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I'm keeping him on terrarium humus which is coco fibre or something, so assuming coconut related
Yeah it was too humid for him I think. I moved him which he seemed vaguely happy to do (note that is as good as happy where he's concerned
). Spent about 3 hours baking various amounts of substrate. Killed off the mites that had came in with the crickets.
Me and my girlfriend cleaned out the whole tank with warm water in the shower, cooked all the substrate regularly turning it so it didnt 'burn' (not being sure if it would or not). Let it all cool, put substrate into tank and made him a new burrow. This time it's an old small black round flowerpot. I've buried it into the substrate and covered over the exposed part with more substrate so it forms a sort of hill.
I know they like their space and dont like things cluttered so I've removed everything now except the plastic plants that hang from the ceiling. These also form a sort of natural cover to his little burrow to make it feel more enlosed. The burrow is facing sideways to the front of the tank so he wont be disturbed by anyone walking by or by any errant light from the window during the day.
He's in there now, the tank is very slightly humid as there is some condensation. I'm assuming this is mostly from the water bowl though as it's not properly formed drops like before, this is more of a light fogging on some areas of the glass, much like you get when you have a shower, except this isnt covering the whole of any of the glass walls.
I've attached a picture, it was taken on my phone so apologies for lack of clarity (though it's not too bad). You might see some reflections in the picutre as I've taken it near the window. It's taken from the front. The substrate is 3-4 inches deep. You might just be able to see him on the right hand side of the tank. He's been sat there for about 15 hours now lol only having turned once 180 degrees during that time
I'm keeping him on terrarium humus which is coco fibre or something, so assuming coconut related
Yeah it was too humid for him I think. I moved him which he seemed vaguely happy to do (note that is as good as happy where he's concerned
). Spent about 3 hours baking various amounts of substrate. Killed off the mites that had came in with the crickets.Me and my girlfriend cleaned out the whole tank with warm water in the shower, cooked all the substrate regularly turning it so it didnt 'burn' (not being sure if it would or not). Let it all cool, put substrate into tank and made him a new burrow. This time it's an old small black round flowerpot. I've buried it into the substrate and covered over the exposed part with more substrate so it forms a sort of hill.
I know they like their space and dont like things cluttered so I've removed everything now except the plastic plants that hang from the ceiling. These also form a sort of natural cover to his little burrow to make it feel more enlosed. The burrow is facing sideways to the front of the tank so he wont be disturbed by anyone walking by or by any errant light from the window during the day.
He's in there now, the tank is very slightly humid as there is some condensation. I'm assuming this is mostly from the water bowl though as it's not properly formed drops like before, this is more of a light fogging on some areas of the glass, much like you get when you have a shower, except this isnt covering the whole of any of the glass walls.
I've attached a picture, it was taken on my phone so apologies for lack of clarity (though it's not too bad). You might see some reflections in the picutre as I've taken it near the window. It's taken from the front. The substrate is 3-4 inches deep. You might just be able to see him on the right hand side of the tank. He's been sat there for about 15 hours now lol only having turned once 180 degrees during that time
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