Tarantula moving water dish

[Arobustus]

I got my tarantula 2 weeks ago, and I saw it climbing the enclosure too much, so I stopped watering the enclosure and instead gave it a water dish (for now a bottle cap) and I've noticed it trying to topple it and move it. Is this something I need to be worried about? Thanks

 

[rock]

No it’s just annoying because you have to keep cleaning and fixing it

 

[Poonjab]

Normal

 

[goonius]

Totally normal. Some just have it out for the water dish. A tip: I find glass tea light holders are more difficult for them to topple and are only slightly bigger than bottle caps.

 

[viper69]

No

weight down the dish, I make anti-tip water dishes

 

[AlbaArachnids92]

I make anti-tip water dishes

any chance of an example? some of mine are doing my head in, even tipped a glass one

 

[Smotzer]

Totally normal.

Would you mind posting a photo of your whole enclosure, your post read like you were potentially routinely adding moisture to it, and I want to see if it’s too moist. And can you give the Latin name of the species it is for.

 

[viper69]

any chance of an example? some of mine are doing my head in, even tipped a glass one

I take the small dish, which is the size of a nickel in diameter, cut a square piece of acrylic and glue that under the dish bottom. Acrylic piece extends beyond the dish’s diameter.
Then from Michaels I use these glass “stones” and glue that for weight. Works well for small Ts

 

[greeneyedelle]

You could try burying the dish in the substrate, but there's a chance that they'll just fill it with substrate instead (which in my opinion, is more annoying than tipping).

 

[Arobustus]

Totally normal.

Would you mind posting a photo of your whole enclosure, your post read like you were potentially routinely adding moisture to it, and I want to see if it’s too moist. And can you give the Latin name of the species it is for.

It's T. Albopilosus. I'll send a photo of the enclosure once I get home

 

[Arobustus]

You could try burying the dish in the substrate, but there's a chance that they'll just fill it with substrate instead (which in my opinion, is more annoying than tipping).

Sounds like a good idea. I'll get an actual water dish once I get the time, maybe if its bigger or heavier it can't move it.

 

[Craig73]

Once it webs over or buries the water dish the tipping problem is solved.

I just let mine do whatever, probably why they are unruly and never get play date invites.

 

[phish69]

Once it webs over or buries the water dish the tipping problem is solved.

I just let mine do whatever, probably why they are unruly and never get play date invites.

Mine are all in a permanent time out status.

 

[TweedMcQueen]

I got my tarantula 2 weeks ago, and I saw it climbing the enclosure too much, so I stopped watering the enclosure and instead gave it a water dish (for now a bottle cap) and I've noticed it trying to topple it and move it. Is this something I need to be worried about? Thanks

Nope, perfectly normal. It will probably also fill it with substrate, put boluses in it and other industries activities.