Terrestrial vs. fossorial

[Whitelightning777]

I have the same hide for my "showcase" spider, Emily. It worx well for her. She is an LP that recently molted and is around 4" now. Your HP is very colorful. Sure he didn't get into some mustard?? My only other two Ts are a couple of A. avics that answer to Elvira and Esmeralda. One just molted today in her web and I don't know what to do next. Should I just leave the molt and web alone or remove the web and molt? I can't take the out the molt w/o screwing up her web. Any ideas would sure be helpful.

Mine also uses the hide more as a platform, especially if I water the frog moss with water to cool to her liking.

Her last molt was also out in the open.

I previously used a skull as a hide but she got to chubby to use it. I got a few threat postures when she couldn't get inside when I was maintaining the cage.

Where can you get blue and gold mustard?

Currently, my H pulchripes is out to a breeder because he matured. I got a pair of P vittata slings one suspect it's each sex. If the pairing succeeds I'll get 2 or 3 H pulchripes slings in return.

 

[Tortoise Tom]

Terrestrial:

Fossorial:

 

[Ed Zeppelin]

Gotcha. I have an LP that often likes use her half-round as a perch but I think her favorite spot is on that rock. She digs a little under her hide but not a whole lot. In addition to the standard cricket fare she likes doobie roaches. My A. avics don't seem to care for them. I may try superworms on the LP just to change it up a bit. In case you're wondering why there's a desert scene for the LP enclosure it's bcuz the rain forest motif was back ordered and I didn't feel like waiting.

 

[Arachnoclown]

This was around the last time I saw my baboon. Been under ground ever since. I can see shadows of it in there moving around. Going to rehouse it soon...that will be fun.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Gotcha. I have an LP that often likes use her half-round as a perch but I think her favorite spot is on that rock. She digs a little under her hide but not a whole lot. In addition to the standard cricket fare she likes doobie roaches. My A. avics don't seem to care for them. I may try superworms on the LP just to change it up a bit. In case you're wondering why there's a desert scene for the LP enclosure it's bcuz the rain forest motif was back ordered and I didn't feel like waiting.

In my opinion, that's ideal for a Lasiodora. These guys like to let the freak flag fly out in the open & it's a lot easier for them to run down feeders when there isn't as much clutter.

They are big girthy tarantulas and I've observed roaches trying to wedge themselves into corners, usually resulting in the tarantula flinging substrate like a psycho poo flinging monkey in most cases to get it.

Although it isn't really fitting a desert motif, I'd suggest trying out a patch of frog moss. I'm pretty sure your LP will basically stay on it forever especially if you keep it moist.

 

[Enn49]

Someone once suggested giving my LPs a flat rock to sit on so I bought a couple of slate tiles. They both seemed to love it and even now my female spends most of her time sitting on it. If she's not on the slate she's on top of her cork bark.

 

[Whitelightning777]

What I like about the frog moss is the safety factor as well. If she should somehow fall on it from the lid upside down, it would be a gentle landing.

Hard surfaces make me nervous unless the height is reduced, but that's just strictly my bias.

 

[Enn49]

What I like about the frog moss is the safety factor as well. If she should somehow fall on it from the lid upside down, it would be a gentle landing.

Hard surfaces make me nervous unless the height is reduced, but that's just strictly my bias.

I put it away from the side and the gap between the substrate and the top of her terrarium it only around 1-1.5" more than her leg span.

 

[Ed Zeppelin]

Someone once suggested giving my LPs a flat rock to sit on so I bought a couple of slate tiles. They both seemed to love it and even now my female spends most of her time sitting on it. If she's not on the slate she's on top of her cork bark.

Exactamundo. My LP spends the majority of her time either on the rock or perched atop her hideaway. Why she likes that rock so much is beyond me. And she doesn't even try to climb the walls (I greased her 'lil feet) let alone get near the lid. But I do like the idea of frog moss as pointed out by Whitelightning777. Think I'll get some next trip to the store.

 

[Whitelightning777]

The other thing I like about the frog moss is that you can add moisture mostly to the moss itself instead of directly to the substrate to add a wee bit of humidity. This means you don't get that nasty splashing of substrate in the water dish if you overflow it like you can if it's not there.