Carlo Mendoza
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2016
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- 41
btw, he won't move much unless poked with something. i think i need to guide him right in the hole.Coco fiber doesn't seem to be there favariot substrate but I do have one housed in it She has moved 3 times. I much prefer a topsoil and peat mix for trapdoors with a thin layer of clay at the bottom of enclosure. Be careful with topsoil I got some that contained mushrooms and ended up unexpectedly transferring my trapdoor to another enclosure and that's why one of my females ended up in straight coco fiber substrate. As far as borrowing make sure starter hole is just big enough for it to fit not to big and about a inch down. A trick I use to get my trapdoors to burrow where I want them is to use a 1" plastic pipe fitting and place it over the hole with the starter hole at the edge of fitting. and put the spider inside it will walk around the inside until it comes to the hole and will then usually go right in. They can't climb the plastic. You can also prekill a cricket and place in fitting as well it may eat it otherwise it will construct burrow first which can take a while anywhere between a couple days to a couple of weeks or longer. Welcome to the world of pet holes.