i bought my 2nd t today. My obt is staying on top of the screen or up in the top corners though most of the time.i understand that there semi abroeal and i only had it since a day ,but im worried that her foot might get stuck in the top.what should i do to make her avoid the top and if i ever do get bit how should i treat it? P.s i also changed the substrate of my rose hair.i had a post about bark bits,but i put coco husk in both now and im gonna leave it that way.i would of done this a long time ago but this was my first time with it.
please help my obt!
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many T's will stick to the side or the lid while adjusting to a new home. If this continues for another day then I'd be suspicious.
Can you see if a foot is stuck? Get a flashlight and try to get as close as possible.
How big is it?
Can you see if a foot is stuck? Get a flashlight and try to get as close as possible.
How big is it?
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sounds like she's getting acquainted.
How long has she been in there, how much substrate and how big the enclosure?
How long has she been in there, how much substrate and how big the enclosure?
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It could take a week or more at most, but from my experience, it's usually a couple of days. Just relax, let her be, she'll settle in.
Better to be a burrower than get injured, so if you think it would be more safe with more sub, I say do it.
Better to be a burrower than get injured, so if you think it would be more safe with more sub, I say do it.
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8 hours, sounds like she is getting acquainted to her new home.
When I had an OBT, I made a small hide for her to have some cover while she got used to her new home. She burrowed right in that spot. Mine never showed the semi-arboreal tendencies.
When I had an OBT, I made a small hide for her to have some cover while she got used to her new home. She burrowed right in that spot. Mine never showed the semi-arboreal tendencies.
to prevent mine from burrowing I simply kept the substrate damp until there was a thick enough web mat covering the enclosure, there is plenty of depth. and if the T decides to burrow, it will most likely be out and about since the enclosure will be webbed up.
well thanks for the info. What about the bite though,because when i placed her in the tank she ran out real quick.she then started to bite the glass and was really defensive when i put her back in.this is my 2nd t.my 1st was my rose hair that is super docile.when i add some more hides or decorations and she gets loose.because theres just a water dish and a half log hide.if i do get bit what should i do?
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If you do get bit, it shouldn't be life threatening (unless your allergic, but even then it probably wouldn't) It would probably hurt though. Read the bite reports, there are descriptions of peoples bites.
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an OBT is a huge step in temperament from a G. rosea.
but let it get it's bearings and then things will begin to come together. I would have gone with a hardy new world like a GBB or possibly and a Acanthoscurria geniculata. Either way, you will have your hands full for a little while. Congrats on the new T though. Be aware and have fun with this T that is angry for being alive. :clap:
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Sounds like normal obt behavior to me. Mine stayed at the top of her enclosure for a few weeks, then crawled down and burrowed. No worries.
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OBTs can be semi arboreal from what I have seen I only have one right now but it spends half its time in webbing its made on the wall and half its time in its burrow. Ive actually had a few refuse to burrow and make tube webs like avics at the top of the cage.
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Id let her web herself in sounds like she found a place she feels safe. there are a few reasons she may be webbing herself in including but not limited to getting ready to molt, protection, and possibly just getting out of the light.
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Mine does both. She made a hammock that attaches to the cork bark hide I made her that then attaches to the top corner of the enclosure. She sits there waiting patiently for me to open up and say hi.
Then somedays she will go down below into her burrow and wont come out for a few days at a time.