Totally agree. Bare minimum, I like to add some leaf litter on top, and usually use a mixture of substrates to give it a less monolithic look. Eventually maybe I'll try adding some plants, but I haven't made that leap yet. Moss and leaves work pretty well for deco, plus fake plants when I have them on hand.
I might start adding some deco though, might as well have something nice to look at as I haven't seen a couple of them in coming up to a Month. Feeders go in the hole, feeders don't come out. That's all the reassurance I need to know they're still alive at least.
Literally exactly what I was thinking every time I read "when my friends come over....". Nobody comes over here. Nobody judges my bare bones enclosures. LOL
Bowed to peer pressure. They've at least got moss and cork bark now, even though I haven't seen them since rehousing
To be fair though, my AB BFF doesn't judge either (well, not out loud anyway lol) even though he's super creative with enclosures.
I have a buddha statue and some litter for my C marshalli, she used it for webbing and made it the grand entrance to her burrow. Except now she's decoded to excavate the other side of her enclosure and has now filled her water dish full of dirtHonestly, my fossorial guys have buried the leaf and moss litter I use to spruce up the top layer.
So no matter what, they pretty much have a tub of dirt.
I guess I could add more to the top - but I've fished the leaves out before and re-decorated. They just do it again.
My favorite part is definitely setting enclosures up tho.
When I get some new T's in, more often than not, I already have something nice laying around for them cause I'm constantly buying display boxes and making new homes / testing different setups.
It is unfortunately pricey for my large T's unless I go the moving box/ tupperware route.
Large lidded display cases can be like $40+ retail, but would make a great fossorial set up.
I'm close to straight-up buying sheets of acrylic and making them from scratch. But I doubt I'd do a great job lol.
You sure about that....!?
My auratum is growing pretty well. My bicoloratum I have resigned myself to knowing I will probably not see it as an adult
Visually - you really made your point. The last enclosures look amazing!
Oh boy I'm the biggest hater of this lol.
your versi enclosure is pretty great!! And I love those brilliance containers!!
!! Also I had a spontaneous drop into the container store, on the way back from the airport today we were on a side street and there it was on the left, and oh man in the amac isle, they had these new long rectangular boxes like an amac but a different brand that is stackable I think , going to be my Cyriocosmus step up enclosure! I’ll send you the brand you may be able to use it if you get another dwarf!
Yes do! Jan 14th is the expo. There's a Neoholothele incei in the inventory of one of the vendors and I will be on the lookout for a C. elegans again.your versi enclosure is pretty great!! And I love those brilliance containers!!
But no, no judgement
Very exciting!! I still have yet to go to an expo lol
People that don’t do research on animals they own.Thought this would be an interesting one on a board dedicated to everyone who LOVES this hobby. So what’s something you dislike personally? Mine has to be when people ask for advice and then argue with anyone who has a different opinion to them when they’ve only got their and the T’s safety in mind. Why ask!
I agree with this 100%. So much could be avoided if people just took some time to find out what habitat and care their new pet actually needs. SO many exotics pets get sick and die because of this. And it could be avoided. Very sad.
I do want to buy an adult for variety. I have slings and juvies, but I like variety. I do have one MM, but he is almost 2 years past ultimate so his days are numbered. When he passes, I will likely buy another adult to replace him.
Absolutely! Furthermore, the self-righteous pseudo animal understanders from PETA get confirmed and that is too bad!