question about my cobalt blue

[Kayv]

ive had my haplopelma lividurm for almost 3 weeks now and he has not burrowed yet. he will either stay in 1 place and not move or he will climb the tank. i have one of those small wood shelters for him and where i placed it i made a mediam sized hole in the substrate for him to start his burrow but he still hasnt. any one have any ideas? the only thing i can think of is stress because of a new enviroment but it has almost been 3 weeks so im not sure. any one have any ideas?

 

[bluerich74]

Ive had mine for close to 2 years now and it has never burrowed.She does just fine.She stays between the 2 pieces of driftwood I have in the enclosure.She recvently molted too.so Im sure yours is fine also...Rich

 

[Poecilotheria]

Hi, don't worry about it, its absolutely fine. Sometimes they take months to burrow. It does help a little if you loosen up the substrate a little, it might be too much packed together for it to. I once had a Haplopelma longipendum that wouldn't burrow for a month, just made a lean-to type web against the peat and the plastic of its cage. I took a pencil and got the webbing down, a day later it built one of those turreted burrows we all know the Haplos for.
Steve

 

[dennis]

Originally posted by Poecilotheria
It does help a little if you loosen up the substrate a little, it might be too much packed together for it to.

Really...??
I always pack the substrate together for burrowers, this way their tunnels won't collapse that soon... Always worked for my so far.


Dennis

 

[Kayv]

u said your cobalt made some webbing? well is that normal for cobalts because mine hasnt made any webbing, not even in its shelter

 

[pelo]

Could be wild caught??I know mine was wild caught and in rough shape when I got her.There was a point in time I thought she wasn't going to make it.It took close to 3 months and a molt for her to settle in and start burrowing.Prior to that she stayed mostly wedged in a corner between a hide and aquarium glass.Now that's she's totally settled in and in good shape she's got herself a great burrow and lots of webbing to boot.Takes a while for them to settle in,especially if there's a chance it's wildcaught.Give it time..you'll have it for a long time...peace..

<ps..enjoy seeing it while you can..lol..once it burrows you may get lucky and see a pair of legs sticking out of the burrow periodically.Next post will be."My H.lividum finally burrowed.Haven't seen it in months.Is it ok?...lol...

 

[Kayv]

no its not wild caught because the pet store i go to buys from breeders but thanks anyway

 

[Weapon-X]

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Just make a pre burrow for it in one of the back corners of the tank, lean a peice of corkbark over it, over time it will accept the burrow and eventulay build, a tube web in it and a chamber at the bottom,this is how i keep all my haplopelmas in several inches of substrate 8-9", they are pretty happy , i can see them at night with of their legs sticking out waiting to ambushe prey--Jeff

 

[Kayv]

ok good news guys. i added a whole lot of substrate to his tank and in the corner with his hollowed out log i helped him out by making a little hole and now hes really working on his burrow. i think ima buy a lil more substrate so he can go a lil deeper

thanks guys

 

[MrT]

Originally posted by eper-ani
ok good news guys. i added a whole lot of substrate to his tank and in the corner with his hollowed out log i helped him out by making a little hole and now hes really working on his burrow. i think ima buy a lil more substrate so he can go a lil deeper

thanks guys

Say bye-bye..

E

 

[Kayv]

actually is cool because he built his burrow alongside the glass so i could see him, unless he starts to web the side of the glass like my usambara did...