Substrate for Andros

Can I use excavator sand for them? Or would I have to do something like 2 parts excavator sand and 1 part regular sand?

I have no idea

Thanks.

I would dilute the excavator sand with the ratio you suggested. It makes it much easier for the scorp to burrow.

Alrighty. Thanks, Canth

I assume same goes for LQ's as well.

Yup. Just about any desert invert that likes to burrow.

Sad story about when I didn't dilute the excavator enough...
I had a female B. californicum (california native trapdoor) and she burrowed down and didn't come back up. I let about a month or so pass before I dug up a very malnourished almost dead spider. She didn't end up making it

Actually it's the other way around. 2 part regular sand 1 part escavator. That thing get really hard.

Everything is said and done now with 2 parts ex. and 1 part reg. I don't feel like redoing everything >.>

If it's absolutely necessary, I will redo it..

Well..it's gonna get really hard and the scorp wont be able to make it's own burrows.

can you re use the stuff you already have in there, like save it for later or just take 1/3 out and put in regular sand to even it out???

if its still moist.

shame to waste it

I could make a premade burrow... Maybe throw some regular sand in it so that the scorp can dig it out making it think that it's making it's own burrow.

yea but dont fill it all the way or it wont find it....put it under a rock or somewhere were they would naturally make one

bjaeger wrote:

I could make a premade burrow... Maybe throw some regular sand in it so that the scorp can dig it out making it think that it's making it's own burrow.

Thats what i did at my first attempt to get the right combination of sand and escavator.

I've got a piece of cork board (just bought some today) that I used to construct it:

The lighter-looking sand is raised up. Can't really see it too well from that angle.

Edit: Ya, Eddy. This is my first time with a desert spp. I think it looks good

does look good.

Thanks

It's actually raised over an inch. Doesn't look like it from the pic, though

I just hope I bought the right stuff. It was with the sand and concrete stuff. It looks like sand but chunkier. I forget the exact name of the stuff.

did you get it at petco? It looks kinda red and has clay in it.

Nope. Got it at Lowes. I swear that I heard someone say they got the stuff at a hardware store.

I prolly got the wrong stuff. Luckily it was only $3 for a 50lb bag.

Prolly just regular sand. If thats the case it should be fine thats where i got the stuff too. And just bought one bag of escavator at petco still have most of it actually.