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<blockquote data-quote="Arachnoclown" data-source="post: 155991" data-attributes="member: 27444"><p>The problem is it's in a "natural environment "...you cant replicate it. Theres a million thing working together in the wild to allow a spider to thrive in its burrow. Youve done killed off all the beneficial microbes. You also have the fresh air factor...hard to replicate this in a terrarium.</p><p>I'm pushing around 500 spiders right now with over half of them in deep burrows. Coco fiber is by far the best substrate for burrowing spiders...even when kept moist. The spider makes it a burrow...not the soil. They line the borrow with silk. I've seen them burrow in the most loose material before without a problem. I thought you had a mature Phormictopus cancerides ??? Hes not going to burrow at this stage of his life anyways...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arachnoclown, post: 155991, member: 27444"] The problem is it's in a "natural environment "...you cant replicate it. Theres a million thing working together in the wild to allow a spider to thrive in its burrow. Youve done killed off all the beneficial microbes. You also have the fresh air factor...hard to replicate this in a terrarium. I'm pushing around 500 spiders right now with over half of them in deep burrows. Coco fiber is by far the best substrate for burrowing spiders...even when kept moist. The spider makes it a burrow...not the soil. They line the borrow with silk. I've seen them burrow in the most loose material before without a problem. I thought you had a mature Phormictopus cancerides ??? Hes not going to burrow at this stage of his life anyways... [/QUOTE]
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