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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 127203" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>You may notice that I have made these little tanks with a sort of false bottom. I watched a video by Tom Moran showing how to set up sling enclosures and while he didn't actually use a false bottom he used the principal involved. At the bottom of the tub he puts a very moist layer of coir peat then adds drier peat on top of that. He uses a paint brush handle to make holes down the side of the tub and uses a pipette to apply water to the bottom of the substrate rather than the top so that the deeper the spider digs the wetter the substrate is. I added a layer of small polished aquarium pebbles on the bottom, stood a thick skewer in the corner then packed the peat. I didn't use anything between the pebbles and the peat. Once the enclosure was set up I replaced the skewer with a drinking straw cut to fit, the bottom cut at an angle, and added water with a syringe, it worked perfectly. If the sling reaches the pebble layer I doubt it will be a problem, it's only smooth polished pebbles . This way I can add a measured amount of water to each tank.</p></blockquote><p></p>