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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 99716" data-attributes="member: 1152">My lord, what a beautiful animal. WOW. And so docile. What a gorgeous tarantula. As for the moisture levels, I did not worry about it as much with my pamphos as I did with my Therophosas. They've all got large water dishes, and I would let the top layers of the substrate dry out a bit in between "making it rain". That kept things from getting too stuffy. Again, it's usually VERY humid here during the summer months, so I often wouldn't worry at all about moistening it then. In the winter the furnace dries out the air, so I'm a bit more careful. I think it's always important to consider your local humidity levels when worrying about moisture. If it's already 90% humidity and you're soaking down your substrate, it can be overkill.I haven't witnessed any of the over eating myself; my P. antinous and Pampho sp. durans all stopped eating once they entered premot. They DO get quite plump before they stop, so perhaps that's where folks are having issues. Mine is a bit more slender than she appears in the video; I think it was because she was hunched up while eating those roaches. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>