awiec
Arachnoprince
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I prefer wetting the tunnels a little than just over flowing the water dish as that is something I keep in mind. Granted I'm not dumping water down there but a little water trickling in does not seem to hurt anything.I'd be interested to know about any tarantula species that lives in a bone dry microclimate. The average humidity of their general habitat's less important than where and how they live in it. You'd think South Western Aphonopelma species hang out in the open, basking in the desert sun if you believe caresheets, but the reality is they're found in cool, humid burrows or under rocks. You can see condensation in A. chalcodes burrows at the height of summer in Phoenix. They can handle arid conditions well, but they're not going to thrive.
Bone dry with a water dish can work for Aphonopelma spp., but they don't burrow and aren't particularly active. Substrate moisture frequently leads to burrowing and less of a pet rock.