Tellorcha
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2019
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Anyone have success with a bioactive enclosure for P. biguttatus?
I have read lots of anecdotes that they prefer their enclosure bone dry. I find this odd as they are from tropical regions in Africa.
I have 20 gallon I want to set up as a bio active enclosure for them with maybe a plant or two and springtails to clean up. I was thinking of using an arid mix for substrate like sand, peat/coco coir and possibly clay, and seeding with arid springtails, but I am hung up on this humidity dilemma. The arid substrate would stay dry near the surface, but some misting to maintain humidity in the lower layers would be necessary to keep the springtails and plants alive, plus aid in hatching eggs. Has anyone experimented with this? Is it really that problematic to have minimal humidity in their enclosure?
I love this species and would love to view them in an attractive enclosure rather than a bare bottom tank with egg crates, so really hoping I can make this work!
I have read lots of anecdotes that they prefer their enclosure bone dry. I find this odd as they are from tropical regions in Africa.
I have 20 gallon I want to set up as a bio active enclosure for them with maybe a plant or two and springtails to clean up. I was thinking of using an arid mix for substrate like sand, peat/coco coir and possibly clay, and seeding with arid springtails, but I am hung up on this humidity dilemma. The arid substrate would stay dry near the surface, but some misting to maintain humidity in the lower layers would be necessary to keep the springtails and plants alive, plus aid in hatching eggs. Has anyone experimented with this? Is it really that problematic to have minimal humidity in their enclosure?
I love this species and would love to view them in an attractive enclosure rather than a bare bottom tank with egg crates, so really hoping I can make this work!