climbing rosie?

[Grammostola in my heart]

hey! my rosie is constantly climbing. i just moved her to a 5 gallon tank, and she climbed the silicon glue,and nearly fell. so i put her in a temp enclosure so the 5 gal could dry (yes i know about the humididty thing) but shes still climbing even though shes on bone dry substrate. help!

 

[MatthewM1]

Its also a settling into a new enclosure thing. It can take a while for them to get adjusted, especially older T's

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

yeah. shes abotu 4 inches, and in premolt

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

but its weird. i moistened her old enclosure, one half was SOAKED and she didnt care

 

[HungryGhost]

It takes them a little while to get comfortable with new substrate. Once they web up the ground a little they settle in. It's too late now but rehousing a T in pre-molt is not a good idea. Rehousing put a lot of stress on them and you don't want to stress them out during a molt.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

yeah. the reason im rehousing her is because if she were to molt in her old home, she probably wouldnt fit. its funny because my pulchripes and emilia molted no more than a DAY after i transferred them. its weird because the day before they molted they were both eating

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

even if she were to fall, should i be worried? its a five inch drop onto cushiony substrate. shes 4 inches

 

[Tara Russell]

Hopefully I was right about that fine also your Golden Knee does he or she molt a lot? Or they're slow growers?

 

[Tara Russell]

Also do you think a small soda bottle cap is to big for a 1'' to be drinking out of?

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

well, i powerfeed ALL my t's, so yeah. she molts every other month. its good that i powerfeed my brachypelma emilia bc she has leg problems. when i got her as a 1/4 2nd instar, she had 7 legs. then once her leg grew back, she broke a different leg in a molt. now the leas are all good.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

yes. too big.you know those googly eyes that we used to use in arts and crafts? find one, cut off the paper on the back, remove the "pupil" and then fill it

 

[Tara Russell]

yes. too big.you know those googly eyes that we used to use in arts and crafts? find one, cut off the paper on the back, remove the "pupil" and then fill it

Thanks for letting me know and that sounds like a good idea

 

[MatthewM1]

yes. too big.you know those googly eyes that we used to use in arts and crafts? find one, cut off the paper on the back, remove the "pupil" and then fill it

I really like this idea. For my little ones I get these little clear dishes that have similar lids to the vials many people use for slings. And use those lids for dishes they are only about a mm deep.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

thanks!

 

[Sabeth]

Hi, there…

My G. rosea climbs all the time, it's perfectly normal. At 4 inches, a height of 5 sounds fine; the recommended height is about the same as the T's leg span, and definitely no higher than twice that, so you're good. At her size, though, I wouldn't power-feed her. Roses eat very little in the wild, particularly in winter. Around 6-8 crickets a month is ideal; you can feed even less in the colder months.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

yeah i dont power her cuz ive heard this

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

YES! she likes the enclosure! i dried everything and now i have a happy rosie

 

[Dean Whitlock]

My GSR climbs all the time, like Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible.
It's fine, mines fallen about 3 times causing my heart to jump outta my chest.

I'm just buzzing after 6 weeks and she's finally used her hide, which I've built to have a side window so I can still view.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

Hi there.
You have nothing to worry about. I also have a climbing G.Rosea .Please upload some photos after her molt.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

i would, but i dont own a camera