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04-24-2005, 11:44 AM
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Sleeping Spiders?
How do you know when a spider goes to bed?
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04-24-2005, 11:45 AM
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I don't think spiders and insects sleep in the way that animals do Lorno.
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04-24-2005, 12:10 PM
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You sure? Cause right now mine is in the middle of her tank kinda on the wall weith most of her legs covering her eyes and she hasn't moved in many hours. And! if I touch the tank or anything she'll be massivly surprised and will move backwards and kinda get more compacted, but I'm not gonna do that.
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04-24-2005, 01:00 PM
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Well it would be wise not to do that, as you are probably scaring her. She may be about to molt Lorno, best to just leave her alone.
Arachnids and insects don't have emotions and phsycological needs like us, it's unlikely she's "covering her eyes" to sleep, remember she has 8 of them  She may be curling up in defence - has she still got a cricket in the tank? or she may be frightened from your movement,, particularly if she is getting ready to molt, when she will be feeling especially vulnerable.
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04-24-2005, 01:30 PM
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No no I don't do thigs on purpose to scare her and no she doesn't have a cricket, I don't like leaving it in very long cause then I forget about it. She's been like that for the whole itme I was sleeping and I didn't sleep in the same room and nothign was stirring. This will be her first molt with me so I dunno what she's like right before, I hear every Tarantula has their own behaviours before doing so. I still say she was sleeping :P lol
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04-24-2005, 01:56 PM
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Sorry, i didn't mean to offend you, I'm not suggesting you do things to purposefully scare her, but for now it may be best to not move about too much in front of the tank or go in and disturb her too much, as her reactions do sound like she is feeling vulnerable and she may be going in to molt.
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04-24-2005, 04:51 PM
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Its hard to tell when they're asleep and when they're just sitting there, but being nocturnal, they sleep during the day.
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04-24-2005, 11:47 PM
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See! Furry says they sleep! lol and you didn't offend me :P it's ok, I know it's hard to tell with new members and only forum messages are hard to read, I'm pretty mucha cool tempered guy  . Looking at her right now (just got home) her body looks pretty dark but her hairs are semi whitish, sure as heck not as white as I've seen some Rose hairs, they're little furry balls of white lol. I'll keep you guys posted.
Speaking of sleeping...You were saying before that UV wasn't too important for T's, What about jsut normal light in general? Like do they prefer darker areas or do they need some light? Cause I can put her right in the corner of my desk and she'd get next to no light what so ever, but she'd be more enclosed.
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04-25-2005, 12:32 PM
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Don't use any light. If you do provide a hiding place.
Tarantulas will stay in the same position for very very long periods of time. They are the ultimate couch potato. I don't know if they actually sleep. They just don't move around very much.
BTW, There is a good book I highly suggest you read. "The Tarantula Keeper's Guide" can be found in many pet stores and book stores. It has a wealth of info that you will find interesting.
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04-25-2005, 01:15 PM
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I agree with Brian.. don't use any light for the T, unless it is some kind of night time bulb so that you can see her better (although don't put the bulb in the tank where the T can touch it and get burned). Tarantulas like dark places, and don't like too much light - the natural daylight coming through windows or the light in the room will be enough for the T.
And I still don't know that Ts sleep as such.. 
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