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Rehousing Incy Wincy

There are going to be a few of these posts going forward - many of my spoods are either beginning to outgrow their initial containers, or I've decided that they deserve nicer, fancier ones. Incy Wincy finally molted, and just look how fluffy he is!!
It's a far cry from his scraggly naked butt. I love it! But now that he has molted, it's time to transfer him to a larger enclosure. As he is similar in size to Big Spood (albeit skinnier!) I decided to get him the same enclosure from Amazon.
It was a very basic rehouse - I have started buying substrate and hides in preparation for the number of rehousings that I have coming up, so I was able to give Incy Wincy a lovely piece of cork bark to hide under. It's more important for him to have a hide than Big Spood, as he is a spood that likes to hide rather than be on display. The spider plants are baby plants that have been growing off of the mother plant in my bedroom - I included them and some moss to try and maintain a decent level of humidity as Incy Wincy likes it to be a bit damp.
Unfortunately, as soon as he was transferred to his new house, he immediately went underneath the bark. I mean, that is what it's there for, and I guess it made him happy... But I would have liked to have shared a picture of him in his new house. Alas, it will have to wait. Still - it is a decent upgrade for a newly fluffy spood, so I'm just happy that he is happy.
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