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[jmoneyman]

Does anyone else's tarantulas seem to do this in their enclosure. my brachypelma bohemi has been doing this for quite some time pushing up on the lid of her enclosure as if she were trying to get out. trying to get to the root cause on why she might be doing it.
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[Requiem4aSpleen]

Yeah, that's normal. Looks like a healthy T to me. Just make sure they can't fall on something. Did you put them in a new cage recently?

 

[jmoneyman]

I did recently add more substrate because of lack of height and moved a few things around so that could also explain the climbing behavior

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I did recently add more substrate because of lack of height and moved a few things around so that could also explain the climbing behavior

Nice! Yeah, they should settle down. I have a few myself that took a long time to settle

 

[jennywallace]

Yeah I've had some do that after a rehouse. Just exploring and will settle in time.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Ever see Jurassic Park? You know that scene where the power went out, & the T-Rex escaped? He knew to do that through constantly testing that which contained him. If you slip up ONE TIME & fail to replace that lid properly....

 

[viper69]

trying to get to the root cause on why she might be doing it.

Yes this is really fascinating, why I might know the answer- your T is a PRISONER

All convicts look to escape, wouldn’t YOU try to escape??

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Does anyone else's tarantulas seem to do this in their enclosure. my brachypelma bohemi has been doing this for quite some time pushing up on the lid of her enclosure as if she were trying to get out. trying to get to the root cause on why she might be doing it.
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Hence the importance of secure enclosures. Underestimate their strength or capabilities and you'll have a tarantula that escapes.

Out of all the tarantulas I have/had only one, my T. vagans when she was 5 inches tried breaking the plastic in between the air vent slits with her fangs in a Kritter Keeper lid. Audio was loud enough to hear from a distance.

 

[viper69]

Hence the importance of secure enclosures. Underestimate their strength or capabilities and you'll have a tarantula that escapes.

Out of all the tarantulas I have/had only one, my T. vagans when she was 5 inches tried breaking the plastic in between the air vent slits with her fangs in a Kritter Keeper lid. Audio was loud enough to hear from a distance.

Escapes and usually dies 99% of the time

 

[kingshockey]

its trying to escape

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yes this is really fascinating, why I might know the answer- your T is a PRISONER

All convicts look to escape, wouldn’t YOU try to escape??

PRISONERs are always trying to get free. My lp that died of a cyst used to always bite it’s plexiglass lid trying to escape . I’m shocked it’s fangs didn’t break .