What to do about carbon

[DustyD]

Just looking for some thoughts on what to do with carbon chunks my juvenile G. pulchripes dug up.

A few days ago I rehoused the T into an enclosure with the BioDude's
Terra Aranea substrate and it seems really good.

This morning I found that she had excavated a new wing to her underground mansion and removed many carbon chunks and placed them in the front of the enclosure.

I am pursuing a bio active system but taking it slow. I did not get any bio critters, yet. Several arid plants are planted separately in the substrate in another enclosure, just to see how they do.

The carbon seems unwelcome by my tarantula so remove it for now? Break it up, spread it around?

Here is a view of some of the chunks and of my T in the background mooning me.

 

[Oursapoil]

Hi Dusty,
I have the bio dude's Terra Aranea mix in about 50 of my Ts terrariums and it is one of my favorite substrate to use. Do not worry about the coal, they are harmless to your spider, just consider them decoration although they also have real benefits. No need to worry or removing them.
Hoping this helps, cheers.

 

[DustyD]

Yes thanks! I just was unsure whether to remove them to placate the T or if by moving them the T was resolving the problem herself.

 

[MBullock]

It's just cleaning house, a burrowing tarantula is a happy one.

 

[octanejunkie]

The charcoal is beneficial for spring tails and other custodians

 

[Oursapoil]

Do not get rid of it, especially if you have children, it might come handy at Christmas time

 

[octanejunkie]

Do not get rid of it, especially if you have children, it might come handy at Christmas time

Don't be surprised when you open your Christmas present from me

 

[Oursapoil]

I am a hard core atheist but will welcome anything kinky you'll send me way

 

[octanejunkie]

I am a hard core atheist but will welcome anything kinky you'll send me way

I'm not send you anything kinky (you french freak) but you can take what I send you and enfonce-le dans ton cul

 

[DustyD]

Great thanks all. I will leave it in and wait to see how things work out.

 

[Vermis]

Don't be surprised when you open your Christmas present from me

I am a hard core atheist

You heard it here first: Oursapoil doesn't believe in Santa Claus.