Clay Burrows

[Katus]

Howdy all,

Being new here I wanted a little feedback.

I saw online small artificial burrows with a flat side so that you can place them next to the edge of the tank and still see your animal:

http://www.amazon.com/Habi-Scape-re...-fkmr0&keywords=habi-scape+small+burrow+earth

Being a cheap person and a bit of a DIY type guy I went and found natural chemical free clay and made my own.

This first one is for a coworker who has a 7 inch Salomon Pink Bird Eater




I am making him several more and I need to make a few more for all my tarantulas.



My girls who already have their burrows seem to love them:



As a rule we keep our bedroom dark and we have blackout curtains up. Most of the light in the room comes from our two PCs and their monitors, a small desk lamp on my desk and red rope lights I wound around the "Shelves of 56 Eyes" (More coming soon).

My question is then: Will I need to make little blackout curtains for my Ts or is what I have good enough? I really like to be able to see my girls even when they are "Chillaxin" (as my Daughters say) in their burrows.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
They are light sensitive,but from your stated light sources I wouldn't stress it. Unless you have a lamp shining directly onto them,or placed in such a way the PC screen reflects onto the T. As for your hides,I love them well done looking good and as time goes by you will even better on these.

 

[DVirginiana]

Those are pretty aweseome.

 

[HungryGhost]

Pretty cool. I would tape a pice of cardboard on the outside the tank covering the exposed hide. This way the T feels more secure and you can check on it in the borrow and then cover it up again.

 

[Denny Dee]

Great idea! You could really go crazy with this.

 

[Katus]

Pretty cool. I would tape a pice of cardboard on the outside the tank covering the exposed hide. This way the T feels more secure and you can check on it in the borrow and then cover it up again.

I ordered a small roll of black vinyl static cling that sticks to glass and look nicer. When it comes in I will post up some pics.

Great idea! You could really go crazy with this.

I have been told that I am just flat crazy to begin with so sitting down with some clay while watching TV isn't much of a stretch. I tend to get a bit carried away when I start a project. My wife told me that she wanted a new chicken coop and she showed me a picture of one that they sell at ACE Hardware for $350 USD. So I went and built her a coop next to one of my cargo cans and it ended up being 8ft wide, 40ft long and 8ft tall.

Start


1/4 complete


Nearly there


Finished


Turkeys!!


I am really big into making comfortable and sturdily built enclosures.

 

[Denny Dee]

Looking forward to your next T enclosure masterpiece....