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Spider house project

IamKrush

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OK so this has been far toooooo long coming!!!!?....but the project is now virtually complete and spiders (103 so far) will soon be in the new spider house. Quick recap on what's been done:
Tanalised timber summer house 9ft by 7ft....done
2.5 inch double insulation around floors, walls and ceiling...done
Plaster board all round....done
External breaker, lighting and powere...done
Laminate Flooring...done
Decorating (white sandtext external paint)....done
Shelving....done
External locks....done
Insulated windows....done
Cross ventilation....this weekend hopefully.
Spiders moved in.....from April following testing of temp ranges.
Music and beer fridge will also move in at the same time to really complete my "man cave" ☺
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Some pics of how things now looking.
Awesome idea
 

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Very true mate. 10x6 pent full tounge and groove. Base is already down and already painted all the outside of the panels, going up tomorrow, electrics hopefully within the next week, insulate, board out, paint inside, flooring down, racking in and then spiders in.
 

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Very true mate. 10x6 pent full tounge and groove. Base is already down and already painted all the outside of the panels, going up tomorrow, electrics hopefully within the next week, insulate, board out, paint inside, flooring down, racking in and then spiders in.
Sounds like yu got it all planned the same as me. Can feel a round of "shed wars" coming on.....lol. I have just got he cross ventilation to do. I am using the soffit vents with a sliding vent on the inside to restrict/maximise flow depending on time of year. Will all be sealed with silicone to stop water seeping in
 

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Yeah ive got some of those vents too lol. We should put it forward for a channel 4 show, never mind storage wars, spider shed wars lol.
 

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Well I finally took the plunge last weekend, and separation anxiety aside, rehousing the vast majority of my T's is now complete. So in the spider house I now have.....

Spiderlings

Acanthoscurria Geniculata - Giant White Knee Tarantula X3
Acanthoscurria sp. Red - Common Name TBC
Aphonopelma Seemanni "Blue" (Nicaragua) - "Blue" Zebra
Avicularia Purpurea - Purple Pink Toe
Avicularia sp amazonica manaus - Common Name TBC x2
Avicularia sp. "Blue Velvet" - Blue Velvet Pink Toe x2
Avicularia sp. Peru 'Purple' - Purple Peru Pink Toe
Brachypelma Albiceps - Mexican Golden Red Rump
Brachypelma Albopilosum - Native/True Curly Hair x4
Brachypelma Boehmei - Mexican Fire Leg x5
Brachypelma Emelia - Mexican (True) Red Leg x3
Brachypelma Klaasi - Mexican Pink Tarantula x2
Brachypelma Smithi - Mexican Red Knee x4
Brachypelma Vagans - Mexican Red Rump x2
Chilobrachys Fimbriatus sp. Violet - Indian Violet Tarantula
Chilobrachys sp. Electric Blue - Common Name TBC
Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens - Green Bottle Blue x2
Coremiocnemis sp. "blue" [TBC] - Blue Femur [TBC] x2
Cyclosternum fasciatum - Costa Rican Tiger Rump
Cyriopagus (Haplopelma) Lividum - Cobalt Blue Tarantula x3
Cyriopagus (Haplopelma) Lividum sp. Emerald - Cobalt Blue Tarantula (green form) x4
Cyriopagus sp. "Hati Hati" - Hati Hati Purple Earth Tiger
Ethebopus murinus - Skeleton Leg Tarantula
Euathlas sp. Blue - Blue Femur
Grammastola pulchripes - Chaco Golden Knee x4
Grammastola rosea - Chillean Rose Hair
Grammostola rosea red - Chillean Rose Hair (Red) x2
Haplocosmia himalayana - Himalayan Beauty
Holothele cf sericea - Common Name TBC
Holothele Sanguinceps - Trinidad Pink Tarantula x2
Hommeoma sp blue - Common Name TBC x5
Lasidora parahbana - Salmon Pink Birdeater x3
Monocentropus Balfouri - Socotra Island Blue Baboon x9
Nhandu Chromatus - Brazilian Red and White Tarantula x2
Nhandu coloratovillosus - Brazilian Black & White x2
Nhandu tripepii (ex. Vulpinus) - Brazilian Giant Blonde x2
Orphnaecus philippinus - Philippine Tangerine
Pamphobeteus ultramarinus - Ecuadorian Bird Eater
Phormictopus cancerides - Hispaniolan Giant Tarantula
Phormingochilus everetti - Common Name TBC x2
Phormingohilus rufus - Javan Blonde (Mr Stretchy Pants) x2
Poecilotheria Bara - Ivory Ornamental (Lowland)
Poecilotheria ornata - Fringed Ornamental x2
Poecilotheria subfusca - Ivory Ornamental (Highland) x2
Psednocnemis Brachyramosa - Malay Purple Femur
Pterinochilus murinus - Orange Baboon Tarantula, OBT (Black form) x2
Pterinopelma Sazimai - Brazilian Blue Tarantula x3
Sahydroaraneus raja - Indian Blue dwarf x4
Tapinauchenius violaceus - Purple Tree spider x3
Theraphosa blondi - Goliath Bird Eater x5
Theraphosidae sp. panama - Common Name TBC
Theraphosinae sp. "Roatan" - Roatan Island Purple x2
Thrixopelma Ockerti - Flame Rump Tree Spider x2
Thrixopelma pruriens - Peruvian Green Velvet
Unknown "Goliath" species - Common Name TBC

Juvenile

Acanthoscurria Geniculata - Giant White Knee Tarantula (M)
Brachypelma albiceps - Mexican Golden Red Rump
Brachypelma auratum - Brazilian Flame knee
Brachypelma Emelia - Mexican (True) Red Leg (F)
Ephebopus Cyanognathus - Blue Fang Tarantula x2
Grammastola iheringi - Pampas Tawny Red
Grammastola Pulchra - Brazilian Black Velvet
Megaphobema Mesomelas - Costa Rican Red Leg
Megaphobema robustum - Columbian Giant x3
Oligoxystre Diamantinensis - Brazilian Blue Dwarf Beauty
Pamphobeteus esmereldas - Esmeraldas Bloom (F)
Phormictopus sp. full green - sp. Full Green x2
Poecilotheria Metallica - Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tree Spider x2 (once rehoused)
Thrigmopoeus Psychedelicus - LSD/Indian Rainbow Tarantula x2 (once regoused)
Typhochlaena costae - crypsidromus sp. Puriscal - Costa Rica Black Emelia

Sub-adult/Adult

Alphpnopelma chalcodes - Dessert blond (F)
Brachypelma Smithi - Mexican Red Knee (F)
Harpactira. Pulchripes - Golden Blue Leg Baboon
Monocentropus Balfouri - Socotra Island Blue Baboon
Poecilotheria vittata - Ghost Ornamental
Pterinochilus Murinus - Orange Baboon Tarantula
Pterinopelma Sazimai - Brazilian Blue Tarantula

Decided to keep a dozen or so adults in my bedroom. That separation anxiety requires baby steps. ....lol :D :T:
 

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Congratulations on taking the plunge to move them into their very own house :)
 

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Congratulations on taking the plunge to move them into their very own house :)
I was a very brave little soldier.....only took 3 months from when it was finished....ha ha. means I can get some more from Doncaster at the start of September as well. Still have 13 in my bedroom though....lol
 

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I was a very brave little soldier.....only took 3 months from when it was finished....ha ha. means I can get some more from Doncaster at the start of September as well. Still have 13 in my bedroom though....lol

I know what you mean. I've thought about moving mine into another room but I do like being able to see them from my desk.
 

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I know what you mean. I've thought about moving mine into another room but I do like being able to see them from my desk.
if the other room is bigger move your desk in there as well. problem solved. lol
 

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That spider house is looking good. Great collection you have!

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thank you. Really pleased with the project so far and the collection keeps growing lol
 
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