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<blockquote data-quote="kayshuhveehill" data-source="post: 176584" data-attributes="member: 30885"><p>I have a t. vagans that has dug a pretty extensive tunnel for herself, but I'm curious if anyone has ever had a burrowing spider that has caused their substrate to collapse on them inadvertently? I live in Colorado, USA (a very low-humidity state, and we have forced air running in our home and a fan running 24/7 because our temps can reach the triple digits some days). I understand that t. vagans don't need <strong>moist</strong> substrate per se, but I'm wondering if mine is possibly too dry and might collapse on her? What is a good rule of thumb on how moist the soil should be for t. vagans, if at all? Should I even be worried? Maybe she has an innate sense of where the most sturdy soil is and will only burrow where she knows she's safe....I'm just a worried keeper and don't want to wake up to a squished spider.</p><p></p><p>As a side note, I believe she's extending her tunnel in preparation to molt, as that's what she's done for the past 2 or 3 molts. Her enclosure is only 4 or 5" tall and wide, and she's about 2" I believe (that's a total rough estimate, as her last molt is buried in her tunnel and she rarely comes out of her burrow unless she's hungry ).</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the help!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]47478[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]47479[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]47480[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kayshuhveehill, post: 176584, member: 30885"] I have a t. vagans that has dug a pretty extensive tunnel for herself, but I'm curious if anyone has ever had a burrowing spider that has caused their substrate to collapse on them inadvertently? I live in Colorado, USA (a very low-humidity state, and we have forced air running in our home and a fan running 24/7 because our temps can reach the triple digits some days). I understand that t. vagans don't need [B]moist[/B] substrate per se, but I'm wondering if mine is possibly too dry and might collapse on her? What is a good rule of thumb on how moist the soil should be for t. vagans, if at all? Should I even be worried? Maybe she has an innate sense of where the most sturdy soil is and will only burrow where she knows she's safe....I'm just a worried keeper and don't want to wake up to a squished spider. As a side note, I believe she's extending her tunnel in preparation to molt, as that's what she's done for the past 2 or 3 molts. Her enclosure is only 4 or 5" tall and wide, and she's about 2" I believe (that's a total rough estimate, as her last molt is buried in her tunnel and she rarely comes out of her burrow unless she's hungry ). Thanks for the help! [ATTACH type="full" align="left"]47478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]47479[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]47480[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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