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I need help with my tank setup for my gbb
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A GBB likes high webbing points.
And it is just personal choice, but that wooden hide looks like Cedar, or similar. Cedar & other similar trees contain a natural insecticide. It can also kill other animals, for example it should not be used with rabbits, Guinea pigs etc. I have never heard of a T being killed by it. But there is a lot about rabbits etc & it is a natural insecticide. So personally I would not use that wooden hide.
And it is just personal choice, but that wooden hide looks like Cedar, or similar. Cedar & other similar trees contain a natural insecticide. It can also kill other animals, for example it should not be used with rabbits, Guinea pigs etc. I have never heard of a T being killed by it. But there is a lot about rabbits etc & it is a natural insecticide. So personally I would not use that wooden hide.
Do you have any suggestions i could use instead of cedar maybe like drift wood or something?
I didn’t know this either, but now I do. Thanks
Does this look better?
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An ideal hide for a T that likes climbing would be a tube of cork bark.
But for ground level hides you could cut a terracotta flower pot in half. Use a terracotta garlic pot. Use half a coconut shell, use a piece of cork bark & simply make a slight hollow under it, in the substrate. Use an arch of cork bark, that looks similar to the wooden hide you currently have. Use a commercially made hide or be creative. I use all of the above, including cork bark tubes. I also like to glue artificial trailing plants to my bark tubes, to give plenty of cover. The more cover your T feels it has, the more likely it is to run for that rather than freedom, when the lid is off.
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That looks great. But expect it to look very different in a week or two. GBB's can be heavy webbers .
Thank you so much for all your help this is my first time using this website and you made it a great experience this is my first time owning a GBB I have always wanted one
Also would you happen to know what would be best to feed him and how often while he is this young?
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I feed weekly & I mainly use crickets. But you could also use roaches. This site's language filter will not allow the full word for roaches.
If at all possible, remove any uneaten food after 24 hours & do not panic if your T does not feed for a month or more. They can go many months without food.
Crickets can bite, so I use food that is shorter than my T's abdomen. But with a roach, you crush the head, as this stop them burrowing & returning as a beetle. A roach can live many days, some say weeks, without a head.
What you feed will depend upon what you can get locally.
If at all possible, remove any uneaten food after 24 hours & do not panic if your T does not feed for a month or more. They can go many months without food.
Crickets can bite, so I use food that is shorter than my T's abdomen. But with a roach, you crush the head, as this stop them burrowing & returning as a beetle. A roach can live many days, some say weeks, without a head.
What you feed will depend upon what you can get locally.
