Before I start, I'd like to say that before I signed up to Arachnoboards, I was on Terra (carnivorous plant forum). I was considering getting my first tarantula and asking a couple of questions here. The first response was, "Don't! They eat n00bs alive!" Well, I still have one arm and half a leg left . Hooray for beginner's arachnid intelligence!
Now that that's over, here comes my real question.
I've been observing my Grammastola Pulchra lately and he/she has been doing some weird things. First of all, Damien dug a ton of burrows that are all used maybe once or twice a day for a couple of minutes. Also, the top part of Damien's opisthosoma is darker than the rest of his/her body. Since Damien's not due for a molt yet (even though I have been giving him/her giant circkets that were eaten from head to legs every 2 days), could this be a bald spot from urticating hairs? It confuses me because I don't know why Damien would need to flick urticating hairs. What is happening to my G. Pulchra?
P.S.
My Grammastola Pulchra molted around 2 weeks ago.
Now that that's over, here comes my real question.
I've been observing my Grammastola Pulchra lately and he/she has been doing some weird things. First of all, Damien dug a ton of burrows that are all used maybe once or twice a day for a couple of minutes. Also, the top part of Damien's opisthosoma is darker than the rest of his/her body. Since Damien's not due for a molt yet (even though I have been giving him/her giant circkets that were eaten from head to legs every 2 days), could this be a bald spot from urticating hairs? It confuses me because I don't know why Damien would need to flick urticating hairs. What is happening to my G. Pulchra?
P.S.
My Grammastola Pulchra molted around 2 weeks ago.