We bought our first T's a couple of days ago -a B Emilia and a Grammostola Concepcion. I have some concerns about the habitat I've provided for my new pets. I'll explain the set up that we have...
2 x medium plastic faunariums placed side by side
1 large heatmat placed across the back of both faunariums
Coir substrate mixed with some vermiculite
1 cork bark hide for the Emilia, half a plant pot hide for the Concepcion
1 waterbowl in each and a Hygrometer to monitor humidity
My main concern is the fact that they don't seem to want to walk on the substrate. Previous research tells me that this means the substrate is too wet, however we did leave it to dry overnight and nuke it in the oven for half an hour at 200 degrees. However, the substrate IS a bit moist in parts. If you look in the pics you can see a white blotch in the corner which shows some condensation. (It looks far worse than it actually is in the pic due to the flash) Do I need to remove the T's and try to dry it again? Or will the substrate naturally dry out of the coming days from the heat mat? I want to cause as little stress to the T's as possible![Smile](https://thebts.co.uk/forums/core/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
My second concern is the fact that they are hanging out near the heat mat. Is the T in any danger of being burnt? I have a thermostat attached to the mat which will switch it off if things get too warm in there.
Any advice people can give will be much appreciated (in regard to my set-up, etc.) By the way, the postition of the tanks on the floor and the towel holding the mat in place is temporary until we build the little IKEA table we bought to put them on.
Thanks in advance everyone
2 x medium plastic faunariums placed side by side
1 large heatmat placed across the back of both faunariums
Coir substrate mixed with some vermiculite
1 cork bark hide for the Emilia, half a plant pot hide for the Concepcion
1 waterbowl in each and a Hygrometer to monitor humidity
My main concern is the fact that they don't seem to want to walk on the substrate. Previous research tells me that this means the substrate is too wet, however we did leave it to dry overnight and nuke it in the oven for half an hour at 200 degrees. However, the substrate IS a bit moist in parts. If you look in the pics you can see a white blotch in the corner which shows some condensation. (It looks far worse than it actually is in the pic due to the flash) Do I need to remove the T's and try to dry it again? Or will the substrate naturally dry out of the coming days from the heat mat? I want to cause as little stress to the T's as possible
![Smile](https://thebts.co.uk/forums/core/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
My second concern is the fact that they are hanging out near the heat mat. Is the T in any danger of being burnt? I have a thermostat attached to the mat which will switch it off if things get too warm in there.
Any advice people can give will be much appreciated (in regard to my set-up, etc.) By the way, the postition of the tanks on the floor and the towel holding the mat in place is temporary until we build the little IKEA table we bought to put them on.
Thanks in advance everyone
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