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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rénee" data-source="post: 65038" data-attributes="member: 4153"><p>I'm not completely sure why no sand, I just know nobody uses it lol, but I'm going to go with that yes if ingested, it probably isn't the greatest, and it also gives them no way to burrow if needed, whatever substrate you do choose make sure its pesticide free also. Yes sponges are a mold hazard and carry/hold tons of bacteria. As Meludox mentioned make the substrate higher too, terrestrials sometimes like to climb, and if they do and fall we want them not to fall too far or they could rupture their abdomens. You could add a room heater, a lot of people don't like to use the heat mats because there has been cases of tarantulas cooking themselves, and they can malfunction too, and without proper care and constant checking it could just cause problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>