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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 78322" data-attributes="member: 1152">Wonderful choices! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Yup, I currently have two, and they are JUST starting to show some bluish tones. When I get home, I'll try to throw the latest photo I took of one up. One just molted and is about 1.75-2" long now. The other one is about 2" and is fattening up nicely. When they were little, about .75" or so, I kept them like burrowers in about 3" or substrate. Both dug deep burrows right down to the bottom, but would pop on on the surface here and there. Like Nicolas C said, give them a choice of moist and dry sub as slings. I would always moisten down the lower levels by pouring water down the side and letting it percolate to the bottom. This kept the top dry and the bottom moist. allowing them to dig and find the moisture level they preferred. I noticed when the air got dry during the winter, they both spent time deep in their dens. They now have larger enclosures with water dishes and cork bark hides, and they haven't dug nearly as much. I also don't worry much about moistening the substrate anymore.</blockquote>