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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DewDrop" data-source="post: 59102" data-attributes="member: 4217"><p>I haven't added any more. As far as the research on the salt. It isn't gonna kill the spiders. My rosea moved some aquarium gravel the size of a small green pea and actually burrowed last night in the peat. Looking at these two spiders natural habitat the salinity in the air is pretty good. I do rinse the peat out and microwave it. So the residue will get less and less, but there will always be some and the peat won't be good for plants. I am glad to know the salt doesn't evaporate. I never did get financially involved with salt water fish keeping enough to completely visit the topic and take it to study thoroughly, it is expensive. Both of these species have been subjects of experiments, particularly the avic. Not these particular spiders personally.  It has been researched and so far the avic shows some clinical significance with the venom, not necessarily with the bite but what can be formulated with it in the lab for future medical related reasons. I know the info is out there but that I will encounter more of the nay say and boo hoo over the salt idea,  given the significance of the spiders to the medical community studying the types, I think I will just stop on the topic while I haven't been drug thoroughly through the forum mud on the idea in the first place. But, if it continues that the rosea burrows and the avic just looks as fantastic and fluffy with a sheen that is photo perfect, and both have a great appetite I'll post back. Like I said it's been a year on a fish salt residue, no problem. Also the ratio I have hasn't even bothered tropical crickets one bit.  I don't not feel picked on, but it isn't like I take it as anything other than a friendly nudge to keep studying. Thanks for all the responses on the topic, it does lead to research.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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