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Ok,
Let's have a look at the 1st picture. What's wrong here ?
Substrate level is low to non-existent. This was a couple months back. Smotzer (I hope I got his username right) was kind enough to remind me. And after years of keeping my Ts on low sub, I finally went ahead and upped it to almost the middle of the cage's height.
The result is in picture # 2.
What a difference, huh ?
Of my 4 babies, the porteri is obviously displeased for having moist sub. It'll dry up in a few weeks time, girl. And I also swapped those oversized plastic aquarium decorations for the classic flower pot. Half buried in sub, it looks like a cave, which my B. boehmei and T. albopilosus took to immediately upon being rehoused. My boehmei can make laps on the ceiling all she wants now, I'm no longer concerned with her taking a bad fall.
Also, this exercise boosted my confidence greatly. I try to disturb my Ts the least possible. I took my time and prodded them gently with the paintbrush. No threats, just a little bit of flicking from the boehmei and hamorii. The porteri and albopilosus were well-mannered ladies, a bit stubborn, but they eventually went into the small KK I used as a catch cup. Hands off handling, the only way to work with Ts, am I right ?
The new setups may be on the boring side, but they work. Sometimes, simple is best. Now excuse me while I blast (kinda) TV Crimes from De-freaking-humanizer, one of my favourite Sabbath Dio songs
Let's have a look at the 1st picture. What's wrong here ?
Substrate level is low to non-existent. This was a couple months back. Smotzer (I hope I got his username right) was kind enough to remind me. And after years of keeping my Ts on low sub, I finally went ahead and upped it to almost the middle of the cage's height.
The result is in picture # 2.
What a difference, huh ?
Of my 4 babies, the porteri is obviously displeased for having moist sub. It'll dry up in a few weeks time, girl. And I also swapped those oversized plastic aquarium decorations for the classic flower pot. Half buried in sub, it looks like a cave, which my B. boehmei and T. albopilosus took to immediately upon being rehoused. My boehmei can make laps on the ceiling all she wants now, I'm no longer concerned with her taking a bad fall.
Also, this exercise boosted my confidence greatly. I try to disturb my Ts the least possible. I took my time and prodded them gently with the paintbrush. No threats, just a little bit of flicking from the boehmei and hamorii. The porteri and albopilosus were well-mannered ladies, a bit stubborn, but they eventually went into the small KK I used as a catch cup. Hands off handling, the only way to work with Ts, am I right ?
The new setups may be on the boring side, but they work. Sometimes, simple is best. Now excuse me while I blast (kinda) TV Crimes from De-freaking-humanizer, one of my favourite Sabbath Dio songs
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