She dead or... digging?

[Phoenixx]

So..... did this Stripe Knee die when she was trying to dig or........ still....digging.......?

 

[Vanisher]

I have no idea? Does it seems dead??

 

[Scarabyte]

She doesn't look like she's in a death curl to me, but that is a very odd position for her to be in.

 

[Phoenixx]

I have no idea? Does it seems dead??

She hasn't moved in a while, but it's not like I've ever caught one in the middle of digging lol I ask because I rehoused her this morning and as you can see in one of the pics her humidity got to 94% while I was at work, so more worried she got too humid while she was digging. Waiting to see if she moves from there or gets deeper lol

 

[Phoenixx]

She doesn't look like she's in a death curl to me, but that is a very odd position for her to be in.

Def not a death curl but.... like I said I have never actually caught one mid dig before so I have no idea what they look like when they're doing so lol she's god damn dorbs with her spider butt in the air (if she's not dead) though

 

[Poonjab]

Leave her be. If she’s in that same position by tomorrow, then intervene.

 

[Phoenixx]

Leave her be. If she’s in that same position by tomorrow, then intervene.

Will do, just hoping she moves... even a little, then I can calm down lol

 

[Vanisher]

She hasn't moved in a while, but it's not like I've ever caught one in the middle of digging lol I ask because I rehoused her this morning and as you can see in one of the pics her humidity got to 94% while I was at work, so more worried she got too humid while she was digging. Waiting to see if she moves from there or gets deeper lol

Humidety is nothing you have to be concerend about. It is not an issue. They dont die that fast if the substrate is too dry or too moist for the speicies. Lets say you have a G rosea in a soaking wet enclosure. It will die, but it may take weeks!
Tarantulas can stay still for very long time. If you are really wotried, you can always try to gently touch it

 

[Phoenixx]

Humidety is nothing you have to be concerend about. It is not an issue. They dont die that fast if the substrate is too dry or too moist for the speicies. Lets say you have a G rosea in a soaking wet enclosure. It will die, but it may take weeks!
Tarantulas can stay still for very long time. If you are really wotried, you can always try to gently touch it

I dunno man.... if she's having fun imma just leave her to it since she def seemed depressed in the bigger tank and at the store, so as long as she moves eventually, I'm allllll good to just let her do her thing, but I have legit never seen a spider like that before, it was random to pull the sheet off to lol

 

[Vanisher]

Yes, it is best to leave her. She does not appear dead

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Will do, just hoping she moves... even a little, then I can calm down lol

My A. seemani does something similar all the time. He used to start digging and then pause while contorted into weird poses, which worried me at first but now I think it's funny. Now his favorite thing is to balance in the corner in a "yoga pose" at the front of his burrow. Tarantulas are weird sometimes...but I think that you probably have nothing to worry about unless she's in a death curl or stays in that position for days.

 

[Phoenixx]

My A. seemani does something similar all the time. He used to start digging and then pause while contorted into weird poses, which worried me at first but now I think it's funny. Now his favorite thing is to balance in the corner in a "yoga pose" at the front of his burrow. Tarantulas are weird sometimes...but I think that you probably have nothing to worry about unless she's in a death curl or stays in that position for days.

Awesome, thank you. Never had an A.Seemani before or any Fossorial tbh so the digging thing is new for me. Friggin dorbs if you ask me lol Just wanted to make sure it was "semi" natural for her to be in that kind of position. She's actually way more active now than I've ever seen her before so she must be having fun in there. Just watched her for about 20 minutes, pushing things out of her way she doesn't like there or now she's finally in the hide thing pushing the walls to find out what they're made of.. think she's starting to dig in there now.. fascinating to say the least lol

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Awesome, thank you. Never had an A.Seemani before or any Fossorial tbh so the digging thing is new for me. Friggin dorbs if you ask me lol Just wanted to make sure it was "semi" natural for her to be in that kind of position. She's actually way more active now than I've ever seen her before so she must be having fun in there. Just watched her for about 20 minutes, pushing things out of her way she doesn't like there or now she's finally in the hide thing pushing the walls to find out what they're made of.. think she's starting to dig in there now.. fascinating to say the least lol

Yes, they're amazing to watch. Once she really starts burrowing you'll be amazed. They create underground labyrinths beneath the substrate. It's especially funny when they do it right up against the glass and think that they're hiding/ invisible. I can hear mine going to town digging all night and it always makes me smile. It's funny because I gave my A. seemani the very same coconut hide and guess what....HE BURIED IT and burrowed behind it. I wouldn't be surprised if yous does the same thing eventually.

 

[Tarantula God]

Hi has The T Moved now because my curly does that the will dig the freeze for a bit the start again