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So, in my LPS is a B. albopilosum, the only T they have, and it's on soaking wet substrate with a humidifier to keep the humidity up - humidity being controlled by the usual cheap gauge. Condensation everywhere, as you can imagine. Half of the enclosure is taken up by a HUGE water bowl, big enough for a small Boa constrictor to take a bath in.
Now, Germany has very strict animal protection laws, so if I can prove they are doing anything detrimental to the health of any animal they keep they get heavily fined, so you'd think it would be easy to have them change the setup.
However, there is this site (vogelspinneninfo.de) that recommends exactly this setup as the one to go with for a B. albopilosum. It's a big and very professional looking site spreading a lot of horribly wrong advice about tarantulas and its the first site you get when you google B. albo care in German.
How do I explain to the pet shop people that the advice from this site is WRONG? They are generally willing to listen - they have to, as I just explained - but they insist they are just following the "best" available care sheet... and unfortunately they don't speak English, so just telling them to ask here doesn't work.
Now, Germany has very strict animal protection laws, so if I can prove they are doing anything detrimental to the health of any animal they keep they get heavily fined, so you'd think it would be easy to have them change the setup.
However, there is this site (vogelspinneninfo.de) that recommends exactly this setup as the one to go with for a B. albopilosum. It's a big and very professional looking site spreading a lot of horribly wrong advice about tarantulas and its the first site you get when you google B. albo care in German.
How do I explain to the pet shop people that the advice from this site is WRONG? They are generally willing to listen - they have to, as I just explained - but they insist they are just following the "best" available care sheet... and unfortunately they don't speak English, so just telling them to ask here doesn't work.