FireSpider
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- May 2, 2015
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- 19
I have a 3.5" or so Aphonopelma Chalcodes, confirmed female, purchased from a highly reputable dealer. I've had her for a month now, but she doesn't seem to have ever"settled in" like my others. She'll run circles around the cage and scrabble wildly at the glass trying to climb for hours (she never makes it more than a few inches up before sliding back down, but this doesn't seem to discourage her). She's also kicked hairs to the point her butt is completely bare. She has eaten a few times, but not nearly as aggressively as my other Ts. I know tarantulas can be weird, but this doesn't seem right.
She's in a 10 gallon cage with about 5" of bone-dry Eco-earth bedding, an appropriately-sized half log hide (which she'll sit on top of but never under), and a large water bowl. The temps are 70-76 degrees or so. Her set-up is identical in every way to those of my rose hairs, all of which are fat, calm, and generally seem content in every way. I thought the husbandry for all desert species was pretty much the same, but maybe there's something special A. Chalcodes needs? I'm thinking of adding more bedding since she can't climb over the edge like my rose hairs, and maybe some different choices of hides, but really don't know what else I could try. Any ideas would be appreciated.
By the way, there's no pattern to when she freaks out running and scrabbling either.
She's in a 10 gallon cage with about 5" of bone-dry Eco-earth bedding, an appropriately-sized half log hide (which she'll sit on top of but never under), and a large water bowl. The temps are 70-76 degrees or so. Her set-up is identical in every way to those of my rose hairs, all of which are fat, calm, and generally seem content in every way. I thought the husbandry for all desert species was pretty much the same, but maybe there's something special A. Chalcodes needs? I'm thinking of adding more bedding since she can't climb over the edge like my rose hairs, and maybe some different choices of hides, but really don't know what else I could try. Any ideas would be appreciated.
By the way, there's no pattern to when she freaks out running and scrabbling either.