Why is my tarantula standing on its head?

[ParahybanaLasiodora]

I don't know why he's doing that... been like this for at least an hour. Is there something wrong or is he just being a silly goose? Species: Lasiodora Parahybana (4" ish)

 

[mantisfan101]

Encolsure looks a bit to large in regards to height, she might be stressed out as this posture is generally associated with stress.

Either that or she’s just trying to become an arboreal but still can’t get over her frar of heights

 

[Minty]

It’s waiting for you to put your face too close, so she can use her poop gun on you.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

It’s waiting for you to put your face too close, so she can use her poop gun on you.

More like "waiting for you to stick your face too close so it can hair your eyeballs to death"

 

[cold blood]

That's not a stress posture. Its not standing on its head, its just standing vertically...ts do that.

 

[BoyFromLA]

Trying so hard to imitate Pokies.

 

[Derivative]

Also that is the tarantulas prosoma not its head tarantulas aren't anthropomorphic as that would be weird.

 

[Tenebrarius]

looks its just chilling on the glass. Seen this a lot by arboreal avoiding my forceps while picking out bullies. I keep my terrestrials properly so I dont see such behavior.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Also that is the tarantulas prosoma not its head tarantulas aren't anthropomorphic as that would be weird.

Well, the prosoma/cephalothorax is basically a fused head and thorax so it kind of is

 

[Serkos]

I don't know why he's doing that... been like this for at least an hour. Is there something wrong or is he just being a silly goose? Species: Lasiodora Parahybana (4" ish)
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Did you move her recently? When I got my T for the first one or two days she was climbing around and then she calmed down (she is a b hamorii which is terrestrial)

 

[ParahybanaLasiodora]

Did you move her recently? When I got my T for the first one or two days she was climbing around and then she calmed down (she is a b hamorii which is terrestrial)

No. This is only his second home, I moved him in maybe 2 or 3 months ago.

Update, I checked on him shortly after posting this and he was back to his normal posture. He still appears to be a little stressed though. He didn't eat when I tried to feed him so maybe he's in premolt and that's why he's behaving strangely. He's due for one too.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

I don't know why he's doing that... been like this for at least an hour. Is there something wrong or is he just being a silly goose? Species: Lasiodora Parahybana (4" ish)
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Tarantulas do some funny things when they don't find a suitable place to hide in their enclosures. My interpretation of the behavior shown in the picture is that it feels more secure by squeezing itself between the glass and cork bark. Sometimes when you think your enclosure is setup perfectly for a tarantula, the tarantula disagrees.

 

[SonsofArachne]

It's trying to learn how to twerk, obviously. Show it some Youtube videos.

 

[viper69]

I don't know why he's doing that... been like this for at least an hour. Is there something wrong or is he just being a silly goose? Species: Lasiodora Parahybana (4" ish)
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nothing wrong.