Dylan Campbell
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or just a little moist substrate
No swamp! Just moist. If you're using cocofiber, it should look close to the color of ground coffee.or just a little moist substrate
I'm using eco earth. It's about a 9 inch by 3 and a half inch enclosureNo swamp! Just moist. If you're using cocofiber, it should look close to the color of ground coffee.
As to how often to overflow a bowl or POUR (not mist) water into the sub, it depends on the enclosure and how fast it dries.
"Moist" but not "very wet" - I pictured a swamp from the thread titleAsian fossorial species should have moist substrate. My C. lividus are kept in 10-14 inches of topsoil with water dishes. When the top surface drys out, I'll pour 6-8 oz. water evenly across the top surface and leave it be for another 4-5 weeks. Don't pour the water into the burrow opening though.
Photo of a few adult enclosures.
Pretty informative info thanks. Did you get those containers online or in a store? I went looking enclosures like that for a while and don't have luck finding any in a storeAsian fossorial species should have moist substrate. My C. lividus are kept in 10-14 inches of topsoil with water dishes. When the top surface drys out, I'll pour 6-8 oz. water evenly across the top surface and leave it be for another 4-5 weeks. Don't pour the water into the burrow opening though.
Photo of a few adult enclosures.
^ThisIf you're using cocofiber, it should look close to the color of ground coffee.
You can get them at any walmart or target and they're dirt cheapDid you get those containers online or in a store? I went looking enclosures like that for a while and don't have luck finding any in a store
Probably not looking in the right spot thenYou can get them at any walmart or target and they're dirt cheap
Either in the storage department, kitchen storage, or crafting departmentProbably not looking in the right spot then
I kept looking in the kitchen part and everything was so small but I haven't check those aisles yet lolEither in the storage department, kitchen storage, or crafting department
Menards. Has a larger selection of sizes and cheaper than Wallyworld. Menards, Dollar General, Big Lots and Everything's $1 are where I find most tubs.Pretty informative info thanks. Did you get those containers online or in a store? I went looking enclosures like that for a while and don't have luck finding any in a store
Quick question. Is fir and sphagnum peat moss an ideal substrate for c lividum?Asian fossorial species should have moist substrate. My C. lividus are kept in 10-14 inches of topsoil with water dishes. When the top surface drys out, I'll pour 6-8 oz. water evenly across the top surface and leave it be for another 4-5 weeks. Don't pour the water into the burrow opening though.
Photo of a few adult enclosures.
I actually created a thread on this stuff a few days ago when I got my C. albostriatum. The general consensus is that it'll mold very quickly if kept too moist. I'm using a mix of it with plain old coco fiber so we'll see what happens. No mold yet.Quick question. Is fir and sphagnum peat moss an ideal substrate for c lividum?
Sounds good. I ended up just buying another brick of eco earth. I'm gonna put it in the oven after I have it all wet to break it down. I read that it's a strong possibility that it'll keep mold awayI actually created a thread on this stuff a few days ago when I got my C. albostriatum. The general consensus is that it'll mold very quickly if kept too moist. I'm using a mix of it with plain old coco fiber so we'll see what happens. No mold yet.
Correct, you can see them swim on YouTube. There's an owner here that has observed this as well, not sure if s/he has put fish in yet.(except for Hysterocrates sp like H gigas, which I believe has been seen diving for fish)
Cyriopagopus lividum is beyond ridiculous! Latin teachers used to beat their pupils with a stick for making mistakes less obvious than thisHaplopelma lividum (or C.lividum, or whatever now the brand new crappy name my brain refuse to accept after all of those years is)