Red trapdoor spider died

[GartenSpinnen]

Today i found my red trapdoor spider out of its burrow and on top of the substrate in the famous death curl. I was pretty bummed out but it hasnt really been eating or anything for quite some time. Maybe i wasnt keeping it humid enough? Anybody else had similar problems with trap door spiders? I dont think ill be getting another one.

 

[Parahybana3590]

Sorry for your loss. I have had similar problems with red trap door spiders. In both instances they wouldn't even burrow. However, I have a black trapdoor that is doing great, so maybe try some different species. Did you have the substrate moist?

 

[GartenSpinnen]

No actually i let the substrate get dry so maybe that was my problem?

 

[beetleman]

that was definitly the problem, since they almost never leave their burrow(only at night etc) they need the humidity,i had one years back,kept it kinda moist,but when i looked in it's hole it was dying(starting to curl up,i put alittle water down there,and within an hour it was fine and back to it's meal old self:razz: so just keep the substrate pretty moist and it should fine,the ones i have now are doing great,so definitly get another......you'll be glad you did

 

[KUJordan]

That's very interesting. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I have a red trapdoor that hasn't eaten in at least 3 months! I keep it fairly moist in the enclosure and in its burrow, but it just never freakin' eats! I know it's alive because when I try to pull it's burrow lid open, it grabs it and pulls it against me. Then I watch her push it back up and reseal it. I can't believe that she's still alive, but the whole humidity thing has me pretty intrigued. A friend of mine has one as well, and he has never watered his at all and it has had no problems at all. It eats every time a cricket comes anywhere near the lid to its burrow.