Tarantula keeps filling water bowl with substrate...

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Arachnoprince
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I don't think my Stromatopelma calceatum likes standing water. That's why he fills the bowl full of dirt. Once the water wicks into the substrate, he's lost his source of hydration. That's what he fails to realize.
 

IntermittentSygnal

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I don't think my Stromatopelma calceatum likes standing water. That's why he fills the bowl full of dirt. Once the water wicks into the substrate, he's lost his source of hydration. That's what he fails to realize.
Maybe he’s trying to tell you he wants a wet spot in his substrate, lol
 
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