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Whats a good way to set up an enclosure for a Mexican Red Rump ( Brachypelma Vagans ) adult
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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 78775" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>probably dumb luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>For this one i poured in the dry cocofiber from a bag, not the compacted bricks, then misted it until it was moist, packed it down, added more sub, misted again, packed that down, then repeat until I had enough substrate. Then as it dried you could see it shrink away from the enclosure walls. If you go back and look in my pic thread at the first boehmei pictures you can see some of the top level substrate has fallen into the gap between the substrate "brick" and the wall. </p><p></p><p>I will say it held the burrow shape extremely well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Now i just dump the substrate mix in a mixing bowl, dump room temp water from a generic store bought water bottle in until i have the consistency i want and pack that into the enclosures. lower levels of the substrate stay moist for months, and now that i've gotten rid of that horrible cheap top soil i have zero mold issues. All of my mold issues using that top soil came from the tiny wood chips and slivers. the Eco Earth coco-fiber and organic potting soil work great <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 78775, member: 4199"] probably dumb luck :) For this one i poured in the dry cocofiber from a bag, not the compacted bricks, then misted it until it was moist, packed it down, added more sub, misted again, packed that down, then repeat until I had enough substrate. Then as it dried you could see it shrink away from the enclosure walls. If you go back and look in my pic thread at the first boehmei pictures you can see some of the top level substrate has fallen into the gap between the substrate "brick" and the wall. I will say it held the burrow shape extremely well :D Now i just dump the substrate mix in a mixing bowl, dump room temp water from a generic store bought water bottle in until i have the consistency i want and pack that into the enclosures. lower levels of the substrate stay moist for months, and now that i've gotten rid of that horrible cheap top soil i have zero mold issues. All of my mold issues using that top soil came from the tiny wood chips and slivers. the Eco Earth coco-fiber and organic potting soil work great :) [/QUOTE]
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