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Arachnosquire
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I have a 6" g.porteri that literally lives on her rock ledge 24/7 and refuses to go on her substrate. Literally.
She never goes off the ledge. If I happen to spook her and she runs onto the substrate,she immediately runs back onto her rock ledge(then kicks hairs to get me outta her enclosure lol).
I mean she hates the substrate so much she won't even go on it to get to water. Literally. I noticed she was looking a little dehydrated when the water dish was on the substrate so when I made the bigger rock ledge I put her water dish on it and she sat drinking for a good half hr or so! Drank about 3/4 of the water in one sitting.
At first I thought maybe she just didn't like the incline(hill) I had in her enclosure,so I added more substrate to level it out. But she still refuses to go on it.
I just don't get it.
She just refuses to be on her substrate period. In nearly 6wks I've NEVER seen her off her rock ledge.(before I built the ledge she use to stay up the walls,in a plant or on a small rock(3x4") that I got out of her original enclosure from the last owner.
I know porteris like dry substrate so it's bone dry.pic #1 is to show her substrate.
I know before I got her she was living on wood pieces of some sort(pic 2 to show what. Don't mind the dead bugs,it wasn't me!).
So I'm assuming she's never seen actual coco substrate before.
But ya....a life on a rock can't be the best for her. More so cause all day and some nights she has her face pressed into plants to block the sun or hide I'm assuming. Some nights she's facing out away from the plants,just lounging.
So should I leave it be or maybe try another substrate?
I'm at a loss. I just feel sad that her entire existence is the span of her rock ledge(6" by 14" ish)(pic three shows her ledge).
So tips? As I'm worried her not wanting to go on her substrate can impede her eatting once she's decided she's fasted enough and wants to eat. Or that she could not be eating because she just doesn't wanna chase the food onto the substrate for all I know.
I just know I've owned her for about 6wks and she's never once eaten(not worried about that,as I know they can go long periods. Plus she molted 3 days before I got her.) and has never been on her substrate for more then a few moments when accidental.
But ya.....any ideas?
She never goes off the ledge. If I happen to spook her and she runs onto the substrate,she immediately runs back onto her rock ledge(then kicks hairs to get me outta her enclosure lol).
I mean she hates the substrate so much she won't even go on it to get to water. Literally. I noticed she was looking a little dehydrated when the water dish was on the substrate so when I made the bigger rock ledge I put her water dish on it and she sat drinking for a good half hr or so! Drank about 3/4 of the water in one sitting.
At first I thought maybe she just didn't like the incline(hill) I had in her enclosure,so I added more substrate to level it out. But she still refuses to go on it.
I just don't get it.
She just refuses to be on her substrate period. In nearly 6wks I've NEVER seen her off her rock ledge.(before I built the ledge she use to stay up the walls,in a plant or on a small rock(3x4") that I got out of her original enclosure from the last owner.
I know porteris like dry substrate so it's bone dry.pic #1 is to show her substrate.
I know before I got her she was living on wood pieces of some sort(pic 2 to show what. Don't mind the dead bugs,it wasn't me!).
So I'm assuming she's never seen actual coco substrate before.
But ya....a life on a rock can't be the best for her. More so cause all day and some nights she has her face pressed into plants to block the sun or hide I'm assuming. Some nights she's facing out away from the plants,just lounging.
So should I leave it be or maybe try another substrate?
I'm at a loss. I just feel sad that her entire existence is the span of her rock ledge(6" by 14" ish)(pic three shows her ledge).
So tips? As I'm worried her not wanting to go on her substrate can impede her eatting once she's decided she's fasted enough and wants to eat. Or that she could not be eating because she just doesn't wanna chase the food onto the substrate for all I know.
I just know I've owned her for about 6wks and she's never once eaten(not worried about that,as I know they can go long periods. Plus she molted 3 days before I got her.) and has never been on her substrate for more then a few moments when accidental.
But ya.....any ideas?
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