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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 222860" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I cannot see the small white things in the photo, but I strongly suspect they are harmless & helpful springtails.</p><p></p><p>Springtails are part of the bioactive system for reducing / removing mold in moist environments & they should not be able to survive, or not for very long, in a Brachypelma enclosure, where the substrate should largely be dry. Lightly overflow the water bowl once every 7 to 14 days & allow it to dry out between overflows.</p><p>Also regularly move the water bowl, so the substrate totally dries out & thus removes mould problems.</p><p></p><p>Humidity is a result of husbandry & thus a by-product of the way you look after your tarantula. Brachypelmas are T's that need dry substrate & thus their humidity levels will naturally be lower than a species that needs moist substrate. Don't measure humidity, look after the substrate & the humidity will follow.</p><p></p><p>Some time ago I put several different hobby thermometers & hygrometer out in my lounge, where I keep my T's & found that both temperature accuracy & moisture accuracy was different across them & by over 10%. So why bother with them, when humidity is something that follows the husbandry?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 222860, member: 29323"] I cannot see the small white things in the photo, but I strongly suspect they are harmless & helpful springtails. Springtails are part of the bioactive system for reducing / removing mold in moist environments & they should not be able to survive, or not for very long, in a Brachypelma enclosure, where the substrate should largely be dry. Lightly overflow the water bowl once every 7 to 14 days & allow it to dry out between overflows. Also regularly move the water bowl, so the substrate totally dries out & thus removes mould problems. Humidity is a result of husbandry & thus a by-product of the way you look after your tarantula. Brachypelmas are T's that need dry substrate & thus their humidity levels will naturally be lower than a species that needs moist substrate. Don't measure humidity, look after the substrate & the humidity will follow. Some time ago I put several different hobby thermometers & hygrometer out in my lounge, where I keep my T's & found that both temperature accuracy & moisture accuracy was different across them & by over 10%. So why bother with them, when humidity is something that follows the husbandry? [/QUOTE]
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