pretty much just wanted to see if it would work. I dug a hole put several different layers of wet hay(dryed grass), vermiculite, rye flour, water, and old dead wood, like a tree that's been dead on the ground for years ate up by bugs and what not to the point where its orange(I shredded up the wood pretty good ). I also crumbled up one of my B+ mycilium cakes on the bottom and on the some semi top layer. Just to try even more I squirted about 10cc of My spore syringe on multiple layers. I kno I probably should of used poo but like I said I just wanted to try. Think it might work? Tips would be appreciated. Thank u
I had a tarantula, to wash her tank all we did replaced into take her out, positioned her in an enclosed area, trash each and all the bedding (we used ceder i've got faith) then take a sponge (NO cleansing soap) moist it (returned, even be certain that it did no longer comprise cleansing soap on it) then basically scrub the tank (use warm water) then set up the tank returned additionally, if he/ she did no longer start up yet, while he/she starts development webs up the area of the tank, sparkling it greater normally because of the fact with that and slippery aspects, makes for a unfavourable blend while it consists of tarantulas, OH, additionally, while he/she is molting, do no longer put in to any extent further crickets (or what ever he/she eats) and don't pass the tank or him/her, you may tell if he/she is molting if he/she continues to be, yet no longer limp, before this, he/she could have tended to misplaced all of his/her fur.
you get so detailed! not needed, well in my opinion. tarantulas are wonderful keeps because they are so hardy and easy to care for. ruin her burrow, shell make another, it happens. if you need to then do so. I just used some spanish moss for my ground, but you have a burrowing spider so i think sand should actually work better. and probobaly hold less smells and what not. Alls you need to do is remove the T, moving her to another tank. and replace the grounding..bedding, floor, whatever you want to call it. clean out her burrow, dead cricket build up inside the tank is whats causing the smell most likely. and you dont need to feed it once a day. actually a couple crickets every couple days or so is just fine. mine hasnt eatn in a few months (by choice, ive tried feeding her, its just what they do =/ ) feeding less often will keep smell down hopefully because less waste.
I have an L. Difficilis which is similar to L. Parahybana. None of my spiders' habitats ever stink, and I never clean their habitat because spiders are so clean naturally. If your spider's habitat stinks it could be a few things. The sponge could be harboring some sort of fungus, I don't recommend sponges for this reason (and they are a good breeding ground for parasites). Instead I use a shallow water dish with pebbles in it so that the spider doesn't drown. To create humidity and keep my spiders hydrated I mist one half of their habitat lightly dampening the substrate every third day. You are in my opinion over-feeding your spider. My L. Difficilis is big 8 female and I still only feed her one cricket a day over the weekend, meaning one at a time. Thus Friday, Saturday and Sunday she gets a cricket. Then nothing for another week. That way you avoid the spider refusing the cricket and winding up with dead crickets in the habitat (which are the source of foul smells). My smaller spiders get one cricket a week (I am consistent and usually feed all of them on Saturday). If the cricket is not immediately eaten I remove it shortly thereafter. If you leave a cricket in the habitat for too long it may feed on the spider. I would advise you to remove the spider and replenish the substrate. I do not recommend sand. Coconut husk or even better vermiculite substrate. Please feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
