Wolf spider burrowed itself,help!?

Chuckiee

Chuckiee

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5 days ago when I wanted to feed my burrowing wolf spider I couldn't see her anywhere in jar so I thought she probably burrowed herself in the ground and I left it like that...but what worries me is she's still not coming out,I haven't seen her in those 5 days at all,what should I do? Should I leave it like that or dig her out?
 
Blackout14

Blackout14

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Leave her unless something is heavy in the cage she probably burrowed to molt..she got in she can get out :)
 
Blackout14

Blackout14

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If your really worried you can dig her out but more then likely you will just find one angry spider :)
 
Chuckiee

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Blackout14 said:
That too^^
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Just a little update,she's still burrowed in the soil and I have tried gently tapping the soil to atleast find where is she...and I have found that one place is made out of web but covered with ground...should I open it up or just leave it still after 14 days?
 
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Chuckiee said:
Just a little update,she's still burrowed in the soil and I have tried gently tapping the soil to atleast find where is she...and I have found that one place is made out of web but covered with ground...should I open it up or just leave it still after 14 days?
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Dollars to Donut's she's making a sac! Leave her alone...
 
Tigrosa

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Leave her alone. She dug it for a reason. If your wolf spider is Geolycosa, well... that's what they do. They're a pet hole. If you excavate her, you're very likely to stress her out, injure her, or worse, disturb a molt, all of which could potentially kill her. Not to mention, she's going to dig a new one as soon as she has the chance, and that is a very taxing and drawn-out process for the spider. You don't want to cause her that much trouble.

Wolf spiders are tough, but they're also nervous spiders that stress easily. In addition, they're fragile... like a small terrestrial tarantula, they're bulky, heavy, and easily damaged. Digging her up is definitely not something you want to do. If she closed off her burrow, it's for a reason. She'll come up for food and water as needed. She knows what she's doing... after all, she is the spider :p
 
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