Aboreal Enclosure Environment Decorations Suggestions

[Tynan918]

Getting an aboreal species sometime soon and I have an enclosure I'm setting up, but I don't know what to put in it to decorate with...

I'm sure some cork bark, but should that be rounds and branches or would I need some half rounds or flats with that ?

How deep should the substrate be ?

Fake plant and vegetation ideas and s ?

 

[m0lsx]

I largely use cork tubes with artificial trailing plants around it. But a large vertical piece of bark does much the same. Especially when the vertical bark is against the back of the enclosure, with some trailing plant there too. I do have some mossy branches is a few enclosures too. But I find cover is appreciated more, so I tend to stick with a decent sized cork tube & plenty of artificial trailing plants, as that is what my T's like.


With arboreal slings & small juvi's. They tend to be as much fossorial, as arboreal. So these I give plenty of substrate. But with adult arboreals, who spend very little time on the ground, I use minimal substrate. Maybe 2 inches or moist substrate, just so it will keep the humidity up.

My fake plants come from a variety of sources. Some are designed for flower arranging. Some is sold for tarantulas etc, others for general household decretive purposes, or even fish tanks.

 

[Tynan918]

I largely use cork tubes with artificial trailing plants around it. But a large vertical piece of bark does much the same. Especially when the vertical bark is against the back of the enclosure, with some trailing plant there too. I do have some mossy branches is a few enclosures too. But I find cover is appreciated more, so I tend to stick with a decent sized cork tube & plenty of artificial trailing plants, as that is what my T's like.


With arboreal slings & small juvi's. They tend to be as much fossorial, as arboreal. So these I give plenty of substrate. But with adult arboreals, who spend very little time on the ground, I use minimal substrate. Maybe 2 inches or moist substrate, just so it will keep the humidity up.

My fake plants come from a variety of sources. Some are designed for flower arranging. Some is sold for tarantulas etc, others for general household decretive purposes, or even fish tanks.

Would you recommend a "climbing branch" or branches with the cork tube, or just the cork tube alone ?

Also, what would be a decent sized tube ?

 

[m0lsx]

Everything depends upon the size of your enclosure & the size of your T. A large T needs a larger tube, as most like to web the top & hide inside. If a branch looks good in the enclosure, then use it. But remember, you ideally need to be able to fill the water bowl, even with webbing. The more webbing points you add, the less chance of filling the water bowl. And if I need to revert to simply giving the enclosure a decent & twice weekly misting. Then it's what I do, rather than damaging webbing.

Webbing wicks water from a water bowl. So sometimes a water bowl becomes useless anyhow.

For me, a tube with some trailing plant cover provides a decent environment. It gives extra climbing space, cover & climbing space between tube & enclosure wall. And arachnids like tight spaces. They feel safest there. Especially if it has some cover, training plants too. But gnarly branches with dead litchen on them look good.

I have a large glass jar that I use for Linothele spiders, that has some tall plants & an action man in it. It looks great & provides lots of webbing points & climbing space. But when full of webbing it looks equally good. So do not feel restricted when it comes to how you set your enclosure up. You are allowed to be creative.

 

[Tynan918]

Everything depends upon the size of your enclosure & the size of your T. A large T needs a larger tube, as most like to web the top & hide inside. If a branch looks good in the enclosure, then use it. But remember, you ideally need to be able to fill the water bowl, even with webbing. The more webbing points you add, the less chance of filling the water bowl. And if I need to revert to simply giving the enclosure a decent & twice weekly misting. Then it's what I do, rather than damaging webbing.

Webbing wicks water from a water bowl. So sometimes a water bowl becomes useless anyhow.

For me, a tube with some trailing plant cover provides a decent environment. It gives extra climbing space, cover & climbing space between tube & enclosure wall. And arachnids like tight spaces. They feel safest there. Especially if it has some cover, training plants too. But gnarly branches with dead litchen on them look good.

I have a large glass jar that I use for Linothele spiders, that has some tall plants & an action man in it. It looks great & provides lots of webbing points & climbing space. But when full of webbing it looks equally good. So do not feel restricted when it comes to how you set your enclosure up. You are allowed to be creative.

Thank you. Do you have any pictures of your enclosures for visual reference ?

Is there a such thing as a tube being too big ? Like would a big long tube work for a sling or juvie to grow into ?