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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 132760" data-attributes="member: 27677">24th JuneStents 1, 2, 3 given small cricketsStents 5 given medium cricketBlue Legs 1, 2, 3 all given small cricketsGeoffrey Crassipes still had a live cricket from 12th June, I removed it.Sp.2 -14, 15, 16, 17 given small cricket, all were visible in their burrows through the side of the enclosures. None moulted , all lively. These four are in the square 5x5x4cm enclosures which dry out quite a lot over the course of a week, especially now that the fan heater is being used in the loungeroom almost all night and day. Ambient temperatures are still between 15 and 18c though. I am keeping these enclosures very dry now, just filling water dishes and adding 3 or 4ml to the tube which is only wetting the bottom of one corner. 12 had dead cricket from the 12th June in water dish. Not fed again. 13, 10, 11, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 burrows blocked. 9 given small cricket.1 - 7 are in the biggest enclosures, 10x7x15cm. These are fairly dry above ground, but the deeper ( 9cm) substrate gives a good moisture gradient. I can see where one sling is burrowed, the chamber is just above the halfway mark, sitting just above where you can see the "damp" line, although others have obviously burrowed to the bottom because they've brought pebbles from the bottom to the surface. Their chambers aren't visible on the bottom though, I can't tell where their bedroom chambers are, they could be above the damp line where the substrate gets noticeably lighter. With these the false bottom works well, you can see the substrate blending from darker at the bottom to lighter at the top, the surface is almost dry and the sphagnum moss sitting on the surface is very dry now. I think they're all burrowed as they are the furthest from heaters and not much above 15c most times. The scorpions are still surface active on the same shelves though. 9 through to 13 are in round enclosures , 9cm diameter, 7cm high. Ambient temperatures rarely over 18c , but not below 15.</blockquote>

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