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I just have to point out that my G. rosea also burrows (kept mostly dry with no salt); I find that to be quite normal behavior from all of my slings. Also, my Avics are quite colorful and gorgeous (again, kept dry with no salt). Again, if it's not harming your spiders, that's great. It's definitely an interesting experiment. However, you're extolling the supposed benefits of salt and pointing to evidence without being able to compare your animals to spiders not kept with salt.

And I don't think that you were drug though the mud at all; I think that folks here have been quite polite in responding to your query, especially as it's an idea that seems quite foreign and odd to some of us. No one has been rude; I think we're just trying to inform you of some potential risks and explain that some of the husbandry information you've read in "published guidelines" is incorrect. Unfortunately, the web is full of misinformation, and this hobby is particularly dogged by inaccurate care sheets. I just urge you to be careful about which information you find online you listen to. The fact that you seemed convinced that G. rosea needs humidity (and indicate the you've read this online) evidences that you might have stumbled on some bad sheets.

You started this post by saying, "These spiders are just dear to us, members of the family." Seeing someone who obviously cared deeply about their animals, I thought I'd share some experience that might help you keep them healthy. The people on this board are actually quite open-minded and supportive, especially compared to some other places. It's just if they hear something that might put spiders at risk, they're going to say so. I hope you'll show us some photos of your little guys, especially the avic, as they sound gorgeous.