Try making a hole on the soil in contact with the side of the container. They won't be able to resist that :3
I'm okay if they are outside in the open
My B. smithi burrowed in past, but stopped a molt or two ago. His burrow didn't look nearly as those that my obligate burrowers make (E. cyanognathus and H. lividum)
you are right - they do not burrow as readily as an Ephebopus or Haplo. But setup the right way, they will. I suggested them because I know they will burrow if allowed and because I didn't know the OP's experience. With Brachys being generally docile and most fossorials generally being defensive, I went with Brachy.
Megaphobema robustum
They have U hairs on their pedipalps, but they use them very very rarely. They are fast and they usually just disappear deep into their burrows or go straight into threat posture.
DID YOU HEAR THAT? THAT WAS THE NEWBIE ALARM!
humidity is one of those things that will vary with who you are talking to. some have kept humid species drier and just provide water and they have no problems. don't get to work up on humidity. just see it as general parameters. for instance I keep alot of haplopelmas. but I am not wetting the sub every day in fact I usually wet the sub every few months or when I think it has gotten to dry. I have a digital reader, but I hardly use it, beside not all species that burrow are humid species like c darlingi I keep mine dry and they all burrow and two just molted a week ago and I fed them last night and all is well.
Well it depends on what species you are keeping but for example you will want to keep all tropical/rain forest species of tarantulas on moist substrate.Some can and will endure dry periods in the wild but they are not necessary..I use containers like this:
