Club Avicularia/Avics

[ryan johnson]

That's what I have going on right now

 

[ryan johnson]

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Usually no hide is required , my Avics tend to create their own. I use vertical enclosures, if I don't have one I convert a horizontal one to vertical. Until I get time to make one,or buy the correct one.

 

[ryan johnson]

Ok. So I'll take the out right away thanks for your input

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

That lamp shining into the enclosure, be very careful with that. They emit intense heat,and could harm the T. Again that's just my personal preference, I use no lighting since it stresses my T's some say a red light works for general lighting.

 

[ryan johnson]

Ok. That's what the guy at the pet store told me after I told him the light might stress him out. So I'll swing by petco and get a red light

 

[ryan johnson]

Does your avic like to spend time on the wall too?

 

[ryan johnson]

Usually no hide is required , my Avics tend to create their own. I use vertical enclosures, if I don't have one I convert a horizontal one to vertical. Until I get time to make one,or buy the correct one.

How do I convert it?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I just turn in onto one if its ends, add a partition to the bottom so substrate won't fall out. If its a critter keeper, the lid snaps on so no worries there. If not, I buy hinges and so on to covert the lid to a door. I use a silicon that'd safe for marine animals, which would be better for T's as well.

 

[ryan johnson]

Can you post some pics of your creations??

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

That tank is high enough for your spider no need to convert it to anything. It just pretty big for the spider.
Just give your spider a hide up in the branches or piece of bark against the glass so it can hide away, this way it will feel saver and maybe even start spinning a lot sooner.
at the moment that is a massive space for the spider and it will be unsure of it surroundings.
You could even through a towel over the cage to make it dark.

 

[ryan johnson]

Can the heat lamp go on the towel?

 

[ryan johnson]

I put a towel over it.
I made it so the lamp does not touch it.
And now I had one question. Can she still get air even through the towels on? The humidity is going up quite a bit with the towel on.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

That tank is high enough for your spider no need to convert it to anything. It just pretty big for the spider.
Just give your spider a hide up in the branches or piece of bark against the glass so it can hide away, this way it will feel saver and maybe even start spinning a lot sooner.
at the moment that is a massive space for the spider and it will be unsure of it surroundings.
You could even through a towel over the cage to make it dark.

Hello Jake
So you say its not needed to convert that or at least get an enclosure that has more height than floor space ? Seeing it won't utilize the floor space at all.

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

No, fire hazard.
You can close the cage with cardboard or news paper just on the sides, an leave the top open it is just to make the spider feel secure for the mean time can remove the papers once she has made a hide.

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

I would advise to get a heating pad and take away the light as it as been said above.

 

[ryan johnson]

I have a heating pad. But it Wasent getting her cage to the needed temp

 

[ryan johnson]

Would this work for a hide?

 

[ryan johnson]

 

[ryan johnson]

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