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I’ve kept mine in an old reptile tank that I’ve had for a while, in which I hope to house a skink at some point.

Ps . I know I mentioned it as a he many times but that’s because I’ve named it nelson. I don’t actually know the sex yet

Quite a while back I came on here to figure out how to keep my newly purchased ceratogyrus marshalli or darlingi, and since then he has moulted a few times and has grown substantially. Since I last came on here I haven’t seen him much so I haven’t been able to get any more photographs of him...

I did do that and she is happily settled in now having a feast on a Dubia roach

Thankyou I’ve taken your advice on board. I counted the inches of substrate at the back it has around 6 to 6 and a half inches of sub and whilst I was at work it’s made a full on burrow down at the back

I respect your opinion and you are fully entitled to it. Another reason I’m sceptical to change her setup is because I’ve seen content creators keep fossorial species like this and if they’re doing this surely it’s okay too? Apparently it just makes them more defensive. I’ve taken your views...

I’ve bought another container just in case I find her not making any more progress. In which case I will rehouse her but she seems to be doing fine and after seeing research they can live semi terrestrial but they just get more defensive which is understandable. I respect your opinion and will...

I would agree if she hadn’t webbed up her hide and started a series a burrows over night. She has now eaten a bunch as well

Ok I will see how she goes in this enclosure but if I find she doesn’t like it then I will change her into a deeper enclosure

Ok it has eaten and seems pretty ok. My step up isn’t the best by any means but j still tried to make her feel comfortable there is probably around 6 inches of sub around the back but I’ll see how she gets on if she starts seeming stressed then I’ll move her into a container as you suggested

Okay will do Thankyou. Do you know the right conditions to keep them in? I’ve been keeping her in a slightly moist substrate with a lot of it but I don’t know if it’s right as there isn’t much info online

Okay my C doriae has now made some kind of starter burrow if you could even call it that since finally beginning to settle down from the long trip. She seems rather skinny but I was advised not to feed her whilst she’s settling in as it can cause problems with them settling. But since she’s made...

Hello all, just thought I’d update you on my Cyriopagopus doriae and it’s progression into it’s settling down to its new enclosure. As some of you may know I was worried about my tarantula as it wasn’t moving but it seems to be making progress! As you will see from the photos he/she has started...

Okay thankyou! It had me worried as this as well as my C. Marshalli is the first fossorial species I’ve ever owned so I was a bit unsure as to what’s normal and what’s not. I’ve been keeping terrestrials for a while now so it felt right to switch I just didn’t see this problem arising as I’ve...

I am unsure on whether it’s a male or female yet as it hasn’t molted but I know it isn’t mature as i bought a sub adult I will try get another picture for you. As you will be able to see the tarantula is still in the same position as earliest photo but I have noticed a few silk trails indicating...