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40 gallon tank for T. Stirmi (we think) (was supposed to be a Blondi)
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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 192997" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>Stop worrying about supposed humidity. Humidity is not important. Good husbandry is & it will result in the right conditions for your stirmi. I currently have 3 stirmis. None of them have extra heat. None of them get the tanks humidity even thought about.</p><p></p><p>I keep the substrate moist, but not wet. I use a slightly larger than normal water container. I never spray, unless it is on the live plants, in the tank of one of them, or on the moss I keep in a lot of my T enclosures. Moss holds moisture & gives even a desert species somewhere naturally moister under foot. And all of my stirmis are in top ventilation enclosures.</p><p></p><p>Currently, my biggest girl, Felicity, or flick for short, who is about 8.5 inches, DLS, is sitting out in full view. But it is unusual to see her. My Juvi stirmi, has been very inactive for several months, but he molted a few weeks ago & is now starting to become active again, but in general I find I do not see much of my stirmi's or blondi's as they get older & bigger.</p><p></p><p>Currently, I have my weather station, which shows indoor & outdoor temperature & humidity, plus 3 gauges that I have removed from T enclosures, that I acquired with the T, sitting togther on my mantle piece. All are showing different figures. Looking at them, humidity in that few square inches of room varies by 10% & Temperature by 4 degrees C, or as I susspect, they are a rough guide & not very accurate. The reality is, gauges are not very reliable & are far from as important as getting the husbandry correct. So stop chasing something you cannot see with your own eyes & start concentrating on what you can see.</p><p></p><p>I have found a good visual way of keeping the substrate right are springtails. If the substrate is sufficiently moist for them, then it is right for my stirmi's. I feed my springtails dry leaves, yeast & some occasional flaked fish food or a few grains of dried rice. The food creates mold for them to eat & the dry leaves gives them something to put the food under & adds to the natural appearance of the tank.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 192997, member: 29323"] Stop worrying about supposed humidity. Humidity is not important. Good husbandry is & it will result in the right conditions for your stirmi. I currently have 3 stirmis. None of them have extra heat. None of them get the tanks humidity even thought about. I keep the substrate moist, but not wet. I use a slightly larger than normal water container. I never spray, unless it is on the live plants, in the tank of one of them, or on the moss I keep in a lot of my T enclosures. Moss holds moisture & gives even a desert species somewhere naturally moister under foot. And all of my stirmis are in top ventilation enclosures. Currently, my biggest girl, Felicity, or flick for short, who is about 8.5 inches, DLS, is sitting out in full view. But it is unusual to see her. My Juvi stirmi, has been very inactive for several months, but he molted a few weeks ago & is now starting to become active again, but in general I find I do not see much of my stirmi's or blondi's as they get older & bigger. Currently, I have my weather station, which shows indoor & outdoor temperature & humidity, plus 3 gauges that I have removed from T enclosures, that I acquired with the T, sitting togther on my mantle piece. All are showing different figures. Looking at them, humidity in that few square inches of room varies by 10% & Temperature by 4 degrees C, or as I susspect, they are a rough guide & not very accurate. The reality is, gauges are not very reliable & are far from as important as getting the husbandry correct. So stop chasing something you cannot see with your own eyes & start concentrating on what you can see. I have found a good visual way of keeping the substrate right are springtails. If the substrate is sufficiently moist for them, then it is right for my stirmi's. I feed my springtails dry leaves, yeast & some occasional flaked fish food or a few grains of dried rice. The food creates mold for them to eat & the dry leaves gives them something to put the food under & adds to the natural appearance of the tank. [/QUOTE]
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