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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 173226" data-attributes="member: 30996">HiCalm down.You are doing well with the website.You will get used to it.Now about your spiders.I saw pics on your other thread but you took them off for some reason.First your spiders dont care what thay are hosed in.It may be cheap plastic storage box or flashy acrylic or glass vivarium and anythingin between.Thats more up your own preference.Enclosure dimensions are important so is ventilation.Enclosures for terrestrial tarantulas should not have too much height to them as is fall hazard and they can injure themselves that way.Your Curly hair and Red knee enclosures looked ok for now but after next moult you should get something with a bit more floor space.Also you can double the substrate in it as it will appreciate it if it tries to burrow also will reduce the height.Idealy about 1.5 times of your spider DLS(diagonal leg span) between substrate and top is the rule of thumb.Temperature between 18-28°C is fine.Your enclosures seem very wet.Do you spray or how do you add moisture.Those two species like it on the dry side.Also with 9 kids.I would recommend to stay away from any OW tarantulas.Potent venom and kids dont sound like a good combination.Can't advice on the Indian violet as I dont keep OW tarantulas either.Regards Konstantin</blockquote>