surface when it wants and never did.

 

[darkness975]

Sometimes we lose them through no fault of our own. I had a P. imperator years ago that I owned for almost two years and it never ate ONCE in that entire time. It died as a sub-adult.

 

[Chapat]

Wow that's crazy

 

[Trenor]

Molt was fine and ate afterwards. Breeder kept saying it will come to the surface when it wants and never did.

Did it have a shrunken abdomen? Or look odd in any other way?

Did it have the burrow open or was it walled up? I offer food items to them even if I don't see them out as long as the burrow isn't walled up. I haven't been keeping as long a most people on here but I've never had one not come out if it was hungry. Did it have a good source of water? I have a few cages that I put drops of water in cause of the size, but I've almost swapped them all out to use a water dish in some form. My T room can get warm and with lots of ventilation in the enclosure can cause the water drops to dry quickly after they are placed. I noticed one sling in it's new water dish 15 min after I put it in, so I assume it was needing water.

It would be good to figure out if it's something that can be changed to help in the future with your other/next Ts.

 

[Chapat]

Yeah everything was good, the only thing I noticed was the last time it ate was when a roach burrowed down into its burrow, all other times the roaches just ran around on the surface. When I first got it he was on the surface for awhile then made this big underground burrow and never came up, had a good molt to. Was gonna dig it up but people were saying its a T if it wants it will come up.