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Arachnoking
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Maybe I've just talked to the wrong people, but I've gotten advice to not clean or disturb the substrate unless absolutely necessary from several people.
If the animals are not doing well, the substrate is completely used up, or pests other than springtails are noticed, it is a good idea to set up a new cage. If a few babies get smashed in the process it's better than losing all of them a few months later.
 

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If the animals are not doing well, the substrate is completely used up, or pests other than springtails are noticed, it is a good idea to set up a new cage. If a few babies get smashed in the process it's better than losing all of them a few months later.
Exactly! And with babies in the substrate you really can't help digging them up because they will never all be on the surface. And babies = fast substrate exhaustion = need to change substrate relatively frequently....or I should say if you have a decent number of babies...not 20 or so.
 
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