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Hi,
I have 2 questions for all of you experienced Rose keepers. I just received a new female G. rosea as a gift. I have her all of 2 days. When she eats, she will pounce and then web up her prey as if she was going to save it. Then after it's wrapped she starts to eat it. Is this normal? Usually, the first cricket she doesn't wrap at all. Also when she begins to eat, she will circle and lay down a web mat. Just what is she doing? Her behavior is just fascinating.
Second, she, and some tiny rose slings I have, don't like their substrate. I'm using a peat based potting soil, firmly tamped down. They will stand on anything else they can before they have to stand on the soil. Even to hanging onto the walls. My large rose is on top of her log hide. My G. pulchra and B smithi slings have no problem with it. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
I have 2 questions for all of you experienced Rose keepers. I just received a new female G. rosea as a gift. I have her all of 2 days. When she eats, she will pounce and then web up her prey as if she was going to save it. Then after it's wrapped she starts to eat it. Is this normal? Usually, the first cricket she doesn't wrap at all. Also when she begins to eat, she will circle and lay down a web mat. Just what is she doing? Her behavior is just fascinating.
Second, she, and some tiny rose slings I have, don't like their substrate. I'm using a peat based potting soil, firmly tamped down. They will stand on anything else they can before they have to stand on the soil. Even to hanging onto the walls. My large rose is on top of her log hide. My G. pulchra and B smithi slings have no problem with it. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,