A. geniculata (giant white knee) enclosure size

[benson1990]

I was thinking of getting one of these as my next Tarantula and was wondering about enclosure sizes, would an exo terra large flat faunarium be good for an adult female?

 

[m0lsx]

I have 2 female Brachy's in the smaller medium sized, PT2300 faunariums & they feel more than large enough for them. I also recently acquired an adult Brachy in one of the Large, PT2310 enclosures & that by comparison always feels slightly too large.

The size you are suggesting is not a problem, but for me, it just feels larger than is needed.

 

[ArachnoHorn]

I was thinking of getting one of these as my next Tarantula and was wondering about enclosure sizes, would an exo terra large flat faunarium be good for an adult female?

Most exo terra’s are for arboreal Ts. A white knee is terrestrial.

 

[Coradams]

Rule of thumb for terrestrials is 2X3 the leg span of the t. Distance from the top of the substrate to the top of the enclosure is 1.5 legspan.

 

[WolfSpider]

FYI, the Exo terra faunariums are terrestrial enclosures.

 

[ArachnoHorn]

FYI, the Exo terra faunariums are terrestrial enclosures.

Most of them are like this

 

[Arachnoclown]

View attachment 53177Most of them are like this

All are exo terras for terrestrials...this is what the conversation is about.

 

[m0lsx]

View attachment 53177Most of them are like this

Exo Terra makes a variety of products & their Flat Faunarium are very different to the image above. This is what benson1990 is talking about.

 

[WolfSpider]

Exo Terra makes a variety of products & their Flat Faunarium are very different to the image above. This is what benson1990 is talking about.

View attachment 53180

Thanks. Too many of us forget about these. As I said, faunaruims are NOT the typical Exo Terra enclosure. I believe Jon3800 had a whole room of terrestrial adults in these.

 

[ArachnoHorn]

Wow, i Never seen those before

 

[m0lsx]

Thanks. Too many of us forget about these. As I said, faunaruims are NOT the typical Exo Terra enclosure. I believe Jon3800 had a whole room of terrestrial adults in these.

I have 4 all with Brachy's in them. One is too big, but I have 3 more on order, so will be down sizing the enclosure for one soon. What I like about them is the floor space they offer, I can over flow the water dish & keep some substrate pleasantly moist, but the T never needs to go near it.

 

[benson1990]

I thought one of these enclosures would be too small if anything, with A. geniculata getting to be 7-8" big...

 

[WolfSpider]

They make a large one. Check out Amazon, faunarium.

 

[WolfSpider]

They make a large one. Check out Amazon, faunarium.

 

[benson1990]

They make a large one. Check out Amazon, faunarium.

Yeah i'll be getting the biggest one they have, the large flat faunarium...its 18" x 12" x 6 1/2" (L x W x D)

 

[Arachnoclown]

I thought one of these enclosures would be too small if anything, with A. geniculata getting to be 7-8" big...

I keep 10" LP/ stimi males in the large size. Plenty of room to run around plus they can't hurt themselves.

Heres a 8" female Lasiodora parahybana molting in the large size.

A couple 5"-6" Rosehairs...