A. versicolor sling setup

[LeahThomas]

Hey guys, I'm expecting my first A. versicolor sling to arrive tomorrow morning... Here's the set up so far.

I'm thinking about putting maybe a stick or two in there (after sanitizing, of course), but I was curious as to what you guys think of it. Are there enough holes? I know avics need a lot of ventilation, I was thinking about putting more holes in the top of the lid but figured I should ask you guys first. Thanks!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello looks good, I changed my setup to upside down. So now I don't bother the slings when opening the enclosure from the bottom. Also, not too many holes it lowers humidity.

 

[Josh]

Looks like a very nice place to call home!

 

[LeahThomas]

Thanks guys, I received him today and he looks like he's enjoying it! Pictures will be up soon.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
This is what I meant with my new way of doing Avicularia sling enclosures/habitats,now I don't bother the Avic if it webs up the top of its enclosure. I can mist through the vents as well, pop off the bottom and add food. I have been adapting the enclosures to see what works best, and after trying more I will formulate a set way for Avicularia.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I have tested this so far on the following
- Avicularia Purpurea x 3
- Avicularia Avicularia x 1
- Avicularia Laeta x 1
- Avicularia sp. Peru purple x 1
- Avicularia Bicegoi x 1
- Avicularia Versi Color x 1
All the above are small slings,and one is around 7cm maybe 8cm.

 

[LeahThomas]

Oooo I like that! Are your lids a bit bigger than the actual container and the container just sits on top of it, but isn't actually secured to the lid? Sorry if that's a stupid question haha that's what it kind of looks like in the picture.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Took a quarter container for the bottom, then used a hole container for the top. The plant gets soldered to the top, so no disturbance.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Also, the substrate lies in the quarter part at the bottom. So even cleaning the substrate, I never need to disturb the tarantula his home and webbing stays in tact.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Like to add, so far all specimens are happy and have webbed up the top part. Feeding and misting has been done 3 times, no disturbance to the webbing or Tarantula. They have hunted as well, so all looks good so far.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

I also set up my avics like Martin. It works great!!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I also set up my avics like Martin. It works great!!

Yes it does, I've been testing it with good results. Meaning I will be employing it with more types of arboreal species. I will update what I find with this, so far so good.

 

[Denny Dee]

Interesting. I am definitely going to try this.

 

[LeahThomas]

Martin I LOVE that setup! I'd quickly change mine if my little versi hadn't already started webbing up and making it home. It hasn't spun anything on the lid so I'm not too concerned about ruining a web at the moment. Once a rehousing is called for though I will definitely set something up like yours. It's awesome!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Martin I LOVE that setup! I'd quickly change mine if my little versi hadn't already started webbing up and making it home. It hasn't spun anything on the lid so I'm not too concerned about ruining a web at the moment. Once a rehousing is called for though I will definitely set something up like yours. It's awesome!

Thank you for the kind words, its just something I'm trying differently.