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@Chubbs TY!
I seriously want the Ephebopus murinus after seeing that one, just a gorgeous spider, Won't lie though, I'm a little worried about keeping humidity right, most of mine are pretty forgiving, I mist if things look dusty and keep their water dishes clean and full (not the porteri, she won't allow it . she dumps it each and every time then buries it, I just keep a little moss in the corner and mist it real lightly every other week) naturally I keep the slings a bit more moist but never wet or soggy. And I am honestly 100% about trying to get it right for them, so, ...could I possibly bottom layer the enclosure with moss on one side and inject some water into that to keep humidity up without making things swampy, then a light mist? It works well with my sling enclosures?
edit: copying that for my notes lol
I think that could possibly work. i mean, I can't say for sure since I've honestly never really tried it myself. I'm not meaning to give the impression that this is a difficult genus to care for, because all things considered they are still rather tough spiders, it's just that as opposed to Avicularia, Ephebopus really do tend to thrive more when kept with more moisture and humidity. The enclosure definitely should still have periods in between where it can dry out, and of course we should never sacrifice ventilation for extra moisture. That's where the water dish comes into play, not only does it obviously provide the spider with something from which to drink, it will also keep the humidity up enough during these periods while the substrate is allowed to dry up a bit. You want it to be moist, but not stuffy.