Hello all,
I'm new to arachnoboards as a member, but have often viewed the many great articles and discussions pertaining to tarantulas and scorpions.
I recently bought a small salmon pink birdeater, Not sure if its what you'd call a spiderling, with about a 2 1/2 inch legspan. The tank is kept warm and humid. I'm using coconut fiber bedding with a fake plant, a water dish, and a clay hide. Nice and simple.
He/she (waiting for a molt to find out) seemed great at the start, spending the first night exploring it's tank and even feeding. Then, however, it dug out a large burrow in its clay hide and to my knowledge hasn't come out since (about a week - 10 days). From the research I've done it seems this is a particularly bold/active species, often totally neglecting a hide. It has fed twice since I got it, once the first night and again 4 days later. it still hasn't left the burrow, and now it seems to be refusing food as well.
Should I be worried? Perhaps a molt is approaching, but I'm not sure how to know...any feedback would be greatly appreciated
-Johnzo
I'm new to arachnoboards as a member, but have often viewed the many great articles and discussions pertaining to tarantulas and scorpions.
I recently bought a small salmon pink birdeater, Not sure if its what you'd call a spiderling, with about a 2 1/2 inch legspan. The tank is kept warm and humid. I'm using coconut fiber bedding with a fake plant, a water dish, and a clay hide. Nice and simple.
He/she (waiting for a molt to find out) seemed great at the start, spending the first night exploring it's tank and even feeding. Then, however, it dug out a large burrow in its clay hide and to my knowledge hasn't come out since (about a week - 10 days). From the research I've done it seems this is a particularly bold/active species, often totally neglecting a hide. It has fed twice since I got it, once the first night and again 4 days later. it still hasn't left the burrow, and now it seems to be refusing food as well.
Should I be worried? Perhaps a molt is approaching, but I'm not sure how to know...any feedback would be greatly appreciated
-Johnzo