Tweaking The Brevicaudatus Environments

[Brad Ramsey]

I have come to the conclusion, after keeping these guys for a little while, that a few scattered branches doesn't even begin to approach what they need as far as "highways" are concerned. Not only am I planting these enclosures more densely now, I am literally packing them with branches, twigs and dead leaves.
The difference in the animals behavior is quite noticeable. They are all out all the time now. They feel much more safe and secure, perch high in the enclosure most of the time and have stopped climbing the styrofoam wall in the back of the pictured enclosure(I don't have that in the other tanks).
I was concerned that if I put too much into the tanks I would never be able to find the animals, but as it turns out I see them much more now.
So, there is my little tip for the day.

-Brad

 

[jojackson]

ignore me, blonde blonde blonde moment.

 

[blackbetty]

Mine is packed but not quite that much, but thank you for the observation. I always notice my females out more than my male who hides moreso towards the bottom. Here is mine:

It looks more organized in the middle. I just tend t throw the dead debris up front. I find twigs that have a good bend in them to make arches across the top and use fake plants to drape over. the middle is open for easy movements and the top and bottom are filled to give ground cover and overhead cover. They are quite active and have done well in this setup. Both females are gravid once again and i just keep checking to see if they have paid yet so I can hunt them eggs down.

This is a 30 gallon tall.

 

[critterguy]

Do we have any habitat photos by any chance? I always envisioned them as occuring amongst the twigs and low growing herbs in a dense forest, so Brad your setup seems quite good.

 

[Woodinville]

How long have you had them now, Brad? Are they showing any signs of mating behaviors, or of being gravid? The tank looks awesome. I'll take your tip, and will add more vines to mine as well. Mike at FLChams tells me he'll have some CB young ones later this month, so hopefully I'll finally get my Brev's

 

[Brad Ramsey]

A couple of months?
I have no idea what is going on in the brevicaudatus enclosures most of the time.
I have been taking care of veiled babies and, frankly, decided to let the brevs take care of themselves. I do think I have a couple of gravid females right now and I do think there are eggs in there as well... but I don't know where.
I will just watch for babies I guess.
I have a few square feet of pygmy enclosures set up, so they can go to town!
Everything seems to be going well. The environments are taking care of themselves (no mold or build up of fecal matter, etc.) and have been running for about 5 months.
There are little millipedes, sow bugs, springtails and tiny garden snails that have become established in the substrate and they all seem to be doing their job.
I do two mists per day (morning and night) and feed about three 1/4 to 1/2 inch crickets per pygmy every 2 to 3 days.

-Brad