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Rehousing of cobalt blue was a success

Joe williams

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Managed to rehome my lividum in its brand new enclousure with out any escapes or injury by slowly! flooding the burrow until he showed him self then using a knife stuck it in the entrance of the burrow so he couldn't get back in it and using a cup in this instance a protein shaker ( suprisingly good keeps you out of strike range ) and then moving him into his new home took 30 mins jobs a gud un
 

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Managed to rehome my lividum in its brand new enclousure with out any escapes or injury by slowly! flooding the burrow until he showed him self then using a knife stuck it in the entrance of the burrow so he couldn't get back in it and using a cup in this instance a protein shaker ( suprisingly good keeps you out of strike range ) and then moving him into his new home took 30 mins jobs a gud un
Great, but did you ever breathe???
 

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Managed to rehome my lividum in its brand new enclousure with out any escapes or injury by slowly! flooding the burrow until he showed him self then using a knife stuck it in the entrance of the burrow so he couldn't get back in it and using a cup in this instance a protein shaker ( suprisingly good keeps you out of strike range ) and then moving him into his new home took 30 mins jobs a gud un
Git er done! :D Mine is always a runner, I just accept it and do it in the tub. Her and the poecis are spaztic, lol. Good times!
 

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Managed to rehome my lividum in its brand new enclousure with out any escapes or injury by slowly! flooding the burrow until he showed him self then using a knife stuck it in the entrance of the burrow so he couldn't get back in it and using a cup in this instance a protein shaker ( suprisingly good keeps you out of strike range ) and then moving him into his new home took 30 mins jobs a gud un
Huge congrats. any lividum rehome without injury can only chalked down to a success.....lol. And at last, something useful for the protein shaker I have had in the cupboard for a while.....lol. new year, back on the weights, I promise :p
 

Joe williams

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Huge congrats. any lividum rehome without injury can only chalked down to a success.....lol. And at last, something useful for the protein shaker I have had in the cupboard for a while.....lol. new year, back on the weights, I promise :p
Thanks man yeah I was impressed with it tbh did a great job at keeping her out of my bathroom haha
 

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Day two still hasn't found the pre dug burrow I left for her. she's just webbed a nice comfy patch of substrate on the surface and is chilling haha come on buddy what more you want from me.
 

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Day two still hasn't found the pre dug burrow I left for her. she's just webbed a nice comfy patch of substrate on the surface and is chilling haha come on buddy what more you want from me.
Mine was the same, she took a week webbing up a hide in the plants, then found the nice deep burrow. Havent seen her since, though it's well reinforced, all the way down.
 

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