A Ball that doesn't hide?

So I have had my little spider a few days now. Unlike Crawly who seems content to hide all day she is never in her hides, literally, never. I don't think I have seen her go in them once. I have seen her on the branch in her viv and curled up toward the front, but never hidden. Is this odd behavior for her to be out in the open so much?

Yes it is odd. Check the temp on the hot side and make sure her hide is the right size. Is she just laying around, or she she crawling all over and looking for a place to get out?

I second Chris on this one - check temps :)

Mine rarely ever move.

She isn't roaming, just curling up in random places around the tank. She'll sit for an hour or two in one spot, curled up as if she were hiding... just... not in a hide. She explored and poked around for the first day but now she just curls up randomly. I thought it was odd that she doesn't hide in any of the hides. They are the same size as the ones in Crawly's tank and they are approximately the same size snakes.

My Pied girl wandered her new enclosure for 3-4 days with out hiding at all. I was worried till day 5-6 now she is hiding and such so may be a little stress from the new digs. Especially if you have only had her a couple days. I would still check temps etc but seems like the little guys take a week or so to settle down.:P

i got one male bee that rambles around much more than the others i have - they stay for the most part in their hides most of day - but he rambles - go figure!!

If your temps are good and you have a hide on the hot side and the cool side i wouldnt worry too much. The lil joker is probablly just gettin settled in.

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Originally Posted by snake lab

If your temps are good and you have a hide on the hot side and the cool side i wouldnt worry too much. The lil joker is probablly just gettin settled in.

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It's rare to have one that doesn't like to hide as stated a few times above. I wouldn't worry about it too much like snake lab said. It's the new snakes gitters more than anything, I'd guess. I have the feeling something is wrong sometimes when I get a new animal, haha. I just wait it out for a bit and I haven't had a problem yet.

Spiders have odd personalities anyways, that's why I like them so much. Enjoy your new one!

My lesser spends more time hanging out on a branch, then laying in his hides. Temps are perfect. Guess he just likes his branch. lol

mines kinda wierd, he likes to sit on his hides or his branch during the day, then he always goes in the hides at night:rolleye2:. try moving the hides to one of the spots it seems to be curling up at, it may just like the temp more at that one spot

It just struck me as really odd. She spent a good two or three hours curled up on her branch yesterday. This morning when I woke up she's curled up behind the hide in the corner. It isn't covered on top but the wall is behind the tank and the side is covered... maybe she thinks the corner is a hide? She doesn't seem nervous, like I said, she's usually balled up in different places... just not in her hides lol. The temps so far are doing well. Its around 80-83 on the cool and 90 on warm.

My spider is always on top of his hide,or exploring,(i think he is just waiting to escape,)when i open his tube he makes a break for it every time.:D

Well hopefully its not that she is nervous or anything... so long as she eats and continues to gain weight I guess we are good. We shall see!