Substrate drying out

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Substrate drying out

Post by Pumpkincrab » Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:31 pm

Hi guys.

My sub is constantly drying out. I keep trying to saturate it with water (No crabs are molting or buried currently) Any tips?

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Re: Substrate drying out

Post by aussieJJDude » Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:11 am

Is it dry all the way through? Have you done the chopstick/ruler method?
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Re: Substrate drying out

Post by Pumpkincrab » Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:58 am

When I dig in it a bit, it seems the bottom layer is more moist, but I'll try the chopstick method!
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