fishwithoutabik
Arachnobaron
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- Sep 25, 2007
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Ok so I have my dubia colony and so far I have had frustration with the watering issue. At first I was using water gel (store bought and blue in color). It worked fine but the gel would dry out and leave crusty stuff allover the place and it was beyond my willing-to-do-ness to keep scrubbing dried blue water crystals off the water dish every few days.
So, I tried water, in a dish. but if it was tall enough to not spill, then the roaches couldn't easily get in/out. I read here that somebody used tara cotta pot bottoms (the flat part that the pot sits in) so I picked some up, but the water seeps through the porous material and I just found maggots underneath. Super yuck.
What are you guys doing? If you buy the dry water crystals and hydrate them yourself, does that eliminate the crusty residue in the bowl?
Is it possible to keep them hydrated by providing produce such as apple slices, and carrots and the like. ...
Am I the only idiot who is having these issues?
So, I tried water, in a dish. but if it was tall enough to not spill, then the roaches couldn't easily get in/out. I read here that somebody used tara cotta pot bottoms (the flat part that the pot sits in) so I picked some up, but the water seeps through the porous material and I just found maggots underneath. Super yuck.
What are you guys doing? If you buy the dry water crystals and hydrate them yourself, does that eliminate the crusty residue in the bowl?
Is it possible to keep them hydrated by providing produce such as apple slices, and carrots and the like. ...
Am I the only idiot who is having these issues?