Time of webbing

[King Sparta]

Hello,
I followed AB's advice and rehoused both my GBB and Avic. Metallica to HUGE enclosures. (no smaller ones). Should be ok. Some plastic plants in both. I was wondering, how long does it take for them to web up???
Thanks
-King Sparta

 

[pyro fiend]

realy depends on the T's.. my gbb when i got as slings each upgrade [at 1" and 2+"] they started webbing as soon as i left the room.. but it varied from each T. my MF GBB made a mat after a day but nothing more.. when i rehoused her with her mat took her another week befor she webbed anything up [still not as thick as my boys where tho] iv also had psalmos [also pretty heavy webbers] hit the ground spinning but have also had some wait a week before making a hammock then a week or two roll by and they start to web and dig.... each T is different so hard telling can be anywhere from 1 day to 1 month XD

 

[cold blood]

realy depends on the T's.. my gbb when i got as slings each upgrade [at 1" and 2+"] they started webbing as soon as i left the room.. but it varied from each T. my MF GBB made a mat after a day but nothing more.. when i rehoused her with her mat took her another week befor she webbed anything up [still not as thick as my boys where tho] iv also had psalmos [also pretty heavy webbers] hit the ground spinning but have also had some wait a week before making a hammock then a week or two roll by and they start to web and dig.... each T is different so hard telling can be anywhere from 1 day to 1 month XD

Agreed, its related to the acclimation process from what I can tell. Its the same for burrowing with obligate burrowers. I just re-housed a bunch of marshalli and ezendami slings. Some webbed instantly, others burrowed right away, but some hit the sides and are still there, a few went into a tight spot and sat scrunched up for days, then when they got comfortable, started webbing, burrowing or both.

I've had similar experiences to pyro's Psalmos. Re-housed 4 last spring, 2 literally started webbing before I got the top all the way back on, one waited a day, then went to town, the last sat in a strategic hunting location for a month, feeding well, and then out of the blue one day I awoke to a giant web tube with 3 entrances.

I say the quicker a webber webs and a burrower burrows, the better!!:biggrin:

 

[Poec54]

They spin when they've accepted their new home and feel comfortable in it. Sometimes it takes a while for them to settle in.

 

[King Sparta]

UPDATE:
My A. metallica is already webbing and is going amazing. But my GBB seems to be unhealthy. Hasn't eaten in a month. I feed it but it doesn't eat. It barely moves and just sits there scrunched up. (not in death curl)
Help!!!

 

[louise f]

When my big Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens female, changed home she was about 3 weeks to settle down and start webbing a really nice big web it is so nice.
Dont worry it will start webbing eventually.

Maybe it is time for a molting soon. how big is it ? is it getting dark on the legs.
when my girl molted last time she was sitting in the same corner for over a month or so and did not wanted to eat.

 

[King Sparta]

bout 1 inch. Rehoused yesterday. I will soon post on youtube. getting slightly darker on the legs.
Thanks

 

[louise f]

ok. i think it is time for molting soon. i hope it works out.
you are welcome.

 

[King Sparta]

Thanks. Hope that the denmark import thingie will work out as well.
-King Sparta

 

[BobGrill]

That's a surprise because Avics Usually take a while before they start webbing.

 

[King Sparta]

The avic started webbing like 2 hours after transfer. The GBB also settled down but still scrunched up and nethargic. Premolt???

 

[BobGrill]

That's not a sign of premolt.

 

[Poec54]

The GBB also settled down but still scrunched up and nethargic. Premolt???

Post pics and we can get a better idea.

---------- Post added 03-22-2015 at 04:34 PM ----------

That's a surprise because Avics Usually take a while before they start webbing.

Not if they have ample anchor points; that often encourages spinning in short time in a new enclosure.