Stella Maris
Arachnoknight
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- Jan 28, 2017
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So I obviously have a problem with "wetting" the substrate in my sling's enclosures. I admit I over-water because I've had to mold appearing in 3 separate enclosures over a period of 2 weeks. Because of that I completely had to rehouse those slings with new substrate.
My problem is I can't tell "damp" between "wet." Can someone explain this to me?
One of my sling's deli containers has plenty of ventilation holes on the lid and sides, so I'm assuming it's a combination of temperature and moist substrate? He also has a habit of filling his water dish with substrate (burying it). When this happens do I just not bother filling the water dish for some time before he buries it or dumps out the water?
I know organic matter (leftovers, poop)+wetness is a breeding ground for mold. Most of my tiny slings I am able to remove leftovers because I feed them pre-killed large crickets and I take them out 12-24 hours later. But larger slings like my A.seemani and N. carapoensis are shifting their substrate around daily, so I can never find any boli(sic?) left in their enclosures.
I'd appreciate any advice since clearly I am on a learning curve.
My problem is I can't tell "damp" between "wet." Can someone explain this to me?
One of my sling's deli containers has plenty of ventilation holes on the lid and sides, so I'm assuming it's a combination of temperature and moist substrate? He also has a habit of filling his water dish with substrate (burying it). When this happens do I just not bother filling the water dish for some time before he buries it or dumps out the water?
I know organic matter (leftovers, poop)+wetness is a breeding ground for mold. Most of my tiny slings I am able to remove leftovers because I feed them pre-killed large crickets and I take them out 12-24 hours later. But larger slings like my A.seemani and N. carapoensis are shifting their substrate around daily, so I can never find any boli(sic?) left in their enclosures.
I'd appreciate any advice since clearly I am on a learning curve.