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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 99417" data-attributes="member: 1152">Congrats on your your new girl! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I keep mine on fairly deep moist substrate with a hide, and she's always been a bit of a shy girl. Right up until she was about 5-6" or so, she literally lived like a fossorial species, only coming out of her den at night. Personally, I like giving the moisture-dependent species deeper sub, as it's easier to keep the bottom layers of it moist so they can dig to what moisture levels they need. I let the top dry out and add water when I notice the moist levels on the bottom starting to shrink. In the summer time, I rarely moisten it at all as the humidity here is usually quite high and it becomes overkill.She's probably pushing around 7.5" or so now (I still haven't been able to get an accurate measurement on her) and she's dug a shallow burrow beneath some cork bark and she's usually hiding beneath it. She's got a large water dish, and I've been re-moistening the sub every few weeks or so now that the heat has kicked on. For temps, she's at 75-80 during the warm months and 70-75 during the cold months.Here's a video with my gal who FINALLY came out to say hi. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[MEDIA=youtube]Io2ucEGT7R8[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

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