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GBB - Strange behaviour


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15 years 1 month ago #28800 by Visser
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Ok, by strange, I mean I've never witnessed it before but being a noob that is to be expected.

Last night, I noticed my C. Cyaneopubescens was rubbing some of his legs together as well as rubbing a leg on his abdomen. It was a slow rythmic movement. His pedipalps were also moving in a similar fashion. It almost looked like he was cleaning himself. I did throw in 2 crickets earlier that day. He didn't take them straight away as he normally does. When I looked in later, I couldn't see the crickets (they are quite small) and I'm pretty sure he ate them. Is there any correlation?

I've had him for 2 weeks now, and I swear he has gotten bigger. It could just be my imagination though. He/she is still a juvie. About 4cm now. It molted just before I got it, so it's been close to 3 weeks since it's last molt.

Any ideas?

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15 years 1 month ago #28802 by Jacques
Replied by Jacques on topic Re: GBB - Strange behaviour
It was cleaning itself my n.chromatus always does that after mauling a cricket or mealworm

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15 years 1 month ago #28804 by Visser
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Thanks Flash, I suspected as much. Although when I first witnessed it, I was worried one of the crickets decided to snack on him. I spent about 10min peering into the tank from all angles. LOL!

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15 years 1 month ago #28834 by Auret
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Ye mine does the same :) Very active species and does a fair bit of cleaning :)

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15 years 1 month ago #28892 by Visser
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Agreed on the active part.

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