Ideas for a desert communal?

[Moakmeister]

i’ve made the decision to separate my A. verrucosus, Ms. Nightshade, from my H. arizonensis, Carbide, because Carbide has a fungal infection and I’d like him to be as stress-free as possible so he can fight it. I’ve moved Ms. Nightshade into her own enclosure and I’ve ordered a second A. verrucosus and two P. diabolicus to live with her. Any other fun ideas? I’d prefer things that can’t climb so I can leave the lid off.

 

[Dry Desert]

i’ve made the decision to separate my A. verrucosus, Ms. Nightshade, from my H. arizonensis, Carbide, because Carbide has a fungal infection and I’d like him to be as stress-free as possible so he can fight it. I’ve moved Ms. Nightshade into her own enclosure and I’ve ordered a second A. verrucosus and two P. diabolicus to live with her. Any other fun ideas? I’d prefer things that can’t climb so I can leave the lid off.

Leaving the lid off is what has caused Carbide's fugal infection - unless you can maintain 90F with the lid off.

H. Ariz. need to be ideally kept at 90 daytime with a few degrees drop at night.

This is the only way to prevent Mycocis long term in a captive environment.

 

[Moakmeister]

Leaving the lid off is what has caused Carbide's fugal infection - unless you can maintain 90F with the lid off.

H. Ariz. need to be ideally kept at 90 daytime with a few degrees drop at night.

This is the only way to prevent Mycocis long term in a captive environment.

I thought more ventilation equalled less humidity. That’s actually what people were telling me in my initial thread about it. I’ve got a big dehumidifier in the room now and I leave the heat lamp on at all times instead of turning it off at night. From what I can see, his infection hadn’t gotten any worse.

 

[Dry Desert]

I thought more ventilation equalled less humidity. That’s actually what people were telling me in my initial thread about it. I’ve got a big dehumidifier in the room now and I leave the heat lamp on at all times instead of turning it off at night. From what I can see, his infection hadn’t gotten any worse.

If the RH in your room is say 80% then in an open top enclosure some areas away from the heat source will be 80%.

More heat equals less humidity also, that's why my arid scorpions are all kept at 30+C with a slight drop at night.

As long as you have adequate ventilation it's fine.

Excess ventilation is usually advised to prevent mould forming in tropical setups.

 

[Hisserdude]

More darklings such as Piedish beetles or Eleodes species could be fun new additions.

 

[Arthropod Universe]

You could add some desert millipedes just have a ton of substrate for them