10 new naturalistic enclosures finally done.

[Tabitha]

Hi all,
All my Ts live in my bedroom, unusual fact for someone who was so petrified of spiders only a year ago, since then my collection is up to 12 and with a T show on tomorrow, a purse full of money and a hold-all of monumental size I am armed and ready,
They was only one space left in my room to house more Ts, a wardrobe, I decided that if it was between a wardrobe and Ts it had to be Ts, how many clothes and shoes do you really need??
So here’s the new unit, 12 new houses, all wired with strip led lights, it’s been a big project but I’ve finished today with less than 24 hours to the big spend.
Hope you all enjoy the new houses.
I bought 3d foam aquarium backgrounds off eBay, coloured them with nontoxic acrylic paint, sponging and stippling for a more natural look, theming them to the sorts of decor that would be in each,

Foam backgrounds stuck in with silicone, lots of ingredients on floor,
I bought aquarium stones if different colours and textures... iwagumi stone, Malawi cichlid stone, red and white samurai stone, dragon stone and a big box of mopani.

These are the led lights, four strips to a pack, 10mm square and about 12” long, by pure coincidence there is a ledge on the inside of these Komodo habitat vivs and the lights nestle under each one neatly.

So this instead of a wardrobe and much nicer I think,

This is the other original unit of 12 Ts.

 

[Enn49]

Wow, they look amazing

 

[ilovebrachys]

Hi all,
All my Ts live in my bedroom, unusual fact for someone who was so petrified of spiders only a year ago, since then my collection is up to 12 and with a T show on tomorrow, a purse full of money and a hold-all of monumental size I am armed and ready,
They was only one space left in my room to house more Ts, a wardrobe, I decided that if it was between a wardrobe and Ts it had to be Ts, how many clothes and shoes do you really need??
So here’s the new unit, 12 new houses, all wired with strip led lights, it’s been a big project but I’ve finished today with less than 24 hours to the big spend.
Hope you all enjoy the new houses.
I bought 3d foam aquarium backgrounds off eBay, coloured them with nontoxic acrylic paint, sponging and stippling for a more natural look, theming them to the sorts of decor that would be in each,
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Foam backgrounds stuck in with silicone, lots of ingredients on floor,
I bought aquarium stones if different colours and textures... iwagumi stone, Malawi cichlid stone, red and white samurai stone, dragon stone and a big box of mopani.
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These are the led lights, four strips to a pack, 10mm square and about 12” long, by pure coincidence there is a ledge on the inside of these Komodo habitat vivs and the lights nestle under each one neatly.
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So this instead of a wardrobe and much nicer I think,
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This is the other original unit of 12 Ts.

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Im in admiration of your setup @Tabitha you've done a fantastic job!
you will have some very lucky Ts that get to live there
well done and I hope you manage to get what you are looking for tomorrow!
keep up the good work-you are very talented at creating fantastic homes for Ts

 

[WolfSpider]

Wow. @Tabitha : puts my T room to shame.
Contact Phil. Before you know it..that set-up will be a tarantula house.......I think he charges admission to his place

 

[ilovebrachys]

Wow. @Tabitha : puts my T room to shame.
Contact Phil. Before you know it..that set-up will be a tarantula house.......I think he charges admission to his place

yeah I'm sure your right there @WolfSpider its like trying to get a ticket to the hottest gig in town-phone up and its all sold out in 60 seconds lol-better luck next time-I will keep trying lol

 

[Dave Jay]

Hi all,
All my Ts live in my bedroom, unusual fact for someone who was so petrified of spiders only a year ago, since then my collection is up to 12 and with a T show on tomorrow, a purse full of money and a hold-all of monumental size I am armed and ready,
They was only one space left in my room to house more Ts, a wardrobe, I decided that if it was between a wardrobe and Ts it had to be Ts, how many clothes and shoes do you really need??
So here’s the new unit, 12 new houses, all wired with strip led lights, it’s been a big project but I’ve finished today with less than 24 hours to the big spend.
Hope you all enjoy the new houses.
I bought 3d foam aquarium backgrounds off eBay, coloured them with nontoxic acrylic paint, sponging and stippling for a more natural look, theming them to the sorts of decor that would be in each,
View attachment 34958
Foam backgrounds stuck in with silicone, lots of ingredients on floor,
I bought aquarium stones if different colours and textures... iwagumi stone, Malawi cichlid stone, red and white samurai stone, dragon stone and a big box of mopani.
View attachment 34959 View attachment 34960
These are the led lights, four strips to a pack, 10mm square and about 12” long, by pure coincidence there is a ledge on the inside of these Komodo habitat vivs and the lights nestle under each one neatly.
View attachment 34961 View attachment 34962

So this instead of a wardrobe and much nicer I think,
View attachment 34963 View attachment 34964
This is the other original unit of 12 Ts.

View attachment 34965 View attachment 34966

Your set-ups are excellent, it makes a great display!

People think you're mad paying for rocks and wood, or even collecting your own, but I still have volcanic rock pieces I bought when I was 10. Mopani wood will last a lifetime too, all good investments imo.

 

[Avic]

Very nice looking setups, now you have finished do you want to come and do my viv's? Lol

 

[Arachnoclown]

Nice job, beautiful enclosures. Maybe you can come over and do mine??? I only have 400 enclosures that need to be done.

 

[Tabitha]

Thank you all, sounds like I could be very busy! I’d love to do some set ups for sure!

@Dave Jay thats amazing you still have that aquarium rock, it is worth the money for sure, i bought a box of six mopani pieces, the whole box only cost what I’ve seen a single piece go for and they were fantastic shapes, I could become quite obsessed collecting mopani and stones... oops too late!

 

[ilovebrachys]

Thank you all, sounds like I could be very busy! I’d love to do some set ups for sure!

@Dave Jay thats amazing you still have that aquarium rock, it is worth the money for sure, i bought a box of six mopani pieces, the whole box only cost what I’ve seen a single piece go for and they were fantastic shapes, I could become quite obsessed collecting mopani and stones... oops too late!

hope you got some nice Ts at that show to fill your lovely set ups with!?
where did you get your mopani from as it sounds like you got a good deal?-it can be really expensive

 

[Tabitha]

@ilovebrachys Hi, yes I got a few! I’ll tell you about them in awhile I promise, just letting them settle and hoping they are all o.k, but just to say the mopani was from Zooplus, £36 for 6 piece, free delivery over £50 and the quality of the pieces was absolutely exceptional, each piece was 12” x 6” to 16” and really fantastic shapes, I would see each retail at £20-30 easily. They also supply super sets of aquarium rocks.

 

[ilovebrachys]

@ilovebrachys Hi, yes I got a few! I’ll tell you about them in awhile I promise, just letting them settle and hoping they are all o.k, but just to say the mopani was from Zooplus, £36 for 6 piece, free delivery over £50 and the quality of the pieces was absolutely exceptional, each piece was 12” x 6” to 16” and really fantastic shapes, I would see each retail at £20-30 easily. They also supply super sets of aquarium rocks.[/QUOT
Thanks @Tabitha for that I have ordered from them before-so I will have a look at there website
I look forward to seeing your updated T collection!

 

[smallbike]

Wow those are gorgeous!