I have a 3" Red-Kneed in probably too large a tank- it's ten gallons. I've had him two months. I keep water on a ceramic dinner-plate nested into the 6" of peat. He excavated under the plate and just stayed. I learned that this is probably normal, so I waited a month to lift the plate and drop a slightly crushed cricket in there. But I forgot about the water. He's stone-still on the surface beside his excavation now, the bait is just laying there, the plate back in place. His cave is pretty wet now, but I keep the temperature at 78f.
Any ideas about what his next move will be? He sure is beautiful. I will be relieved when he eats his first cricket.
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