Wreaking havoc

Heya!

I just changed out the substrate, the food and the water in the ISO for the second time today. lol I can't stand it when the tank is messy like that. And besides, there's less harmful bacteria when it gets cleaned regularly. You wouldn't believe how much my hermies poo! After only two days, the second level net where the seven crabs spend most of their time was practically covered in droppings! I had to wash it this morning. I mean, how would YOU feel if you had to sit and sleep in poo all day? lol but really! The paper towel was soaked, torn up (they like to eat it lol), and pooped on. The food was starting to smell funky because it had gotten damp. All this in only a few hours! :P

I find the humidity is not a problem in the ISO. I've figured out how to keep it stable at 80%. But the temperature kept fluctuating all day. I like it to remain at around 78-80F at all times. But there were several times when it dropped to 76F, which (for some reason) grates on my nerves - even though that temperature is perfectly acceptable for the crabs.

So anyway... they're all chilling out on the second level now (I put them up there so I could fix the mess). They are really too adorable. I just love to watch them. They do the most adorable things sometimes. I wish I had a camera to take pictures of them... at one point the other day the six teeny crabs were on the net in a single row (basking in the light, I guess), and Chipper was on the very end, hanging from the net upside down! It was too perfect. *sigh*

So... I think I'm going to see about installing Photoshop now. It's killing me that I don't have it installed. I can feel the creative energies inside of me... it feels like a small fire in my solar plexus. :D I found a couple of great tutorials on dA during the past couple of weeks, and I'm just dying to try my hand at some digital art. Body parts... I want to try hands, feet, faces! :)

Alright, catch you later!