Garth Vader
Arachnobaron
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- Jun 25, 2016
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Hello arachnofriends,
I've had my sub adult F G pulchripes for about 6 weeks now. She's a lovely one and I'm very confused because she hangs out on the side of the enclosure pretty much anytime I look at her. The substrate is completely dry and she has a hide.
Now I'm noticing that the others are doing this too, and they are all facing in the same direction. So (large, probably ready to sex at next molt) sling A anax and AF E sp "red" have been doing the same thing. This seems so odd to me, as they are all terrestrial species so it makes me think they are uncomfortable in their enclosures.
I wonder if it can be related to a few things, so let me describe where they live first.
They each are in hobby lobby cases with drilled holes. They have dry coconut husk substrate and they each have a water dish, hide, and a plant.
Their enclosures are on a shelf in a very small closet in my office. I open the closet bi-fold door a bit to let in air when I am not in sessions. Because I am around during the day, this does let in some light. I also leave the door open a bit for air circulation when I leave at night.
My office is fairly quiet, but not always. They hear me talk with my patients all day long and the clinic restroom is on the other side of the closet so they share a wall with the sink. I do not observe a lot of noise coming from there. There is not banging or anything loud.
When I see them on the sides of their enclosures they are all on the west facing side, the side of the building we are in, and away from the light (the closet door is east facing).
It's just about spring time in Seattle so we are actually starting to have a bit more sunlight. I keep the blinds drawn in my office and use a few lamps when I am in there, so it's light but not overly so (like overhead lights or something).
Okay so here's what I am wondering:
-Are they just being Ts?
-Do they have enough air? Is it possible that they struggling because they are in that tiny closet and they are on the side because that's where the holes are?
-Could this be related to light? For all I know, they are happily chilling on the ground until I come in and turn on lights and crack open the closet. In which case, is it better for me to darken the room a bit more?
One other thing I've considered is to replace the closet door with a blackout curtain which will block out light but also facilitate air circulation so I don't have to open the door in that way to check on them and to let the air circulate.
Thanks for reading all of this. I have seriously been scratching my head, seeing all 3 of my Ts doing this same behavior at the same time.
I've had my sub adult F G pulchripes for about 6 weeks now. She's a lovely one and I'm very confused because she hangs out on the side of the enclosure pretty much anytime I look at her. The substrate is completely dry and she has a hide.
Now I'm noticing that the others are doing this too, and they are all facing in the same direction. So (large, probably ready to sex at next molt) sling A anax and AF E sp "red" have been doing the same thing. This seems so odd to me, as they are all terrestrial species so it makes me think they are uncomfortable in their enclosures.
I wonder if it can be related to a few things, so let me describe where they live first.
They each are in hobby lobby cases with drilled holes. They have dry coconut husk substrate and they each have a water dish, hide, and a plant.
Their enclosures are on a shelf in a very small closet in my office. I open the closet bi-fold door a bit to let in air when I am not in sessions. Because I am around during the day, this does let in some light. I also leave the door open a bit for air circulation when I leave at night.
My office is fairly quiet, but not always. They hear me talk with my patients all day long and the clinic restroom is on the other side of the closet so they share a wall with the sink. I do not observe a lot of noise coming from there. There is not banging or anything loud.
When I see them on the sides of their enclosures they are all on the west facing side, the side of the building we are in, and away from the light (the closet door is east facing).
It's just about spring time in Seattle so we are actually starting to have a bit more sunlight. I keep the blinds drawn in my office and use a few lamps when I am in there, so it's light but not overly so (like overhead lights or something).
Okay so here's what I am wondering:
-Are they just being Ts?
-Do they have enough air? Is it possible that they struggling because they are in that tiny closet and they are on the side because that's where the holes are?
-Could this be related to light? For all I know, they are happily chilling on the ground until I come in and turn on lights and crack open the closet. In which case, is it better for me to darken the room a bit more?
One other thing I've considered is to replace the closet door with a blackout curtain which will block out light but also facilitate air circulation so I don't have to open the door in that way to check on them and to let the air circulate.
Thanks for reading all of this. I have seriously been scratching my head, seeing all 3 of my Ts doing this same behavior at the same time.