Webbing

[Eviecoco]

This may be a silly question but around a week and a half ago I go a Tliltocatl Albopilosum (Nicaragua). She doesn’t seem to go on the substrate and climbs the glass instead but she is quite a good climber. I keep half of her viv Damp and the other dryer so she has choice but she doesn’t really walk on it and I don’t know why?

Secondly, the last few days I have noticed she’s been staying in her hollowed cork wood and has webbed up both sides quite a lot. I was wondering if this was because she is getting more settled or if it is in some way negative? I wondered if she was going to go into pre moult but I popped in a super worm and she got it quite quickly. And there are no other signs of this. Probably over worrying but wanted some advice from more experienced keepers.

 

[Enn49]

I'd let the substrate dry out, Tliltocatl come from arid areas and will be fine with just a water bowl. The frequent climbing is often because the sub is too wet for them.
It can take them a while to settle in to a new home but it's always a good sign that she's eating.

 

[Eviecoco]

I'd let the substrate dry out, Tliltocatl come from arid areas and will be fine with just a water bowl. The frequent climbing is often because the sub is too wet for them.
It can take them a while to settle in to a new home but it's always a good sign that she's eating.

Thank you. I had the substrate completely dry with just the water dish to start with but that’s when I noticed she wasn’t really walking on it so thought I would spray to see if that helped but I won’t spray it from now on though, thank you.

It’s really strange. Yeah she eats like a tank luckily. Do you have any idea why she is webbing The inside of her cork so much? Each entrance is Now completely webbed and I haven’t seen her out today. She did seem to Web A lot of the floor last week but now she just stays in her cork.

 

[Enn49]

@Eviecoco She may be coming up to moult in which case she may stop eating, continue feeding her but if she doesn't eat after 4 hours remove the food.

 

[Eviecoco]

@Eviecoco She may be coming up to moult in which case she may stop eating, continue feeding her but if she doesn't eat after 4 hours remove the food.

Yeah I’ll keep an eye on her. Thank you

 

[Enn49]

Yeah I’ll keep an eye on her. Thank you☺

Sorry that should have read 24 hours.

 

[Eviecoco]

Sorry that should have read 24 hours.

haha no worries. I usually put one super worm in at a time and if she doesn’t get them within a few minutes I take them out because otherwise they disappear and I have to go digging.