Coconut husk as substrate?

[Raxi]

Hello!

I cleaned my T's enclosure and needed new substrate, but the only thing that was sold in my local pet store was Exoterra coco husk. I bought it and now I have it in the enclosure. Now later I started wondering if it's safe/good for my tarantula, since it has these quite large wood chips.

Should I leave it there or change it?

Thanks!

 

[Raxi]

This is what it looks like:

 

[Arachnoclown]

Not the best thing to walk around on. They can get sores on their abdomen from dragging around on it...especially if they are fed well. I would try to pick out all the really big stuff. You can always cap it with fine coco fiber if you can find some later.