is dried coco fiber a good substrate for a hadrurus spadix? also my spadix is roaming around its tank but really isnt digging any burrows...i just got him four days ago and im sure its just the new home exploration right?

It's not the best, 'cause it doesn't hold up burrows very well, but it works.

They'll try to burrow despite this, so yeah, it's probably still settling in.

do desert hairy's typically have more energy and eat more than say emps?

Not sure about eating more, but they are certainly much more active.

if you can mix it 50/50 with sand, you should have a great sub. If you can moisten it, smush it, then let it dry, you will have a nice hard pack for them to burrow in. They are kick metasoma scorpions. Enjoy it!

If you do as they say and mix it with some sand and some coco fibers, try just pouring like half of a 2 liter bottle of water into it and mix it in. that way its moist and keeps the humidity up.

If you pour water on the mixture and pack it down, THEN let it dry out, THEN introduce the scorpion -- water-soluble minerals dissolve and recrystallize and as such help hold the substrate together better, thus supporting burrows better.

The key step is letting it dry out for Hadrurus.

oh my bad i was just replying to something he was asking at the very top. make it a bit more stable for digging of the holes as he was asking for.

thanks for all the suggestions...now i understand that mycosis as well as a lot of things can kill a spadix but i was told from the breeder that they are as hardy as they come...In addition how often do u feed a spadix?

^ Well said

Hadrurus are pretty hardy; just keep it dry and on the warm side.

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Especially if there is clay in the mix too I think. I've heard of sub packs becoming bricks that couldn't even get taken out of the aquarium!

If you add clay, bring it up to about 30%. It supports burrows wonderfully but is still soft enough for the scorpion to dig or for you to clean out the tank later.