GBB sling moisture

octanejunkie

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Set up all your 3 slings similarly with one exception, give the GBB more height and less substrate, give the other two more substrate and less height and a hide. My GBB never used a hide as a sling.

You can give them water dishes but I prefer a corner with moss that you keep damp for them. Until they are 3/4 to 1" they don't need a water dish unless your enclosure is large enough = the two terrestrials you mention will bulldoze and cover a water dish.

The GBB on the other hand will web over a water dish. I just dropped water into my sling's webbing. Mine never went to ground as a sling often and I fed it in the webbing like an arboreal.

As juveniles/adults, the GBB will go to ground and the terrestrials will not burrow as much. Once they hit 2" set them up as adults in correct size enclosures with water dishes, hide, etc.
 

viper69

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I'm going to be picking up a 3/4-1in GBB in a couple days and I've heard mixed info on their substrate requirements. My thought is I can go bone dry at this size with a water dish in a 16oz. Your thoughts?
Yes!

They live in very xeric environment.!

Raised several of these to maturity- all bone dry, water dish, 16oz deli

Enjoy!!!
 
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