slice9
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 26, 2003
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I know I posted before about my rosie wondering around like crazy lately but now it is really starting to concern me. First of all she DEFINITLY WANTS OUT of that cage. Shes been crawling up the sides and poking her legs through the screen, I'm very concerned because if she falls with her leg through the screen shes probably going to hurt the leg badly. The substrate in this cage is potting soil, the temp is about 70, humidity is about 50. A friend of mine who is also an expert when it comes to Ts told me that it was probably either too wet or too dry in the cage. I think 50 should be about right for the humidity as I have heard rosies like it a little on the dry side. Another thing that concerns me is that she has been digging at the edge of the cage in what appears to be a frantic attempt to escape. I have inspected the cage for mites, pinhead crickets, etc and found nothing. I know that rosies are notoriously a little luney when it comes to their behavior but this is a little much even for that. Especially considering that for many months she just sat happily in her hubba hut waiting patiently for the next cricket to be thrown in. O yes and she is not searching for food as I put a cricket in yesterday right in front of her and she refused it (all crickets have been removed from the cage since).
Anyways today I am probably going to remove her from the cage and do a good cleaning and put a fresh bag of potting soil in. Can someone with a little experiance offer any insight on this? Any help would be appreciated. Below is a picture of her attempting to escape and a picture of the current cage setup. Thanks.
Anyways today I am probably going to remove her from the cage and do a good cleaning and put a fresh bag of potting soil in. Can someone with a little experiance offer any insight on this? Any help would be appreciated. Below is a picture of her attempting to escape and a picture of the current cage setup. Thanks.

