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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spidershade" data-source="post: 233561" data-attributes="member: 48547">Hi there, I’ve had my female Chilean Rose Hair, Tilly,  for 13 years. I’ve always called her my “pet rock” because she is super chill - she only ever climbs when something is wrong with her habitat and will normally relax in or around her hide. A few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened: ants attacked my house and unfortunately also attacked her habitat. Luckily, I noticed within a few hours of this happening (at 2am, I noticed she was abnormally clinging to the side of her house, being mindful to not touch the substrate) and immediately got her out of there and totally cleaned everything in her habitat and replaced her substrate. Since this incident, though, she’s been acting strange. Yesterday, she stood next to her water dish with her abdomen propped up on the side of it for hours and when she finally moved she was laid flat with her legs stretched (like T’s do post-molt, but she hasn’t molted) near her water dish. Now, she has reassumed the abdomen-on-water dish position and will probably stay there for hours again. I feed her two large crickets a week, which she happily eats, and keep her water dish full. The ants did attack mainly near and underneath her water dish (the substrate was moist there) so maybe she’s guarding that area? I’m unsure. I just want to be sure that she’s okay and that I’m caring for her properly. Also, does her abdomen look alright from the photo I’ve provided? To me, it looks really flat from that angle. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!</blockquote>

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