Edan bandoot
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Solfuges live longest when they are in a very claustrophobic environment, in the wild this is their burrow, In captivity this can be replicated by either giving them an extremely small enclosure (to the point where it seems inhumane) OR by giving them ample space to make their own burrows.
A starter burrow is recommended because solfuges have been noted to quite literally "run until they die" if they feel they are too out in the open.
If you're aiming for the ladder enclosure (I'm assuming you are) you want it to be 6x the length of your solfuge and 4x the width.
When they are in premolt they look dead; they pose with their legs above their head in a reverse death curl sort of position. Never dispose of a "dead" solpuge before it starts to smell like it's dead.
Some solpuges have been noted to need a hibernation/overwintering period, this is necessary for the long term survival of your solfuge. I'm personally unsure if your specific species needs one, I'll let someone else tell you that.
Overfeeding has also been attributed to the premature deaths of solpuges.
I suggest you read through both these threads in their entirity, the second one contains specific info about substrate consistency and references to useful scientific literature
Sorry if this is sounds like rambling, it's midnight and this is all off the top of my head
A starter burrow is recommended because solfuges have been noted to quite literally "run until they die" if they feel they are too out in the open.
If you're aiming for the ladder enclosure (I'm assuming you are) you want it to be 6x the length of your solfuge and 4x the width.
When they are in premolt they look dead; they pose with their legs above their head in a reverse death curl sort of position. Never dispose of a "dead" solpuge before it starts to smell like it's dead.
Some solpuges have been noted to need a hibernation/overwintering period, this is necessary for the long term survival of your solfuge. I'm personally unsure if your specific species needs one, I'll let someone else tell you that.
Overfeeding has also been attributed to the premature deaths of solpuges.
just how complicated is it to keep solpugids?
where i live a come across a solpugid every once in a while. These arachnids fascinate me but i always steered clear 'cause everyone said that they don't do well in captivity, but recently i seem to be seeing more ppl keeping these things. my question is: as a casual keeper, could i keep a wc...
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solifugids actually lives longer than we think
Just got a news from my friend in Taiwan his captive hatched solifugids (presumebly G.granti) is still alive and kicking now, and not mature yet(plz check the solifugids molting thread i posted a while ago) the story goes back to a wc mom laid 13 eggs, and it is only one left now it has been...
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I suggest you read through both these threads in their entirity, the second one contains specific info about substrate consistency and references to useful scientific literature
Sorry if this is sounds like rambling, it's midnight and this is all off the top of my head