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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 54477" data-attributes="member: 4086">Yeah don't worry about getting approved there, just use the knowledge stored there for research. Many of the people there are a bunch of know nothing know it all's, repeating things they've heard like it's gospel, with no practical experience or knowledge to back it up. Pfff.You say she climbed the side of her cage...is her substrate wet or dry? It looked dry in the pictures. Did you pack it when you put it into the enclosure? Burrowing species wont dig into loose sub, it wont hold a burrow. Are they a dry species? And did you find any info about your natives? You gotta research if you're going to do it right, with confidence. Then you'll start wanting to try different things, experiment with different theories. I know you just want your spider to be alright, right now, but she just went through hell and you're going to have to read as much as you can to accomplish that. You'll run into a lot of opinions, and only a little bit of fact...I can only imagine how bad it is for you trying to research your native species, because your country is so restricted in the hobby...it's bad enough here, trying to sort fact from opinion and conjecture when you research something. You've got me interested enough to research it myself, but that won't be until tomorrow, when I'm supposed to be working <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> lmao..I'll get back to you tomorrow. Lets see which one of us can find out the most by then...call it a friendly wager <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> "Steve Nunn" I believe is the name I've heard several times in relation to Aussie tarantulas. There's also some dude from arachnolords that's an Aussie, forgot his name though..and can't vouch for his knowledge or his sensibility, never interacted with him. Talk to you tomorrow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Good luck.</blockquote>

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