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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nunua" data-source="post: 144722" data-attributes="member: 4947">Congrats on the new family member. Like others have already said, bottle caps are sling owner's best friend <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />I was just about to refill water dishes of my team Brachypelma so I took this photo for you. If you'll get ever smaller sling at one day, medicine blister packs (down right) are great! Of course you need to wash and rinse them well, but they're extremely good in small enclosures - I know I could just keep watering the deli cup or add moss but relative humidity in my apartment is very low (atm RH% 21, but on coldest days it can drop down to RH% 9) during winters, so I like to have even a small dish for my slings since the substrate dries quickly. I also have a small air humidifier but it's mostly for my own nose <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" /> Despite of the low relative humidity, I don't monitor the humidity in enclosures - I just keep checking if the Ts show any signs of discomfort by constantly hovering on the dish etc.The best rule of thumb is: If you're comfortable in the room where you have your Ts, they will be comfortable as well! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://puu.sh/CGF7b/2ffd6fb9f9.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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