Will a brittle star climb out of the tank?

[alyssia]

Last night I was looking at my tank w/ a flashlight and my very large, VERY freaky hairy brittle was at the very top of the tank hanging on a PH. Will they climb out? Cause I will have a heart attack if it does. :scared:

 

[whitey_028]

Originally Posted by alyssia
Last night I was looking at my tank w/ a flashlight and my very large, VERY freaky hairy brittle was at the very top of the tank hanging on a PH. Will they climb out? Cause I will have a heart attack if it does. :scared:
Usually when they hit the surface tension of the water line they curl back and never actually make it past the surface...

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by whitey_028
Usually when they hit the surface tension of the water line they curl back and never actually make it past the surface...

Oh, thank God. If I saw the giant spider like thing crawling across my floor it would be all over. Plus my cat would get it.

 

[ophiura]

Its never happened to me, and I have far more brittlestars than the average person would care to have

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by ophiura
Its never happened to me, and I have far more brittlestars than the average person would care to have

Hi, Ophi!!

I'm feeling more confident now that he won't climb out and try to attack me

He is just a little to spider like for me.

 

[1knight164]

Mine did the same when I first got it. Made it to the top, but then went back down. He finally ended up finding a comfortable cave and all I ever see are tenticles sticking out from the cracks and holes in the LR. Never see him leave the cave.