Tarantula clicking?

[SRtugglebus]

I’m a new tarantula owner. I’ve done a lot or research and got my first tarantula, an Aphonopelma Chalcodes. I love seeing them whenever their out of their tunnel, but lately I’ve been hearing a strange clicking noise coming from their encloser. I don’t know if it’s a pre-molt thing or if it just clicks. I’ve read everywhere but I can’t find any answers.

 

[darkness975]

Are you sure it's not drumming?

Pictures of the spider and enclosure woiie help.

 

[Smotzer]

I agree with Darkness, can you please post pictures of the tarantula perhaps it is a mature male drumming. Tarantulas dont make clicking noises IME

 

[viper69]

I’m a new tarantula owner. I’ve done a lot or research and got my first tarantula, an Aphonopelma Chalcodes. I love seeing them whenever their out of their tunnel, but lately I’ve been hearing a strange clicking noise coming from their encloser. I don’t know if it’s a pre-molt thing or if it just clicks. I’ve read everywhere but I can’t find any answers.

not a thing for molting based on above

could be fangs against plastic grid

 

[SRtugglebus]

I agree with Darkness, can you please post pictures of the tarantula perhaps it is a mature male drumming. Tarantulas dont make clicking noises IME

Well it’s just a juvenile so I haven’t sexed it yet. It also webbed up its little “door” so it hasn’t come out in awhile.

 

[darkness975]

Well it’s just a juvenile so I haven’t sexed it yet. It also webbed up its little “door” so it hasn’t come out in awhile.

I bet it was drumming.

 

[Smotzer]

could be fangs against plastic grid

Good call!! I can see this being potentially what the OP heard

 

[birdonfire]

Is there a loose mealworm or roach in there?

 

[Poonjab]

Fiddla on the frinkin’ roof

 

[YungRasputin]

the only clicking i’ve ever heard is scorpions claws on glass - agree that it’s probably drumming otherwise i have no idea

 

[Poonjab]

Doesn’t look like mature male. I actually agree with @birdonfire I’ve seen them doing drumming if there is a loose feeder. Could be the case.

 

[SRtugglebus]

Is there a loose mealworm or roach in there?

Nope. I’ve given it crickets right now (ones without barbs) and it’s eaten them all

 

[Gutz323]

Like viper69 said, it is probably its fangs. It maybe nibbling at something. I have heard a clickjng sound before and it was my L.klughi nibbling the ventilation holes in the side of the tank. Also my T.albo has been nibbling the polystyrene backing recently. (Top left of photo) Tarantulas do strange things sometimes.