Gloria throwing a tantrum.

[Andrew Ferguson]

I, like most of you will check on your tarantula first thing in the morning and last thing at night.
Last night after Heroes I went to check on Gloria before heading off to bed. It would appear she has had a tantrum and flipped her plant pot hide over 180 degrees. The bottom of the plant pot was into the corner near where the tape measure is. Now look where it is!

I'm telling you, since she moulted, she has really gained an attitude. Before, she would shy away from crickets, almost like a little girl (sorry ladies, I'm not sexist, honest!!). Now she almost gives them a quick glance before grabbing a cricket.

[Dee Pluck]

the bigger they get the more they like to mess a nice tidy tank. lol

one thing i do is not cut a plant pot in half, instead i sink it into
the soil about half way so the spider is still getting the same size
space to hide in but this way its secure into the ground and
they cant flip it.

(i also cover the top with soil too so you cant see the plant pot
just a hiding place for the T, you get a another level the T can climb
on too. but its just cosmetic for my sake really)

[Dee Pluck]

just a side note, i think you can do without the stone in the
water dish.
once her leg span is bigger than the dish she'll be fine.
(if drowning was the reason for the stone)

[Kate Arbon]

My G. rosea did the exact same thing the other day, but she did a load of digging and half-buried the flipped flowerpot as well. And both my GBBs started trashing their tanks yesterday. I think the warmer weather has sent them all a bit crazy.

[Andrew Ferguson]

just a side note, i think you can do without the stone in the
water dish.
once her leg span is bigger than the dish she'll be fine.
(if drowning was the reason for the stone)

Ha ha. Its only to prevent the crickets from drowning. Somehow I get the impression they are more stupid than the tarantula and require all the help they can get. Daft? I know

[Ray Hale]

You know it doesnt matter how much you make their home look just right they will do what they like. thats why these days I fill the tank with substrate make a dent in the soil and put the spider in. After two days theya have settled in and then I introduce hides etc.

ray

[Andrew Ferguson]

I'll try that Ray. We are moving house pretty soon (fingers crossed) so once we get through the doors and Gloria is out of her travelling compartment (which is yet to be found/bought) I'll definitely try that method.

[Dee Pluck]

Ha ha. Its only to prevent the crickets from drowning. Somehow I get the impression they are more stupid than the tarantula and require all the help they can get. Daft? I know

lol, ****runs and hides in shame******

of course it is. doh!

[Nicola Dolby]

Tarantulas eh. I stupidly put a bit of cork bark in my B. smithi's tank, standing vertical and looking "arty". He's now kicked it over and dragged it off to his cave. He's sone nothing special with it, just leaves it outside to stand on when he's in the mood.
I did the ame for my B. bohemi. That ones now lying over by the water bowl. He stands on it to sunbathe and keeps one foot hanging over thee edge in the water to keep cool. Blooming thing thinks he's a lizard!

[jason holland]

lol. this is why i love tarantulas so much... there such crazy little critters

[matthew spooner]

i like to think of tarantulas as the lawrence llewlyn bowens of the animal world lol. i make a point of never puttin much decoration in with a tarantula because nine times out of ten, i make it look nice and pretty and over night, the T usually decides that it doesnt like what i have put in there and where i have put it and moves things to where it wants it. i had a t.blondi and put the sticker sucker plants for fish tanks in there, it ripped all 3 of them off, moved 2 of them to a different place and buried the other one at the opposite end of the tank. now all they get is half a plant pot, which if they move i just leave it where they put it but make sure it is the right way up for them to hide under, they have their water dish and i have this thing about putting spider man figures in the tank in weird and funny positions as decoration, strangely this seems to be the only thing they dont move lol, they must have good taste.
put a pot of paint and a brush in the tank and see what sort of ideas she comes up with for her home lol

[Andrew Ferguson]

i have this thing about putting spider man figures in the tank in weird and funny positions as decoration, strangely this seems to be the only thing they dont move lol, they must have good taste.

No way!! I thought about this but thought it would be taking my geekdom to a too high a level

Great minds obviously think alike Matthew.

[matthew spooner]

No way!! I thought about this but thought it would be taking my geekdom to a too high a level

Great minds obviously think alike Matthew.

they certainly do andrew lol. i just think it adds a bit of fun to them