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It is dried out on the rosea this morning when she is burrowed, the damp is on the bottom where she isn't going to get. The thing is, avics die real easy, they are a pet that gets purchased in a pet store only to have perish in a dry environment or due to shedding issues because of the dry environment only months later. I have had mine a year. My rosea is a spiderling who needs the damp. They both have dry spots. The rosea is burrowing. How often do they do that in captivity? I read rarely. Rarely. But mine has not only burrowed, but moved a couple of pieces of gravel to do just that to try to get to the damp areas. I am no expert. Expert opinions differ wildly. I do follow some published guidelines to make sure the spider has what it needs. I cannot argue with the burrowing rosea or the brilliant fluffy but hydrated and humid look of my avic. The Avic avic actually has such a wonderful coloration it isn't drab at all. I just do not see this as a risk since it has been fine for a year. The salinity fluctuates.

<blockquote data-quote="DewDrop" data-source="post: 59109" data-attributes="member: 4217"><p>It is dried out on the rosea this morning when she is burrowed, the damp is on the bottom where she isn't going to get.&nbsp; The thing is, avics die real easy, they are a pet that gets purchased in a pet store only to have perish in a dry environment or due to shedding issues because of the dry environment only months later. I have had mine a year. My rosea is a spiderling who needs the damp. They both have dry spots. The rosea is burrowing. How often do they do that in captivity? I read rarely. Rarely. But mine has not only burrowed, but moved a couple of pieces of gravel to do just that to try to get to the damp areas. I am no expert. Expert opinions differ wildly. I do follow some published guidelines to make sure the spider has what it needs. I cannot argue with the burrowing rosea or the brilliant fluffy but hydrated and humid look of my avic.&nbsp; The Avic avic actually has such a wonderful coloration it isn't drab at all. I just do not see this as a risk since it has been fine for a year. The salinity fluctuates.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="DewDrop, post: 59109, member: 4217"] It is dried out on the rosea this morning when she is burrowed, the damp is on the bottom where she isn't going to get. The thing is, avics die real easy, they are a pet that gets purchased in a pet store only to have perish in a dry environment or due to shedding issues because of the dry environment only months later. I have had mine a year. My rosea is a spiderling who needs the damp. They both have dry spots. The rosea is burrowing. How often do they do that in captivity? I read rarely. Rarely. But mine has not only burrowed, but moved a couple of pieces of gravel to do just that to try to get to the damp areas. I am no expert. Expert opinions differ wildly. I do follow some published guidelines to make sure the spider has what it needs. I cannot argue with the burrowing rosea or the brilliant fluffy but hydrated and humid look of my avic. The Avic avic actually has such a wonderful coloration it isn't drab at all. I just do not see this as a risk since it has been fine for a year. The salinity fluctuates. [/QUOTE]

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