Cobalt blue hanging

[Valerie]

i have a cobalt blue who has decided to hang from the cage. Is this okay ?

 

[Tomoran]

Not particularly. They can get their toes caught and lose a leg or two as they are left dangling (or get hurt from the fall). I replace my screen tops with drilled plexiglass to avoid the possibility. Plus, the cobalts need moisture, and those screen tops just allow everything to evaporate so quickly.

 

[SpiderDad61]

What he said. Worst case.....get packing tape and put a 4" border all around the top screen. Kind of like a picture frame. That way it can't climb the screen. It'll keep it from hanging.
Best case is cut thin plexi and fix it to the underside of the screen. If it's a glass enclosure, u need to drill vent holes for it tho. If u don't have plexi, ul need to completely seal it with packing tape and poke holes, or use cardboard and do the same. Mesh lids are the devil

 

[Valerie]

Thx for your replies ! She did make it down alright and has now disappeared into her "pet hole." Is there any particular reason a normally borrowing spider would venture out, hang out on the top corner opposite her borrow and then hang from the top of cage ?

 

[MassExodus]

Changes in temperature and humidity, and sometimes they act oddly before molting.

 

[Nicolas C]

Thx for your replies ! She did make it down alright and has now disappeared into her "pet hole." Is there any particular reason a normally borrowing spider would venture out, hang out on the top corner opposite her borrow and then hang from the top of cage ?

Are you sure she's a "she"? On your photo, the body shape looks a little bit as a mature male, and it's almost as if I can see the emboli at the tips of the pedipalps. But the picture isn't clear enough for me to be sure about this. If he's a mature male, then it would explain the wandering...

 

[SpiderDad61]

Are you sure she's a "she"? On your photo, the body shape looks a little bit as a mature male, and it's almost as if I can see the emboli at the tips of the pedipalps. But the picture isn't clear enough for me to be sure about this. If he's a mature male, then it would explain the wandering...

Thx for your replies ! She did make it down alright and has now disappeared into her "pet hole." Is there any particular reason a normally borrowing spider would venture out, hang out on the top corner opposite her borrow and then hang from the top of cage ?

Look closely. It's def a mature male. I'm pretty positive I can see the emboli in that photo. Mature males n females have different shaped pedipalps because the males have these emboli.
Take a clear well lit photo so we are sure, but I'm 99percent already

 

[Valerie]

now he/she has gone back into the hole, but i will try and get a better pic- i was thinking he might be a male too- but any info from u folks- the experts would be appreciated- thx

 

[Metalman2004]

What he said. Worst case.....get packing tape and put a 4" border all around the top screen. Kind of like a picture frame. That way it can't climb the screen. It'll keep it from hanging.
Best case is cut thin plexi and fix it to the underside of the screen. If it's a glass enclosure, u need to drill vent holes for it tho. If u don't have plexi, ul need to completely seal it with packing tape and poke holes, or use cardboard and do the same. Mesh lids are the devil

Good call on the tape, I hadn't heard of that. I've been putting off buying a piece of plexi but as soon as I read that i went in and taped up the screen of my gbb enclosure. Problem solved (at least for now)!

 

[SpiderDad61]

Good call on the tape, I hadn't heard of that. I've been putting off buying a piece of plexi but as soon as I read that i went in and taped up the screen of my gbb enclosure. Problem solved (at least for now)!

Yup. Good for ya!!

 

[T47]

I just purchased a cobalt blue yesterday. It has only been 24 hours, but she went right up the glass and has stayed at the cage top the whole time. I gave her a lot of substrate. I guess sometimes they do the opposite of what you expect.

 

[Tortoise Tom]

I just purchased a cobalt blue yesterday. It has only been 24 hours, but she went right up the glass and has stayed at the cage top the whole time. I gave her a lot of substrate. I guess sometimes they do the opposite of what you expect.

Two of my three did that initially too. Give them another day or two and you'll never see them again until its time to move them.

 

[T47]

I appreciate the comment. Was a little concerned. I guess I should enjoy her beauty now while she’s out. Lol. This is why I have three more t’s on the way. Quadruple my chances of seeing one to enjoy.

 

[Rs50matt]

I appreciate the comment. Was a little concerned. I guess I should enjoy her beauty now while she’s out. Lol. This is why I have three more t’s on the way. Quadruple my chances of seeing one to enjoy.

This is why for most of the people on here a collection of 1 turns into 100s

 

[T47]

 

[T47]

The white stuff trailing down the glass. Is that eurates?

 

[Rs50matt]

The white stuff trailing down the glass. Is that eurates?

It's what used to be a food item

 

[Arachnoclown]

This thread title...sounds like a hate crime.