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[1tsm3jack]

Update 10/7/24 (also questions): I bought her a heating pad and she seems to really like it , when I first put it in this morning I put only the very edge of her setup against the heat pad, when I got home this afternoon she was trying to dig a new nest on the side where the heat pad was, so I moved it to where more like half of her container is on it, the container has gotten very humid, as I can tell by the condensation, is this a bad thing, or should I just leave it and let the substrate dry out a bit more? Also how long should I have it on/off, or should it just stay on all the time? Thanks

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

That is something that most keepers would try to avoid because of visibility problems. Did you have any problems with it before when she was digging the nest?

[1tsm3jack]

That is something that most keepers would try to avoid because of visibility problems. Did you have any problems with it before when she was digging the nest?

It just started becoming humid when I put the heat pad on, because some of the water was evaporating I guess.

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

 

That is something that most keepers would try to avoid because of visibility problems. Did you have any problems with it before when she was digging the nest?

It just started becoming humid when I put the heat pad on, because some of the water was evaporating I guess.

 

Yeah I know that but did you move the pad because she was digging? And also you can try to do a day/night cycle by increasing and decreasing the temp

[bmb1bee]

Raising and decreasing the heat really isn't necessary at all. Founding them in constant high heat has the best results. Typically, people found them in just a tube with some seeds and leave it an incubator for a month. A simple way to make an incubator is to get a styrofoam box and stick part of heat cable inside.

[1tsm3jack]

Raising and decreasing the heat really isn't necessary at all. Founding them in constant high heat has the best results. Typically, people found them in just a tube with some seeds and leave it an incubator for a month. A simple way to make an incubator is to get a styrofoam box and stick part of heat cable inside.

She is already in a setup where she has dug a nest, so I can't really get her out now haha, how would you suggest I get the humidity to stop?

[Ants_Dakota]

Raising and decreasing the heat really isn't necessary at all. Founding them in constant high heat has the best results. Typically, people found them in just a tube with some seeds and leave it an incubator for a month. A simple way to make an incubator is to get a styrofoam box and stick part of heat cable inside.

How do you know raising and lowering the heat is not good? Just curious.

Edited by Ants_Dakota, October 9 2024 - 4:37 AM.