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How can i baby proof a tarantula tank?
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Babyproofing tank?
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You may be able to find child proofing clasps and locks for your tarantula tank at home depot. They have a special section for this stuff
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Can't go wrong with good old fashioned redneck ingenuity...duct tape, baby.
Take 2 strips that are as long as the tank, and slightly overlap them, giving you a strip that's wider .this will be your "hinge".it goes on the back edged of the tank, over the lid ( taking care not to leave any adhesive exposed to the interior of the tank-you want to tape just the lid frame, not the screen). Then take a smaller, 3" strip, and put it on the front of the cage, as your "lock".again, just on the frame of the lid, and double over the last 1/2" onto itself, to give you something to grip to "unlock" the cage.
This way is the easiest, cheapest, and literally the most secure way I've found to secure a tank. You don't have too worry about the tape getting knocked off by a cat (or kid, or ferret, or anything else that has no business in there), lasts awhile (I usually only have to change the lock strip whenever the sticky wears out) , and now that duct tape comes in all different colors and patterns, you won't get bored with plain grey.
Take 2 strips that are as long as the tank, and slightly overlap them, giving you a strip that's wider .this will be your "hinge".it goes on the back edged of the tank, over the lid ( taking care not to leave any adhesive exposed to the interior of the tank-you want to tape just the lid frame, not the screen). Then take a smaller, 3" strip, and put it on the front of the cage, as your "lock".again, just on the frame of the lid, and double over the last 1/2" onto itself, to give you something to grip to "unlock" the cage.
This way is the easiest, cheapest, and literally the most secure way I've found to secure a tank. You don't have too worry about the tape getting knocked off by a cat (or kid, or ferret, or anything else that has no business in there), lasts awhile (I usually only have to change the lock strip whenever the sticky wears out) , and now that duct tape comes in all different colors and patterns, you won't get bored with plain grey.
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Like this
If you look at the top edge in the pic, you can see where I stopped the hinge on the lid.I've had a duct tape hinge on every tank for years, its way easy to just lean the lid back while you do maintenance.the hinge itself lasts for a long time, the sticky lock tab gets replaced about every other month.
If you look at the top edge in the pic, you can see where I stopped the hinge on the lid.I've had a duct tape hinge on every tank for years, its way easy to just lean the lid back while you do maintenance.the hinge itself lasts for a long time, the sticky lock tab gets replaced about every other month.
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All of my enclosures except for two have a place that I could put a pad lock on them. I do not trust some of my friends. I do have several pokies and a bite to one of my friends from any of those would be very painful.
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Haha - love "redneck ingenuity"!
I would imagine that a tarantula bite would be far more serious for a baby than for an adult so I would personally go with something designed to lock securely and safely...
If I was just trying to keep a cat out, I would probably follow suit with the duct tape... just sayin'!
I would imagine that a tarantula bite would be far more serious for a baby than for an adult so I would personally go with something designed to lock securely and safely...
If I was just trying to keep a cat out, I would probably follow suit with the duct tape... just sayin'!
I've seen some people also use those bathroom hooks (like to hang a robe from) with the adhesive on the back. they've attached those to the sides/tops and then used elastic bands/rope/twist ties to connect the hooks. Not sure if that makes sense.
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Just my thoughts on this: where you bought the screen top for an aquarium they sell the "locks" that fit that size screen top. I have a 55 gal tank that my ball pythons are housed in and I have 4 locks on the lid. I think it just looks better than having stuff piled on top of the screen to weight it down. I personally don't like the idea of using a tank for T's. Ventilation is a real problem, the risk of mold and fungus to the T's is to high for my comfort. I know a lot of people like the plastic containers. (I'm using them to for now) but I like the clear glass thing too so I can look in and see what the T's are up to. There are a lot of habitat /enclosures on the market that would work wonderfully for T's. Granted some of them are costly but if you are housing a T that's going to live 15 to 30 years the cost per year is so little. I paid $50+ tax for the exo terra terrarium that my A. Avic is housed in. Only thing I don't like about it is it has a screen top witch makes it hard to keep the humidity high enough. To solve this I cut some of the card board packaging to fit the top and loosely laid it over the top. At some point I will replace the screen.
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Here are pictures to go along with my last post....
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Thank you, I started not to get an avic, and then I found this one and couldn't say no.... Silly me thinking I could stop with a few T's.Nice set up! Your avic is lovely btw
