Whoa. That behavior sounds awesome.
What is a kk? I've seen that used a bunch. Mine has plenty of room, 6-7 inches of substrate it's in an 18x18x24 terrarium.
Sweet! I've sexed/species id'd a lot of fish using morphometrics and one mantis so this will be a fun challenge.Nobut at 3 inches you can try.
Kritter Keeper.
Also, the chances aren't that bad winding up with a female if they are randomly chosen. Looks like sex ratios seem to be 50/50 in a clutch.
I've said to cold blood to try if there's the chance, but maybe it's better to wait 3.5 or 4 (now i'm not a champion of inches, i use cm) because 0.1 back legs are particular (and lovely) and 1.0 Pelinobius muticus ones doesn't have that shape.
I would like to use those kritter keepers but I was a little paranoid that it could fit through the slits and I also am using a 15w heat cable to boost the heat of the substrate up. Temp is hovering around 75 df. Hygrometer is reading 80.
I prefer metric as well. It's all we use in the science world. I wish Americans could be convinced it's so much easier to use.I've said to cold blood to try if there's the chance, but maybe it's better to wait 3.5 or 4 (now i'm not a champion of inches, i use cm) because 0.1 back legs are particular (and lovely) and 1.0 Pelinobius muticus ones doesn't have that shape.
However we are talking about a Theraphosidae that took forever to grow, even if well fed
Ah ah ah, the odd thing is that we here use inches only for determine LCD, LED TV, rims etc in those case, cm disappears all of a sudden.
What does the 0.1 and the 1.0 mean?I've said to cold blood to try if there's the chance, but maybe it's better to wait 3.5 or 4 (now i'm not a champion of inches, i use cm) because 0.1 back legs are particular (and lovely) and 1.0 Pelinobius muticus ones doesn't have that shape.
However we are talking about a Theraphosidae that took forever to grow, even if well fed
You have zero reason to even own a hygrometer....especially with a species that has no humidity requirements.....but even when you branch out, a hygrometer isn't something you need at all...just a waste of $ IMO.
I agree, when I worked in fisheries, every and all measurements were metric.....the general populous may not use it here, but the science world most certainly does.
They're pretty cool so far. Flexible, waterproof and durable. Easy to attach to the enclosure. The heat has to travel through about 4inches of substrate so I'm hoping it's just warm enough in there.
That's the basic set up for a KB.
If the heat cables are just up against the sides, when your kb burrows, it may run into one and stay there, not knowing the heat is coming off of the cable. Pretty much the equivalent of a heat pad. I'd bet if the enclosure itself is 80 degrees the cable is hot enough to kill it. Not 100% sure though, I haven't used these before.
I'm gonna try right now.
True but the t will most likely tunnel around the whole entire enclosure, and may come up against the glass where the cable is located on the outside. I may be reading you incorrectly though, so I apologize if I am.
Oh i see what you mean. It's not hot to the touch at all but I realize spiders have a different physiology.
Yeah, thanks for understanding. T's are definitely different than us lol. I also get wanting to heat the t a bit to speed things up(though 70 is alright). Most hobbyists here use an oil heater or space heater, which warms the entire room.
A space heater is out of the question for my living situation. I will keep monitoring it but right now the glass around it feels comfortable to touch. Maybe a little warmer than the ambient air temp. Her burrow is at the opposite end of the heating cable. Trust me I'll keep updating if I see a difference. For now there is marked improvement in her behavior. I forgot to mention the wattage, 15w.
Alright cool, just keep it in mind!