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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 171729" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>If that the heat mat behind her? As octanejunkie said digging to escape heat is a natural thing for a sling to do. They are use to the heat coming from above. (The Sun.) So when it is hot, they dig to escape the heat. But if the heat mat is beneath them, they end up digging into even hotter conditions & it is far from uncommon. Sadly. For T's to cook to death when heat mats are under their enclosure. </p><p></p><p>One of my T albopilosum's moved some substrate out from under her half flower pot & then webbed herself in. A few weeks later she popped out for a few days & then went back for a few weeks more. When she came out the second time it was permanently & a week or two later she molted. T's burrowing & then webbing themselves in for weeks at a time is perfectly normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 171729, member: 29323"] If that the heat mat behind her? As octanejunkie said digging to escape heat is a natural thing for a sling to do. They are use to the heat coming from above. (The Sun.) So when it is hot, they dig to escape the heat. But if the heat mat is beneath them, they end up digging into even hotter conditions & it is far from uncommon. Sadly. For T's to cook to death when heat mats are under their enclosure. One of my T albopilosum's moved some substrate out from under her half flower pot & then webbed herself in. A few weeks later she popped out for a few days & then went back for a few weeks more. When she came out the second time it was permanently & a week or two later she molted. T's burrowing & then webbing themselves in for weeks at a time is perfectly normal. [/QUOTE]
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