Hope it burrows on the side of cage, and flip cage that direction... My KB I only see at nighttime or morning above its burrow. Its not in a 10gallon though so I can hardly see it , when it gets bigger ill give it a 10-20G. I am not sure if its male or female, but it should have hooked out at 4.5"-5" it is getting big slowly. King baboon is a awsome pet hole, IMO.
my p irminia webbed a dirt curtain near the edges, so i can clearly see her. But my two OBT's are sitting in their hide that is sealed with dirt and webbing :s i tried to get themt out by puttin the prey further but they grab it and go immediatly back in the hide, as usual although you dont see them a lot, when you get to see them its always sooo amazing and surprising 
+1 esp for opportunistic burrowers, start their burrow for them and they seem to respond. Works great for emperor scorpions (P. imperator) ime.
worked for my e murinus who actually doesn't burrow. Just sits in the pre started burrow. Couldn't tell ya why.+1 esp for opportunistic burrowers, start their burrow for them and they seem to respond. Works great for emperor scorpions (P. imperator) ime.
This is the best natural solution. I've been fortunate that all of my burrowers have burrowed along the sides, but I've also provided starter burrows there to encourage them. As long as you are not constantly flashing a flashlight at them, then they will keep their burrow there. Granted if they choose to burrow where I couldn't see them, I'd be okay, I want what is best for them, not my viewing pleasure.
Thats what i did whit the rock in the center
and the T's are abviously more important than the view, but its always great when you can see them!!
Yeah Obligate burrowers can die from the stress if they aren't housed correctly(I heard). They do not feel safe, its like would you feel safe in a warzone in the middle of a battle? Tanks coming from both sides... Thats wilderness for you.Thats what i did whit the rock in the center
Yes, but make sure you close the curtains first. You don't want any passers-by getting the wrong idea.....:biggrin:Set up a night-time tank-side vigil with a red light and a glass of wine
+1 I did this with king baboon before it outgrew pretzel jar.
I received a C.darlingi in a sterlite cage that did not allow for burrowing but she had a half log hide she used for hiding. After I got her (I wanted to plump her up before moving her) she decided to web off the log hid and now just sits out in the open. I took the opportunity to observe how not being able to burrow would affect her. From my almost year long observation I can not see any distress from her, whenever I open the cage she goes and sits in a corner until I'm done and then comes back out to her spot again. She eats and drinks with no problems and is a pretty laid back spider. Of course I do not advocate people to not allow their spiders to burrow, all of my burrowers are provided with what they need to make a nice hole to live in. After talking to the seller, it appears she has been in this container for a very long time so she may be used to her conditions and not think anything of it. I plan on rehousing her in January and I'm sure I will never see her once she decides to dig but I had fun observing her this year in her shallow container.
