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The spider left burrow and did a bit of walking today. I gave it a cricket, the cricket immediately went under fake plants, hiding. The spider still got it in few minutes, carried the cricket to the burrow and I am guessing finished the meal. Alarm cancelled for some time! :D
That spider spent 2 weeks without changing position! Today I decided to check if it was alive or dead. I know about "the death curl" but the spider was wedged in the corner so it may not happen or may not be obvious. I didn't have time in the morning so I only tapped on glass next to spider -...
I had Salmon Pink for a few years. I keep all my spiders in my bedroom so they have to put up with my snoring. I keep temperature low-ish for my sleep. All spiders seem to be OK with conditions. I wouldn't worry too much about vibrations. Room temperature is OK, even on low side. The humidity in...
I don't do that for several reasons.
1. The spider is usually not active day time and never took prey immediately. It disappeared during a night most of times.
2. The sign of molting was always obvious - the spider inside of nest, the entrance closed with web.
3. The nest is in the place that is...
I tend not to disturb mine while they are eating. Each spider has a hiding place if needed, usually more than one. For small interventions they go there if they feel they need to. Salmon pink is not interested if it is not food, a bit of noise means it is too big to be edible, as long I am a...
Mine is like that. I can't see it eating and crickets are not eaten immediately. It is nocturnal, it doesn't like the floor. It likes hiding, for first 6 months I had just a diorama with twigs and fake plants. But there was poop on glass so the spider was alive and eating. So I just trust...