C.Cyaneopubescens Sling Substrate Dampness Q.

[Huck5]

Hi there everyone,

I just have a quick question regarding the humidity/dampness of my GBB Sling's substrate.

This sling is my first T, so I am not certain what the best thing to do is. I have read in many places that GBB don't like any excessive moisture in their substrate at all (as they are primarily desert dwelling species), but I have also read that it is important to keep substrate "moist" for slings, as their exoskeleton has not yet had the chance to fully develop.

Last night I noticed my GBB was mostly on the side of it's enclosure (as much as it could be, really; couple legs on the substrate, but most of body off of ground). The substrate was far from bone dry, but the top seemed to lack a significant amount of moisture.

I have a small water dish in the enclosure (which is a sandwich tupperware container), so I added about... maybe 3/4 oz of water to the substrate immediately surrounding the dish (so as not to soak the whole enclosure).

This morning Ballask (gbb) is again residing on the substrate, which to me indicates the water worked to increase humidity.

I guess my question is; is it necessary to "spray" moisture into enclosure for slings (as I have read in places)? Because I have also read that for GBB this is not the thing to do. Is there an exception for slings?

And, is it necessary to keep moisture elevated as a sling for gbb (by using the corner-water method)?

Know it's a bit of a long post, but all information will be appreciated.

Thanks people, and glad to be part of the community!

 

[Hobo]

You never have to "spray" the enclosure down, water in the corner will suffice, especially for GBB slings.
If you have a water dish in there, you don't need to do spray or water the corner.

 

[Huck5]

Awesome, thank you for your input!

 

[SuzukiSwift]

Don't spray a slings enclosure, usually they get sprayed too and freak out, a better way to provide humidity is with a dropper, drop water into one part of the substrate (no more than half) to provide the sling with humidity. Most desert dwelling species need damp substrate as small slings, once they get larger (maybe 1.5-2") you can provide them with a water bowl (according to their size, bottle caps are good at first) and just leave the substrate dry