Vinegaroon Water Source

[tyrel]

Will a vinegaroon drink water droplets from the walls of it's enclosure, or is a water dish nessesary? I've been toying with the idea of moving my collection to large jars, and it seems like a water dish would take up alot of living space.

 

[beetleman]

it's always good to have a dish in there,just use a very small bottlecap kind. it doesn't take up much room. that's what i use it works great.

 

[8+)]

I've kept one for over five years without a water dish, in a KK no less. Still alive and kicking BTW.

 

[Ganoderma]

what species? i often water via feeding and high humidity (for tropical sp)

 

[8+)]

M. giganteus. I've seen it drink off the glass and suck water out off the coco fiber. Most of the time it's borrowed under with no apparent entrance/exit, so I'm not sure if a water dish would do much.

This is one of my "survivors". Several years ago I stopped buying bugs, this guy, two tarantulas, and my lobster and hisser colonies are all that made it until I started getting into keeping bugs again. I have to admit that sometimes I wasn't the best keeper with this one, but it seems super tough.

A water dish isn't a bad idea, esp. if it's on the surface a lot, but I tend to go the mist frequently route.