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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 81479" data-attributes="member: 4199">sorry it's the busy time of year here at my work and with my laptop down and school getting out i haven't had much time to read the boards.   I pick the ooths out of the egg crates when i see them, i thought that may be pulling the moisture from them.  I feed them veggies when i can remember, usually their hydration is water gel.  they eat a mix of dog food, fish food, and dubia food i got from a previous order before i had the dog food and fish food available.  I keep the enclosures clean, usually change them out every week or so.  A lot of my cleaning crew grew up and flew away, so if i don't clean weekly they start to smell.I use a mesh thing i got from one of the dubia places online to hold the watergel.  Should i mist them every so often or change that out to a dish of some type, like a shallow lid so they can climb in and out.  Maybe that would slow down the evaporation of the gel and keep a bit more moisture in?Mine are setup lazy style <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  i have a sterlite storage container with a latching lid, holes drilled in the top and along the sides at the top all around.  put the food on one end the water gel on the other, typically 2 egg crates just laying in there, the container isn't tall enough to stand them up.  Maybe i need taller containers so i can stand them up?</blockquote>

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