Why do feather dusters...

[alyssia]

close up the opening of their tubes and not come out for awhile?
Just curious really..

 

[20gallon]

They close for routine maintenance

 

[efishnsea]

Originally Posted by alyssia
close up the opening of their tubes and not come out for awhile?
Just curious really..
Mabey they are full, or digesting their catch?????

 

[nereef]

do you mean as a defense mechanism?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by NEreef
do you mean as a defense mechanism?

I don't mean when they pull their crowns in; I mean when they actually seal the opening to their tube and don't come out for days.

 

[nereef]

oh, sorry. couldn't tell ya.

 

[hatessushi]

Mine threw it's crown and then sealed the openning. About 4 days later is open and some small feathers showed. they get longer everyday. Maybe they seal up like that so they can get ready and start a new feather.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by HatesSushi
Mine threw it's crown and then sealed the openning. About 4 days later is open and some small feathers showed. they get longer everyday. Maybe they seal up like that so they can get ready and start a new feather.

I have one that does it when he hasn't thrown his crown though.

 

[teen]

mine does it too, but i couldnt tell you why :notsure:

 

[rykna]

Maybe thats the way the grow their tubes longer? :thinking:

 

[auntkaren]

My feather duster has done the same thing....I'd like to see the reason why too. Has yours done this before?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Rykna
Maybe thats the way the grow their tubes longer? :thinking:

They don't grow their tubes, they build them.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by AuntKaren
My feather duster has done the same thing....I'd like to see the reason why too. Has yours done this before?

Yes, I have several dusters and they have all done it at one time or another.

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by alyssia
They don't grow their tubes, they build them.

Neato! I been tryingt o figure that out how do they build them???

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Rykna
Neato! I been tryingt o figure that out how do they build them???

I have no clue.

 

[alyssia]

bump, anyone know?

 

[cool99bomb]

Its very simple. Its like molting, when there old crown gets too clogged/damaged/old then it drops it off then closes its tunnel so it can be protected until it grows a new crown

 

[rykna]

Neato! thanks!

 

[nattybug33]

I think its because they are reproducing, I have about 65 feather dusters in my tank. all sizes.

 

[xxreeferxx]

i have a feather duster that threw his crown and then the worm crawled out so far that part of him just broke off anyone ever seen this or had it happen ?