Well, the first of many questions to come i'm sure, but it comes with territory of being a concerned keeper.
I kept A. gigas a few years back, but i do not remember them being a reclusive species. I currently have a 4-4.5 inch female and I NEVER seen her! The reason it is bothering me is that i have two Florida Ivories in the same enclosure, and boy are they busy. always out and about, eating about 7-8 times a day, and curious as can be (This is how i remember my A. gigas).
I relaize that there can be a number of reasons why this behaviour has come about, but nonetheless i am concerned. When i got nervous enough tosearch the other day, once removed from a shallow dig, the pede was reactive and fast.
Is this normal behavior? How long should i expect reclusive-ness from a molt, and what should i look for if it is not molt related?
Looking forward forward to any info thanks.
BugMom
Well, I'm sure others will have more scientific answers for you, but just a few observations. My large adults tend to be out and about more than the babies. The larger the baby, the longer they stay buried to molt (kind of like a hermit crab). I get a lot more activity when the humidity is high and cut down on the ventilation. I had to play with different set-ups before I found what works. I need to restrict ventilation here in my house because the air is soooo dry. I keep 3 species of millie and have noticed the same things with all.
Hope it helps a little. Good luck!
xirxes
I can hit 70-72 pretty good with my enclosures, think i will see a lot more action at 85% or so? i will have to rearrange some things to make that work i think
BugMom
It's worth a shot. That's what I did -- just kept messing around until they seemed happy. But I do have a little girl whose been down under for a while -- it's to be expected with the little ones.
