My stripe Knee is hiding?

[BigWeezy911]

When i first got my stripe knee, he would just camp out on the dirt and not really move, This happened for about 5 days when i first got him. Now he has been inside his cave for about a week never coming out!?!?. I am a little worried about him but i also dont want to bother him. Is this normal for a strip knee?

[Lover of 8 legs]

It certainly is. Same thing happened to my A seemani when I got her. She fed voraciously and was always visible. She had access to a hide but never used it. After about 3 weeks, she dug a burrow behind the hide and has been using that ever since. She has molted once since I got her and now has a regular routine. She comes out of her hide every day at around 4 P.M. and is still out when I go to bed. I'm not sure when she goes back to her burrow. She climbs sometimes but not high & not for long. She eats well & she takes crickets almost from the tweezers.

[edesign]

a quick bit of basic research in to these species reveals that they live in burrows...

when a T is moved to a new tank or even just rehoused they often take a few days to a few weeks to settle in and find/make a new home...this is what your T did

[Leiurus87]

mine often seals its burrow with dirt and i am never ever able to see it except for the burrow up against the glass.

[bonesmama]

My 2 seemanis normally hibernate for 7-8 mos. a year. I may have a sighting.....of some legs when it's time for them to come out and eat for a couple of months. They are not the most exciting T's to own....they're not even in the top 50 of the most exciting T's to own....actually, I forget what they look like...

[bodar]

yeah sounds about right to me. mine is out for awhile then back in its burrow for a while. cant make up its mind

[slingshot71]

Mine stays out in the open most of the time, but it is not abnormal for one to stay hidden for long periods of time.

Yours sounds normal to me.

[Anklebitr]

mine often seals its burrow with dirt and i am never ever able to see it except for the burrow up against the glass.

My sling did the same thing in the little hide I gave him.