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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eighth Eye Blind" data-source="post: 241345" data-attributes="member: 49683">Totally agree with everything Trooper says.Just wanted to add that T. verdezi normally doesn't dig deep burrows. In the wild they tend to prefer a silk-free dugout under a rock or log. They're more of an "artist's studio" than a "Palace of Versailles" type of spider.If your T is digging deep it may be in pre-molt, but it might also be that your substrate is too damp. These guys live in semi-arid thorn forests where the ground is typically dry. Not bone-dry like a true desert but dry enough that there isn't free moisture readily available. They don't do too well with too much humidity. They'll dig during the rainy season to try and find dry layers of soil.If you've been misting the enclosure you may want to cut back on that and just provide a water dish to see if that helps.</blockquote>