Hi,
this isn't adding anything new, as most people understand that a spider needs time to settle down and set up shop when re-housed. this is just my own recent observation to add to the data.
I bought a Selenocosmia javanensis from The Spider Shop recently, and i'd be an ungrateful sort if i didn't also do a spot of advertising here. Lee has priced these very low for what they are, and they don't show up fantastically in pictures, but these spiders are beautiful. mine is in need of a moult, and still she has amazing subtle colouration and grace of form, and is also a pretty decent size! i would fully recommend these!!!
when she first arrived, she was incredibly defensive. my first sight of her, she went into a panicky threat display, and when i didn't go away, she darted under her bark as soon as possible.
she's had a few weeks now to settle in and eat lots of food, and her behaviour is now entirely different. she will sit perfectly still (under the illusion this makes her invisible) and wait for me to leave. she is obviously now accustomed to her surroundings enough to feel like she is camouflaged and thus safe...with a safe hide to duck under if danger persists.
also, she's eaten alot and put on a decent amount of weight, so it's possible hunger made her excitable, too. i always offer a housewarming cricket or two if i can, as the spider usually grabs the prey and starts laying down silk, which is a good way for her to make the area feel like home.
these are excitable spiders, but as i always like to say, they are in no way aggressive (except to food). they are far more scared of us than we are of them, and would always rather run and hide than fight.
this isn't adding anything new, as most people understand that a spider needs time to settle down and set up shop when re-housed. this is just my own recent observation to add to the data.
I bought a Selenocosmia javanensis from The Spider Shop recently, and i'd be an ungrateful sort if i didn't also do a spot of advertising here. Lee has priced these very low for what they are, and they don't show up fantastically in pictures, but these spiders are beautiful. mine is in need of a moult, and still she has amazing subtle colouration and grace of form, and is also a pretty decent size! i would fully recommend these!!!
when she first arrived, she was incredibly defensive. my first sight of her, she went into a panicky threat display, and when i didn't go away, she darted under her bark as soon as possible.
she's had a few weeks now to settle in and eat lots of food, and her behaviour is now entirely different. she will sit perfectly still (under the illusion this makes her invisible) and wait for me to leave. she is obviously now accustomed to her surroundings enough to feel like she is camouflaged and thus safe...with a safe hide to duck under if danger persists.
also, she's eaten alot and put on a decent amount of weight, so it's possible hunger made her excitable, too. i always offer a housewarming cricket or two if i can, as the spider usually grabs the prey and starts laying down silk, which is a good way for her to make the area feel like home.
these are excitable spiders, but as i always like to say, they are in no way aggressive (except to food). they are far more scared of us than we are of them, and would always rather run and hide than fight.
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