Hi, got my Red Leg yesterday. What substrate is best for them?
I'm sure the shop worker said coconut husk or something like that. Also what size would be best for an adult Red Leg:
9 x 6 x 7
12 x 7.5 x 8
14.5 x 8.5 x 10
14 x 8 x 6
18 x 12 x 6.5

Those are all Faunariums, does the substrate usually stay the same no matter what T you got?

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I use coconut fibre coir for all my tarantulas

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I use vermiculite mixed with peat, it locks in moisture!

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Aye, i have been for the last 2 years without any problems..

well occasionally iv found a few mushrooms growing in the coir, but its no problwem as theyr easily dealt with without wasting the substrate...siimply pick them before they open thats it

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I was reading about that last night on the spidershop web site. Looks like good stuff. Could someone also advise me on what size Faunarium please

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Not sure on measurements but with our adults we use the exo terra faunaruims, either the large or the large flat.

Large Flat is what i have been looking at, good size

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I have switched my T's to coir. They were housed in a mix of potting soil/perlite. I found that it was TOO good at holding moisture and the T's didnt burrow and would spend all day on top of the bark hides. When i swapped it to coir they were straight into their hides no problems!

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Will try coir, can scorps be housed on it to? Im looking to add to my collection, wouldnt mind a T that burrows. Can someone tell me of any please?
Probably get 1 Emp and another T, that should keep me quiet for the time being

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people use differnt substrates, at the mo ive got 1 of mine peat and the other on cocunut fibre. there both doing fine. as for burrowing t's theres quite a few but of top of my head i can thing of h.lividum (cobalt blue) Haplopelma minax (Thailand Black Tarantula)