Colbymgeek
Arachnosquire
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- Dec 18, 2010
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Hey guys. So I recently got an adult, female Lampropelma Violaceopes, but I'm not sure if her behavior is normal. We have her in a sixteen-inch-tall cage with a few inches substrate and a bark decorative piece that reaches all the way up, along with a little log hideaway and a water dish. After we first prodded her in, she just sat right where we had nudged her in and didn't make a move for awhile. The next day, she had moved behind the bark, all scrunched up. We gave her a cricket, but she just ignored it and stayed scrunched together. The thing that's confusing me is I heard they're aggressive species, but she's been extremely calm and shy. Also, I haven't seen much to hint she's arboreal or a burrower; she just stays mostly on the ground, sometimes with her legs going up the side of the bark. Is this normal? Is it just that she needs time to get adjusted to the cage before she'll exhibit her real personality? Do we need to be worried about anything or change anything? I'm looking for first-hand experience, please!
Also, as a side note, we have her in an acrylic cage, and we're not sure how to heat it. People say the heating pad I got for it might melt the wall. Any ideas?
Also, as a side note, we have her in an acrylic cage, and we're not sure how to heat it. People say the heating pad I got for it might melt the wall. Any ideas?