Managing D. Medius Humidity

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Agree with making sure there’s water available for drinking. I usually just drip water down the surfaces for mine. If the air in your home is very dry (often the case in winter), and the ventilation isn’t restricted enough, you can end up with dry air in the enclosure even when the soil is moist. Ensure you have very little ventilation - 1-2 square inches of exposed mesh is plenty of airflow for them.
Moisture may or may not be the problem, but it usually is, and if it’s not moisture, there’s very likely nothing you can do for it regardless. Restrict ventilation, keep it moist, offer drinking water, and hope for the best.

 

[chasmlurk]

Thanks for the responses. You're probably right about it being a moisture issue. I live in a very dry state, and this started happening as the weather cooled down. The coldest months here are also the driest. So it would make sense.

I have made sure there are droplets available for drinking from the beginning, but there did seem to be a point where the walls would lack condensation close to 24 hours after misting. I've got ventilation pretty well restricted now and the soil saturated, so things are basically as moist as I can get them, and the condensation has improved. It's probably just a waiting game at this point to see if things get better for my WS. It did feed yesterday and is rather active today, so I'm hopeful.