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<blockquote data-quote="Nicolas C" data-source="post: 75610" data-attributes="member: 3795"><p>Hello Scott.</p><p></p><p>This is the experience I had with my Haplos:</p><p></p><p>- Some (not all) take time to settle, weeks or even months. It's up to them until they feel ready. One of mine began to dig a deep burrow after four months when she prepared to molt (since, she stayed deep down). You can pre dig a burrow to help, but there's nothing else to do than wait.</p><p></p><p>- Haplopelma are one of the few genera that really need deep burrows to thrive. I'd suggest you, as yours hasn't settled yet, to take the opportunity to give her more substrate. 7-8 inches, or even 10 inches are good. It means maybe your enclosure isn't the right sized one for a burrowing sp. But if you don't wanna change, you can simply add more substrate in half of the enclosure (and build a slope) to increase the depth for the burrow. In your picture, I'd almost double the amount of dirt in half of the enclosure.</p><p></p><p>- Moisture wise, your substrate looks good. Haplopelma don't like it too dry...</p><p></p><p>- Once an Haplo has settled down, it's better not to disturb her anymore and leave her be. Don't change the substrate unless there is a big pest problems. As they take time to feel secure and build a burrow, it's better not to destroy it too often.</p><p></p><p>- If you don't give her too much food, you will catch her at the entrance of the burrow at nightfall, waiting for a prey to come... Quite a sight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicolas C, post: 75610, member: 3795"] Hello Scott. This is the experience I had with my Haplos: - Some (not all) take time to settle, weeks or even months. It's up to them until they feel ready. One of mine began to dig a deep burrow after four months when she prepared to molt (since, she stayed deep down). You can pre dig a burrow to help, but there's nothing else to do than wait. - Haplopelma are one of the few genera that really need deep burrows to thrive. I'd suggest you, as yours hasn't settled yet, to take the opportunity to give her more substrate. 7-8 inches, or even 10 inches are good. It means maybe your enclosure isn't the right sized one for a burrowing sp. But if you don't wanna change, you can simply add more substrate in half of the enclosure (and build a slope) to increase the depth for the burrow. In your picture, I'd almost double the amount of dirt in half of the enclosure. - Moisture wise, your substrate looks good. Haplopelma don't like it too dry... - Once an Haplo has settled down, it's better not to disturb her anymore and leave her be. Don't change the substrate unless there is a big pest problems. As they take time to feel secure and build a burrow, it's better not to destroy it too often. - If you don't give her too much food, you will catch her at the entrance of the burrow at nightfall, waiting for a prey to come... Quite a sight! [/QUOTE]
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