Rebecca74
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I have a huntsman which is still fairly juvenile and around two inches in leg span when stretched out.
I keep her on the coffee table next to the sofa and I noticed a strange sound which I could hear above the television.
She's drumming/vibrating her front legs (not her palps) really quickly and firmly against the container sides and it's a fast staccato drumming around the same speed as a cats purr. It's also noticeably loud.
She'll then get very active and start running everywhere, then stop again, start the drumming. She's also not in the classic flattened, legs bent forwards crab stance typical to huntsmans, instead she has her legs bent upwards.
Another thing is that she's a frequent bather and is always cleaning herself by running her legs through her fangs. However, she is now doing something strange that looks like bathing but instead of running her legs through her fangs she's rubbing her legs up against her butt, right where her silk comes out.
In the midst of this she is also occasionally rubbing the underside of her body up against the perspects with legs on one side out straight and flat while dragging her self sideways with her other legs. Do huntsmans scent mark? Because it almost looks like this is what she's doing.
She had a molt around three weeks ago and has been gorging herself on fruit flies. Surely she's not getting ready for another molt already?
She (I'm assuming it's a female due to the long skinny palps) is defintely acting markedly strange and I've not observed her like this before.
---------- Post added 04-15-2013 at 09:44 PM ----------
I just realised she's doing the drumming with all of her legs, one at a time, not just the front ones. And the dip and sway/dragging one side of the legs and body against the edges of the container thing appears to be intensifying.
I'm torn between thinking she's sending a calling card out for a mate or she's getting ready for another molt.
I keep her on the coffee table next to the sofa and I noticed a strange sound which I could hear above the television.
She's drumming/vibrating her front legs (not her palps) really quickly and firmly against the container sides and it's a fast staccato drumming around the same speed as a cats purr. It's also noticeably loud.
She'll then get very active and start running everywhere, then stop again, start the drumming. She's also not in the classic flattened, legs bent forwards crab stance typical to huntsmans, instead she has her legs bent upwards.
Another thing is that she's a frequent bather and is always cleaning herself by running her legs through her fangs. However, she is now doing something strange that looks like bathing but instead of running her legs through her fangs she's rubbing her legs up against her butt, right where her silk comes out.
In the midst of this she is also occasionally rubbing the underside of her body up against the perspects with legs on one side out straight and flat while dragging her self sideways with her other legs. Do huntsmans scent mark? Because it almost looks like this is what she's doing.
She had a molt around three weeks ago and has been gorging herself on fruit flies. Surely she's not getting ready for another molt already?
She (I'm assuming it's a female due to the long skinny palps) is defintely acting markedly strange and I've not observed her like this before.
---------- Post added 04-15-2013 at 09:44 PM ----------
I just realised she's doing the drumming with all of her legs, one at a time, not just the front ones. And the dip and sway/dragging one side of the legs and body against the edges of the container thing appears to be intensifying.
I'm torn between thinking she's sending a calling card out for a mate or she's getting ready for another molt.
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