Piderman
Arachnopeon
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- Jul 1, 2013
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My L Parahybana of about 6-7in has made a habit lately of climbing upside down on the screen lid of the tank. Others have said theirs do this when the enclosure is dry. I misted more often and continue to exchange his water, and this seemed to stop the climbing. I then replaced the old substrate and added much more so he couldn't hurt himself in a fall. Two days late he's back at it. I've also noticed him hooking his fangs through the screen mesh (it's sturdy mesh and there are books on top for weight, I'm not concerned about an escape). Upon closer inspection I noticed one of his fangs are chipped, broken off at the tip. I don't feed him anything large or tough enough to do such damage, i can only guess it's from biting the screen. I'm concerned about him hurting the other fang or doing enough damage to prevent himself from properly feeding. I've both increased and decreased humidity to try and find an ideal zone so he's not trying to "get away" from the substrate, but he's still climbing. Could this be just exploration? Anyone else ever have these problems?