Awaiting Arrival

[Andrew Murdoch]

Hi there,

I am waiting for a new arrival, I have ordered a King Baboon and have been busy the past few days altering my Tarantula room. I have bought a fairly large tank which allows for deep substrate and have made a substrate mix of tropical terrain and a shredded bark (this was to give the mix some body so that tunnels wont easily collapse). I have moss and a fair sized water dish.
Any other suggestions. Thanks.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Andrew, make sure that's not cedar bark as it's toxic to T's, once the C. Crawshayi goes to ground, you'll be lucky to see it again lol.

[paul fleming]

Take a picture of it when you first put it in......something to look back on to see what it looked like .
Seriously though,they are pretty good at hiding deep underground never to be seen again....lol
Think I used compacted coir and playsand for substrate.
It is also a good idea to make a starter burrow using a piece of broom handle to punch a hole through the substrate.....the T should make full use of it to get underground and start tunneling.
paul

[James Box]

if memory serves me rightly for the dimensions, my adult C. crawshayi are in 8" x 8" by 15" high Custom Aquaria tanks...
they've created burrows to their liking at the bottom, and the best part is, they have dug right to the glass, so i can see them both!
they're happy with this arrangement too
you don't need masses of floor space for them to feel happy...though i've heard for breeding they need more privacy and space for an extra chamber.