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Centruroides limbatus

They like to burrow if they have enough substrate.

Hottentotta hottentotta Lychas tricarinatus Centruroides limbatus

I wouldn't suggest using your tongue, but maybe I'm doing it wrong.:wacky::D

Smash the dubia's head with tongs. It will still move, but won't burrow.

I've never had a good experience using flooding. The last time I tried that method, it stayed submerged in the flooded burrow and just made digging it out a muddy mess.

This is exactly how I view it. Even if it wasn't a dumb idea and actually worked long term, why would you want to have to deal with that during maintenance.

It should be ok. I just mixed in some sand and packed it tight to help hold it's burrow together. I also gave it a piece of cork bark that it dug under.

I keep mine dry on a deep sand and peat moss mix. Occasionally I over fill the water dish and let it run down the side to the bottom. It stays in it's burrow most of the time, but I still see it a lot also. It's a great eater and has never turned down food.

One of my A. avicularia has a sac right now.

They are burrowers, so that would probably be a good idea. I also keep mine really dry. The top soil in your pic looks soaked.

P. murinus. Obviously not the best first species, but the experience made everything after it pretty easy to deal with.

I must have never kept any of those individuals over the years.

Avics will drink out of bowls if they need to.

I just use the same tongs I use for everything else.

Start using proper heat sources regulated by a thermostat so that doesn't happen again. Things like hot rocks and unregulated heat pads that pet stores will push on you are garbage for this reason.

I don't understand the point of communals. If people enjoy it, great, but personally I think it would just make maintenance and rehousing a huge pain.

I was wondering if someone could help me figure out which species this is.

I don't use substrate and I have some lesser mealworms in with them as a clean up crew. I never had mold issues and rarely need to clean the bin.

I think we might live in the same area, I bought 2 of them that size recently at a local pet store. I usually don't like to spend money there because they are a generally terrible store, but I caved in for those. I tried keeping them in a deli cup type set up like you mentioned, but...