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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 60617" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>Injuries from a fall isn't much of a concern with arboreals, especially not Avics, considering they are built to take a fall, and are very skilled climbers. Avics actually do benefit from more height, as they will actually utilize it. Unlike Pokies, Psalmos, and many other old world arboreals that usually build a web from the ground up, and will even a lot of times burrow when younger, Avicularia and Iridopelma are "true arboreals" from birth to death. An avic that is on the ground for an extended period of time is usually a bad sign in my experience. For slings I prefer to use deli cups or plastic jars. For juvies, I use 1 Gal plastic containers from Walmart. The brand I buy is Mainstays. I prefer these because I can easily drill holes in the sides without cracking them, and there is a "lip" of sorts underneath the lid, which for me has often come in handy when it comes to keeping Avics. It acts almost like an extra anchor point. The Avic will normally spin its web between this and the plastic vines and/or cork bark branch that is directly underneath it., and a lot of times it deters them from webbing above any higher. For adults I like the enclosures that Jamie's uses, but if I'm low on funds, I'll stick with a larger tupperware container, usually one from Hefty. The one I have my adult female P.irmina in is roughly 12x17x14 inches.</p></blockquote><p></p>