Why is my Tarantula scratching its face?

[Ogut]

Hello,
I recently got myself a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens female, and I habe to say, she is wonderful. I love how active she is and how well she eats.
Now to my question. When I woke up this morning I saw her seemingly scratching herself and she's been on it for hours since. I read that the curling of her front legs is a sign of dehydration, but she just ate a roach yesterday.
I am a little worried not gonna lie, so I would appreciate if anyone could tell me what's going on.

 

[Goopyguy56]

It's probably just grooming. Sometimes I panic when it looks like they are curling there legs. Sometimes I tapp on the side of the enclosure and they stop

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Probably grooming

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1995012840512145

 

[Ogut]

Oh, I didn't know they had this type of behaviour. Well that makes me glad, she also stopped recently and started wandering the enclosure again. Thanks for your answers.

 

[Colorado Ts]

I am unable to see the video with either the iPad or my phone...can anyone describe what is happening?

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I am unable to see the video with either the iPad or my phone...can anyone describe what is happening?

I didn't even see the vid when I initially posted but it is grooming

 

[Ungoliant]

Now to my question. When I woke up this morning I saw her seemingly scratching herself and she's been on it for hours since. I read that the curling of her front legs is a sign of dehydration, but she just ate a roach yesterday.
I am a little worried not gonna lie, so I would appreciate if anyone could tell me what's going on.

I see the video when I click the attachment link. That is grooming, which is normal (and adorable).

Sometimes all of the legs on one side are involved:

Or they may stick their feet in their mouth to clean them:

 

[Vanessa]

Hello,
I recently got myself a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens female, and I habe to say, she is wonderful. I love how active she is and how well she eats.
Now to my question. When I woke up this morning I saw her seemingly scratching herself and she's been on it for hours since. I read that the curling of her front legs is a sign of dehydration, but she just ate a roach yesterday.
I am a little worried not gonna lie, so I would appreciate if anyone could tell me what's going on.

It looks like normal grooming to me. That enclosure that you have her in is not appropriate. It is too high and with too little substrate in it - making it a risk of her being injured in a fall.

 

[Ogut]

It looks like normal grooming to me. That enclosure that you have her in is not appropriate. It is too high and with too little substrate in it - making it a risk of her being injured in a fall.

Ok, I'll fill it up with a bit more substrate.
I initially set the enclosure up like that because I read that C. Cyaneopubescens are semi-arborial, and it seemed like she liked to climb the cork bark and hasn't borrowed yet nor used the burrow I provided her.

 

[Vanessa]

The semi-arboreal thing has been addressed very recently in this thread...

Chromatopelma Cyanopubsequence advice needed!

Hey, so I would love some advice. I have a juvenile chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (my second T, unsexed but refer to as he), and I have read many threads, watched many videos, and spent a lot of time researching this tarantula. I read that they were semi arboreal, and given the first thing my T...

arachnoboards.com

 

[Ogut]

The semi-arboreal thing has been addressed very recently in this thread...

Chromatopelma Cyanopubsequence advice needed!

Hey, so I would love some advice. I have a juvenile chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (my second T, unsexed but refer to as he), and I have read many threads, watched many videos, and spent a lot of time researching this tarantula. I read that they were semi arboreal, and given the first thing my T...

arachnoboards.com

Thanks for redirecting me to this thread. I'll do what has to be done I guess. More substrate it is then.

 

[viper69]

Probably pulling its setae out, they do this when there's a viral pandemic.