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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ghost" data-source="post: 45512" data-attributes="member: 3461">Hi Regan,Firstly welcome to the forum,Now when it comes to your T.blondi the first question I have are you 100% sure it's a blondi and not a T.stirmi,it's just that most people get confused and can't tell the difference between the two and the T.stirmi is more common and alot cheaper in the hobby,also their a bit easier to care for than T.blondi so if you could post a pic of your T that would be good.Now as far as the humidity goes dont get hung up on a specific number if your using one of those thermo/hygrometer things then throw it out there highly inaccurate and you'll drive yourself crazy trying to keep the humidity up using it ,I'll give you a quick run down on how I keep my T.blondi/stirmi and have done for years without having to many problems,firstly enclosure holes in the upper sides and back this is for cross ventilation I don't bother with holes in the top as this lets out the humidity and ruins the micro-climate substrate moist not wet or soggy despite what some of the care sheets say the dont live in swamps and only need moist substrate,I also add some moss and always keep a full water dish at all times I also randomly sprinkle water over the substrate once a week all this Keeps the humidity at the correct level,as for temperature I keep mine between 75-80 Fahrenheit and for feeding at the size of your one I would still be feeding twice a week.Anyway I hope this helps to answer some of your questions.....,</blockquote>

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