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<blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 120256" data-attributes="member: 24627"><p>[ATTACH=full]25466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]25465[/ATTACH] I'm curious....I bet most of you have a unique tarantula in your collection that does not conform to the expected species behavior: in other words, what unique specimens do you have?</p><p></p><p>I have 2 bizarros.</p><p></p><p>First, is my T. Okerti. From Peru, they should be semi-arboreal. Most native Ts are found in bushes or low lying tree branches at shoulder height. Yet, my T. Okerti has never climbed and has behaved like a terrestrial. I gave her a beautiful arboreal set up with plenty of height, fake plants glued onto walls, leaning tall cork bark, etc. As you can see, all she does is live near her hide. She doesn't bury herself, but as a MF she doesn't explore much either.</p><p></p><p>Next up is my A. Calcodes. A borrower right? Not my sub-adult female. Since her last molt 2 months ago, she has lined her whole enclosure (Jamie's adult terrestrial) with a carpet of web. She now webs as much as my GBB! Anyway, she has even layered on a coat on the ceiling of the enclosure. This allows her to safely walk the walls and climb, which she does all day long. She is not interested in her hide--she has buried it. She has even webbed over her water dish.</p><p></p><p>What are your unusually behaved spiders?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WolfSpider, post: 120256, member: 24627"] [ATTACH=full]25466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]25465[/ATTACH] I'm curious....I bet most of you have a unique tarantula in your collection that does not conform to the expected species behavior: in other words, what unique specimens do you have? I have 2 bizarros. First, is my T. Okerti. From Peru, they should be semi-arboreal. Most native Ts are found in bushes or low lying tree branches at shoulder height. Yet, my T. Okerti has never climbed and has behaved like a terrestrial. I gave her a beautiful arboreal set up with plenty of height, fake plants glued onto walls, leaning tall cork bark, etc. As you can see, all she does is live near her hide. She doesn't bury herself, but as a MF she doesn't explore much either. Next up is my A. Calcodes. A borrower right? Not my sub-adult female. Since her last molt 2 months ago, she has lined her whole enclosure (Jamie's adult terrestrial) with a carpet of web. She now webs as much as my GBB! Anyway, she has even layered on a coat on the ceiling of the enclosure. This allows her to safely walk the walls and climb, which she does all day long. She is not interested in her hide--she has buried it. She has even webbed over her water dish. What are your unusually behaved spiders? [/QUOTE]
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