I don't have one yet Carly, I am getting mine from Shinobi Dragon at the end of the month. :woohoo:

Be that as it may, T's can be strange creatures. Eg, it's not uncommon for arboreal T's to burrow as I have recently discovered.

Since N. chromatus is a terrestrial species I would say that is is quite normal for the T to behave this way.

Just a point that might be worth mentioning, are there any heat sources around the T's enclosure? T's will generally bury themselves if they get uncomfortably warm, it's one of their methods to reduce their temperatures.

Oh... dear. Will fix that immediately. Whoops.

My N chromatus all burrow. I've seen with most of my slings that they do that as slings and move to a more terrestrial/arboreal lifestyle as they grow.

TH

Should I be worried about the ones who are doing that? I have a "friend" that has a... certain spider... who is over a year old, she is about 10cm leg-span. She is a burrower and we recently changed her enclosure that's a bit deeper. She has now burrowed all the way to the bottom and sealed the hole. Do you think she's going to shed or should we worry. She hasn't eaten in a couple days.

Sorry to bombard you all but I just wanna learn about them and know when to worry.

What temperature is this T kept at? Should not be something to be concerned about. Just keep an eye on it. As you get to know your T's you'll soon learn to identify the stages of molting.

TH

Carly_v wrote:

Oh... dear. Will fix that immediately. Whoops.

It is better to have a heat source along one side of the enclosures so that there is a bit of a temperature gradient like with reptiles. They can move closer or further away from the heat source as they need to.

If you can, an even better way to keep your enclosures all within the warmer ranges is to heat the whole room evenly. Attach an electronic thermostat to a panel heater or something similar. This will keep the temps of the whole room between specified set amounts. If the room gets too hot, the thermostat switches off the heater, when the temp drops below a programmed amount the thermostat switches the heater on and so forth. This method is a bit expensive and only really economic if you have a good number of T's.

Some people put heat pads under their enclosures which I feel is a very bad thing. T's burrow to cool down if they get too hot (I should mention this isn't the only reason for burrowing) and if the heat pad is at the bottom of the enclosure, they are burrowing closer and closer to the source of the heat, often cooking them alive.

Otherwise, as TH says, N. chromatus is a burrowing species. Perhaps your's is just acting perfectly normal