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got it at the Sacramento Reptile Show. It hasn't stopped moving since i got it or gone in it's hide and it's starting to worry me. also, any idea how to sex them?
New vinegaroon
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Nice critter!
This opinion is only based on the one I've kept, bit it loves deep and dry substrate. It remodeles it's home constantly. Have fun!
This opinion is only based on the one I've kept, bit it loves deep and dry substrate. It remodeles it's home constantly. Have fun!
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The substrate looks a little juicy Ben. Perhaps try some fresh dry substrate and see what happens.
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Over the years, I've found that they live longer on slightly moist substrate rather than on totally dry substrate. The may come from desert regions, but they seek out humid microhabitats (near riverbeds or in wooded areas with abundant leaf litter) within those areas. That substrate looks a bit too wet, though. You could mix in some dry substrate to even it out some.
Also, I've collected quite a few vinegaroons, and they seem to always burrow by hollowing out a space under a rock or log. I provide mine with two or theree inches of a peat/san mix, slightly moist, and I lay a flat rock on top for them to burrow under. To keep it from collapsing if the vinegaroon digs all the soil out underneath, I bury some smaller rocks under the larger flat one too form a sort of table. They always utilize this without fail, althgough they often show no interest in digging until later in the fall. By mid winter, they are sealed within their burrows under the stone.
Wade
Also, I've collected quite a few vinegaroons, and they seem to always burrow by hollowing out a space under a rock or log. I provide mine with two or theree inches of a peat/san mix, slightly moist, and I lay a flat rock on top for them to burrow under. To keep it from collapsing if the vinegaroon digs all the soil out underneath, I bury some smaller rocks under the larger flat one too form a sort of table. They always utilize this without fail, althgough they often show no interest in digging until later in the fall. By mid winter, they are sealed within their burrows under the stone.
Wade
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thx for the replies! Looks like a male, but it's a bit small to be sure. well, the cocofiber was moist from being softened out of an ecoearth brick but now it's dry and he's still crawling, i'm gonna make a hide like u suggested wade and see what happens. To me, humidity is overrated so i'll prolly just keep his substrate dry and offer a waterdish and keep that full, that usually works out better for me. no ill effects i've ever been able to tell, no fungus or mites and such...sound ok?