Well, I did it! I pushed the idrt away, only to find a web plug of dirt sealing the coconut. I lifted the coconut up, only to find Opie has spun himself a floor.:? (too cool), needless to say, I shined a light inside the nut and saw Opie moving about. He's okay!!!!!Yeah!!!!!!!! Now, I will leave him in peace so he can do whatever he feels he needs to do.
Thanks for all y'all's inout. I really appreciate it.
Bothering a tarantula that could be potentially molting can be bad for their health. Should ya'll have found them flipped over & bothered them, you can disturb them enough to make them stop molting, which can sometimes be the end to your tarantula.
Sounds like normal behavior to me. My first was a rosie that liked to bury its water dish after dragging it across the cage. Filling in openings in a hide with dirt is pretty common for alot of Ts. I assume they are just blocking out light or preparing for a moult.
Agreed.
I don't think Opie comes out at night for water because the dirt is undisturbed every morning, so I pour water into the dirt around the coconut hoping it seeps under the coconut allowing him to get some water.
They do sometimes come out at night, tip-toe around, do whatever they want and seal their burrows back up like nothing ever happened. The only way I know is they accidentally leave clues like substrate or boluses in the waterdish. You should set your alarm for 4am every night and sneak up on the little ninja and catch him red papled.