Night time rampage...

[freemoyoyo]

My adult female smithi likes to move her plastic plant around, as does my p.cancerides, in fact the latter moved it around so much that i removed it from her tank !

[Craig Mackay]

Originally Posted by Embo

Thing is, the setup has been the same since we transferred him into it as a grown on sling last year. As I said, he has done some rearranging and a bit of burrowing, but nothing like this before.

They can just suddenly decide that the layout no longer suits them and change things around. Sometimes they'll do it before a major event like a moult or making an egg sac in order to make things more secure and suitable. Is it likely that a moult may be due? It quite often is at this time of year. Bottom line is the spider didn't do it accidentally. It's moved things to exactly where it wants them to be.

Originally Posted by Embo

We will have to tidy up because there all the floorspace is taken up by overturned plants!! We will have to bury their bases a little deeper this time...

Why?! The spider has made things exactly how it wants. Trust the spider, it knows best. I can appreciate it maybe doesn't look as nice but one of the best things about keeping spiders is watching them adjust their home to their liking.

[Embo]

Originally Posted by Craig Mackay

Is it likely that a moult may be due?

I don't think so, he doesn't seem to be in premoult. He's still taking food and his bum is still quite glossy.

Originally Posted by Craig Mackay

Why?! The spider has made things exactly how it wants. Trust the spider, it knows best. I can appreciate it maybe doesn't look as nice but one of the best things about keeping spiders is watching them adjust their home to their liking.

I get that the spider has put things where he wants them and I'm not trying to be rude but if some things have lost their function, then I think it's best to put them back where they were, like the water dish. And a plastic cactus totally blocking the entrance to the hide. I'm sure he may still be able to get into it but I'm only human and I'd worry he might get injured.

In any case, my bf moved the cactus as he thought the same as me. Everything else was left where it was.