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Nothing says hiding spot like Birch bark! Looks good huh? Why spend $4-5 on hiding spots for your arachnids when you can make one yourself!
Looks like a hangar. We dont have birch here. But..yes, I use native tree barks quite a bit and hollow logs etc. Whenever I do a trip I always bring back, sand, bark, logs etc, even grasses and rocks. Love the native stuff. Far better than buying it.Nothing says hiding spot like Birch bark! Looks good huh? Why spend $4-5 on hiding spots for your arachnids when you can make one yourself!
Wow I would have never thought of that. :? LOLWhy spend $4-5 on hiding spots for your arachnids when you can make one yourself!
why give them something to disapear into? dont you enjoy the company? I know its what they do naturaly but i hate it when they disapear into the ground. i worry about her! i had a mexican red leg that is supposed to be a burrower, but she loved just being in her tunnels above ground that i carved out of a piece of volcanic rock!! I always had a birds eye view of her and i was as happy as she was!Nothing says hiding spot like Birch bark! Looks good huh? Why spend $4-5 on hiding spots for your arachnids when you can make one yourself!
I know. I set up my burrowing scorpions so they are always visible and they think the environment is the burrow due to its climate.why give them something to disapear into? dont you enjoy the company? I know its what they do naturaly but i hate it when they disapear into the ground.
It might work for the tarantula, but scorps tend to prefer to hide somewhere dark and try to avoid light. If they have nowhere to hide it can be stressful to them. Also, they can position themselves better by burrowing to a level that provides an optimum humidity level. Combine this with a false bottom setup for maximum effect.why give them something to disapear into? dont you enjoy the company? I know its what they do naturaly but i hate it when they disapear into the ground. i worry about her! i had a mexican red leg that is supposed to be a burrower, but she loved just being in her tunnels above ground that i carved out of a piece of volcanic rock!! I always had a birds eye view of her and i was as happy as she was!
I was one of those people at one time. Then I checekd my bank statement. Saving on setups helps you pay for all the electricity you use to heat the enclosures/room. I forgot to add to my list plastic bins. THe biggest one you will ever need for a single scorp is like 2$. As compared to a 8$ 10 gallon, which then you need a top for (more $$) and the glass gets so cold you need to use better heating methods and it just begins to be a pain. Plus I think the opague-ness of the plastics helps keep some of the light from bothering the scorp wiithout restricting viewing.I know. I set up my burrowing scorpions so they are always visible and they think the environment is the burrow due to its climate.
Hi DaveMark- Quick question- Are the sealed enclosures you use kept in a dark or low-light location, are they opaque or does light not bother the scorpions?
I'm tempted to try your housing method out with some other species we ave available here (Hadrurus in particular)
Cheers,
Dave Mc