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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 226773" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>With an arboreal, they tend to make their own cover, but still need cover beyond that. I find that arboreals tend to be more relaxed & easier to feed, water etc, if they have plenty of cover. Without sufficient cover, their nature is to run (teleport) & often this can be out of the enclosure. Where with cover, they feel safe & just hide from the hand from above. </p><p></p><p>Also, as per GarField000. You do need a water source in the enclosure. Misting is the worst option. And apart from anything else, a water bowl adds to the humidity level, which misting really does not. For example, I have a small sandwich tub in my blondies enclosure. </p><p></p><p>For water bowls I use peanut butter lids, milk carton lids, coffee jar lids & for larger slings the tops from coke bottles etc. Every enclosure has a water bowl & I do not use commercial water bowls, as I find they are poor at retaining the water. Some of my T's have 2 or 3 bowls, as some T's bury their bowls. So rather than disturb their enclosures, I simply add a second lid in. </p><p></p><p>Only my heaviest webbers get misted, rather than get their water bowl topped up. But every enclosure has a bowl or two. Just some water bowls cannot be reached without disturbing the enclosure too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 226773, member: 29323"] With an arboreal, they tend to make their own cover, but still need cover beyond that. I find that arboreals tend to be more relaxed & easier to feed, water etc, if they have plenty of cover. Without sufficient cover, their nature is to run (teleport) & often this can be out of the enclosure. Where with cover, they feel safe & just hide from the hand from above. Also, as per GarField000. You do need a water source in the enclosure. Misting is the worst option. And apart from anything else, a water bowl adds to the humidity level, which misting really does not. For example, I have a small sandwich tub in my blondies enclosure. For water bowls I use peanut butter lids, milk carton lids, coffee jar lids & for larger slings the tops from coke bottles etc. Every enclosure has a water bowl & I do not use commercial water bowls, as I find they are poor at retaining the water. Some of my T's have 2 or 3 bowls, as some T's bury their bowls. So rather than disturb their enclosures, I simply add a second lid in. Only my heaviest webbers get misted, rather than get their water bowl topped up. But every enclosure has a bowl or two. Just some water bowls cannot be reached without disturbing the enclosure too much. [/QUOTE]
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