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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 188467" data-attributes="member: 30996">Hican you post pictures of the enclosure she was in.Those common high humidity believes are the reason for SADS.Folk chasing high humidity values that supposedly Avics need creating stuffy humid enclosures that end up killing their pet spiders.While Avicularia come from areas with high humidity  in nature there is also the fact that they also enjoy unlimited amounts of fresh air movement. It is near impossible to mimic those conditions in your enclosure as unlike in nature you keep your spider in a box with limited ventilation located in a room.However the common believes nowadays are that Avicularia sp do best in enclosure with good cross ventilation (holes on sides above substrate level and the top) ,vertically orientated cork bark(thick branch) and leaf cover near the top of it for anchor points and security, DRY substrate and good size waterdish.Avic do not make use of substrate so do not stress about what are you using(anything soft will do- coco fiber,peat,chemical free top soil ... or combination of them)Me and many other folk keep them on  DRY substrate since slings and they do very very well.Those high humidity outdated miths are nonsense. Regards Konstantin</blockquote>