BrockiePelma
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Dont you just hate it when ur precious little turd overturn/bury ur waterdish, putting you in a unnecessary and unneeded maintenance mode? Well heres a solution for you!!
plastic sheets like plastic envelopes (which i used) could be a good alternative for water dishes,just cut it up to adequate size pieces(preferably big enough to hold more water but small enough for the T to get a hold of it and drag it if it needs to),spray water on both sides, place it inside the enclosure, and you're good to go!
But theres a catch, you should try to place it very near ur pet or 'spoon feed' it to them(like how they feed pre-killed prey on most T feeding videos) because the water could dry up very quickly specially on bone dry setups,so its better for the them to grab onto it as quickly as possible to get the water they need.
Sure theres spraying the whole enclosure,but most of the time,that leads to the T being sprayed as well,and thats a no-no,sure you can prod the thing with a brush to get it in its hide first but for someone like me who respects the speed and the feistyness of tarantulas,this usually leads to breath takin',heart poundin',ball sweatin' moments.
Theres also the spraying of just the sides of the enclosure as another alternative,but that usually leave stains,and if your pet is still at juvie stage(like mine),then your enclosure is probably still too small for spraying just the sides,also in the habitual monitoring of my pets,it seems like they're having a hard time grabbing onto the sides when its wet,specially the terrestials.
Ive uploaded a pict of my A.seemanni (my beautiful turd who loves to dig and bury its water dish) when i placed the water dish and its reaction about some minute after
I do this once a week,usually 3-4days after/before feeding time(which is also once a week)
So why dont you try it out now and save urself some precious time for other things than cleaning and battling for the water dish!!
BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!
No there isnt,i just feel like i had to type that part
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Actually there is, ive only tried this on slings and juvies as theyre the only ones i got so far,so i dont have any outputs for adult size. I've only been in the hobby for 7months so im still new and still thinking and researching for various ways to ease life for my Ts and my maintenance,so other innovative ideas that you are willing to share are very welcome. Some inputs about this ideas' possible disadvantage for the Ts would be greatly appreciated too
plastic sheets like plastic envelopes (which i used) could be a good alternative for water dishes,just cut it up to adequate size pieces(preferably big enough to hold more water but small enough for the T to get a hold of it and drag it if it needs to),spray water on both sides, place it inside the enclosure, and you're good to go!
But theres a catch, you should try to place it very near ur pet or 'spoon feed' it to them(like how they feed pre-killed prey on most T feeding videos) because the water could dry up very quickly specially on bone dry setups,so its better for the them to grab onto it as quickly as possible to get the water they need.
Sure theres spraying the whole enclosure,but most of the time,that leads to the T being sprayed as well,and thats a no-no,sure you can prod the thing with a brush to get it in its hide first but for someone like me who respects the speed and the feistyness of tarantulas,this usually leads to breath takin',heart poundin',ball sweatin' moments.
Theres also the spraying of just the sides of the enclosure as another alternative,but that usually leave stains,and if your pet is still at juvie stage(like mine),then your enclosure is probably still too small for spraying just the sides,also in the habitual monitoring of my pets,it seems like they're having a hard time grabbing onto the sides when its wet,specially the terrestials.
Ive uploaded a pict of my A.seemanni (my beautiful turd who loves to dig and bury its water dish) when i placed the water dish and its reaction about some minute after
I do this once a week,usually 3-4days after/before feeding time(which is also once a week)
So why dont you try it out now and save urself some precious time for other things than cleaning and battling for the water dish!!
BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!
No there isnt,i just feel like i had to type that part
Actually there is, ive only tried this on slings and juvies as theyre the only ones i got so far,so i dont have any outputs for adult size. I've only been in the hobby for 7months so im still new and still thinking and researching for various ways to ease life for my Ts and my maintenance,so other innovative ideas that you are willing to share are very welcome. Some inputs about this ideas' possible disadvantage for the Ts would be greatly appreciated too
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