Quick post before dashing off to work, the set-up I have for my Haplopelma species is a ten gallon, 6" of substrate, Zoo-med repti-therm heat pad on the back, a hidaway log, and amphibian food/water dish serving a water dish.
The hideaway log is a simple double open-ended affair and I have it pinned against the glass beside the heat pad (the closed length side of course). So far, the T has displayed no predilation for burrowing. Actually it's content to use the hidaway log and seals the only accessible end with a fine curtain of silk. And in the evening it actively prowls the whole terrarium (every evening) than by morning reconstructs the silk screen and seals itself back in again. Has anyone else attempted to use hideaway in the coziest corner of the habitat?
(Instead of stimulating burrow building.)
And one more question, should I keep the heat pad or should I convert to a clip-on lamp?
We are getting some really low temps here in Riverside but my Haplopelma seems extremely happy and I even stopped the majority of the frigid air into the terrarium with a zip-it sweater over the 95% of the screen top. And I have a fabulous A/C unit.
Regards,
Dave
The hideaway log is a simple double open-ended affair and I have it pinned against the glass beside the heat pad (the closed length side of course). So far, the T has displayed no predilation for burrowing. Actually it's content to use the hidaway log and seals the only accessible end with a fine curtain of silk. And in the evening it actively prowls the whole terrarium (every evening) than by morning reconstructs the silk screen and seals itself back in again. Has anyone else attempted to use hideaway in the coziest corner of the habitat?
(Instead of stimulating burrow building.)
And one more question, should I keep the heat pad or should I convert to a clip-on lamp?
We are getting some really low temps here in Riverside but my Haplopelma seems extremely happy and I even stopped the majority of the frigid air into the terrarium with a zip-it sweater over the 95% of the screen top. And I have a fabulous A/C unit.
Regards,
Dave