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Hi all,
Granted, few subjects are as controverisal as handling. However, I'd like to ask a question. My rosie, Audra, is my first t. (For those of you that remember, she was the leaky legged one) I find a behavior of hers very odd. To start off, I'll tell you what she has done with her webbing. She has laid a blanket of webbing everywhere, on the substrate.
The substrate is not damp. Its peat moss, that I carefull went through, to remove the sticks, and whatnot. The webbing was strange for me. If I go about removing leftovers, changing the water dish, she will rush up, with (my t anatomy is bad) her front end up, and her chelicera (sp?) extended part way.
I do make certain that all my t's know I'm there. I never breathe on them either. Audra will also (I've never heard of this before) raise one half of her body up.
Will I ever get to handle her? I'm thinking probably not.
In that case, I may get another rosie. Please don't take this post wrong. I just like to try and understand my little charges. Elsewise, I might do something wrong, and make their captivity a torturous one.
Thanks....
Peace,
Gillian
Granted, few subjects are as controverisal as handling. However, I'd like to ask a question. My rosie, Audra, is my first t. (For those of you that remember, she was the leaky legged one) I find a behavior of hers very odd. To start off, I'll tell you what she has done with her webbing. She has laid a blanket of webbing everywhere, on the substrate.
The substrate is not damp. Its peat moss, that I carefull went through, to remove the sticks, and whatnot. The webbing was strange for me. If I go about removing leftovers, changing the water dish, she will rush up, with (my t anatomy is bad) her front end up, and her chelicera (sp?) extended part way.
I do make certain that all my t's know I'm there. I never breathe on them either. Audra will also (I've never heard of this before) raise one half of her body up.
Will I ever get to handle her? I'm thinking probably not.
In that case, I may get another rosie. Please don't take this post wrong. I just like to try and understand my little charges. Elsewise, I might do something wrong, and make their captivity a torturous one.Thanks....
Peace,
Gillian
