Substrate for scorpions and tarantulas

as long as its free of pesticides!

well im sure coco fibre is a bit better!like you said...you'll be stocked up

lol, it started with an emp now you've got Theraphossa blondi's! i'm sure the "spider bedding" form the spider shop is the best thing to use.

i don't need to worry about new substrate for a long time, since I have a massive bag of irish peat moss in the back yard.

yeah we have just finished our 50 litre bag of peat. taken us about 2 years to get through though lol so at about a fiver a bag we aint done to bad out of it. It is a good cheap substrate (so long as you microwave it beforehand to kill most nasties that may be lurking in there.)

However we are turning to the 'forest bed' substrate. its better for absorbing the water instead of getting puddles like you do with peat.

Suppose it depends on budget and personal preference at the end of the day. Personally apart from the puddle aspect I have never had any problems with peat with both T's and S's.

And I hope by 'organic compost' you actually meant peat. coz compost (I've been told ANY compost) will make your little babies a wee bit poorly!

I'd use peat if you could. Remember -- "organic" does NOT mean "no pesticides!" And there's lots of stuff that calls itself organic without having been certified by a government agricultural agency.

scorpion111 wrote:

lol, it started with an emp now you've got Theraphossa blondi's! i'm sure the "spider bedding" form the spider shop is the best thing to use.

i don't need to worry about new substrate for a long time, since I have a massive bag of irish peat moss in the back yard.

*laughs*
I didnt jump from pandinus imperator to T Blondi. I have a load of other scorpions in between and he has a load of other Tarantulas before getting his T Blondi
We have a bit of a collection now!

You must have seen my new scorpion posts...im sure you have replied to all of them..

Well. I remeber when you were alittle worried about his T addiction i thought you were putting your foot down:lol:

yah but as for the P.cave......I think it might be a little risk to house two together im not to sure if they are communal or not but i have heard of ALOT of P.Caves eating tank mates.

*Connie* wrote:

scorpion111 wrote:

lol, it started with an emp now you've got Theraphossa blondi's! i'm sure the "spider bedding" form the spider shop is the best thing to use.

i don't need to worry about new substrate for a long time, since I have a massive bag of irish peat moss in the back yard.

*laughs*
I didnt jump from pandinus imperator to T Blondi. I have a load of other scorpions in between and he has a load of other Tarantulas before getting his T Blondi
We have a bit of a collection now!

You must have seen my new scorpion posts...im sure you have replied to all of them..

lol, yeah I know. once you start getting scorps you can't stop.... it's like smoking *not that I would know"

ohhh I just assumed as a pandinus, would be ok with others...anyone else housed more then one together before?

I am still nervous about the T Blondi. Gah. It has attutude, seriously. You look at it for too long and POOF it makes hairs fly. it will be bald soon!

But yes, I have now put my foot down and told him to wait a while before getting some more....haha, I can only hope he will listen to me! we are running out of room until we get a shelf system!

Regarding the communal nature of P. cavimanus, I've heard a lot more instances of cannibalism with this species than with P. imperator. I wouldn't risk it.

*Connie* wrote:

ohhh I just assumed as a pandinus, would be ok with others...anyone else housed more then one together before?

Actually i had 4 p.emps / 2 h.spins and a p.cavi all in one big 4 foot tank. no deaths other than the female emp taking a dislike to the males advances and a bad shed. The p.cavi was ok in there with all of them.

I did it as an experiment and it worked pretty well. They were all in there together for about 3 years.