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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 84268" data-attributes="member: 4199">[USER=4072]@Kymura[/USER] nailed it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  I've never misted any of my Ts other than the Avics, just cause i can't get to the water dish so i mist the web once a week or so and they drink the water drops if needed.  My albo's both were in the burrows constantly until they were about 1.5" leg span, now they're out and about to be seen until premolt, then they burrow down and hide and come back out when they're ready.I'd change up your substrate.  I use eco earth coconut fiber instead of husk, mixed with peat moss and potting soil.  I tried just the coco fiber and peat moss but it's too light and dries fast, the potting soil helps to hold in some moisture and makes it better for burrowing.  For most Ts a water dish is fine for keeping humidity.  The species that need more humidity you can overflow the dish let the substrate dry and repeat.  I keep my T's at room temps, no heat pad.  My room temps in the summer and winter are 75-80.The crunchies <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  i like that!  They're called bolus or boluses (Latin for ball).  My B. boehmei stacks his in a corner by his waterdish.  Him and the larger GBB like to help keep their enclosures clean like that.  But the GBB sticks his in the corner and webs them to keep them in place.  Not sure if he's being helpful or teasing.</blockquote>

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