I hope Cazador and Garterkiing will chime in here...

My ordinoides (if that is what they are, I am still not sure) that I got from "Bob" have been fine. After my concinnus had mites, I did treat them with frontline and later with flagyl.

They are in a 55 gallon aquarium, with a tough top lid, in my basement which generally runs about 65 degrees in winter. They have a basking light pointed at a tree branch that is propped up for climbing and lounging.

The substrate is about two inches deep, and is aspen shavings.

I put minnows or rosey reds in their water dish, or nightcrawlers in a shallow dish, and they disappear, although I never see them feeding. I assume they are both eating, however, as their condition continues to look good.

They are gentle and easy to handle, although they are a bit quicker than the gentle easterns I used to keep.

One difference I have noticed in their behavior is that they love to burrow. They are often under the substrate.

I have an inverted flower pot with two holes in the rim for entry, to use as a hide. The male spends alot of time in the hide, the female generally joins him for short periods of time and spends the rest of her time in the substrate tunnels they have made. Because of the burrowing, they are always covered with wood dust, as you can see in my caption photo (see February caption contest).

The male is about to shed... and when he does, what shall I count to confirm that these are T ordinoides, and not T s pickeringii?