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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steph1304" data-source="post: 210602" data-attributes="member: 38180">I started off with cylindrical enclosures as shown in the picture below.Not having kept T's before I thought they'd be ok, and they should be fine for the terrestrials, but I've had issues with the taller one for my versicolor.  She is determined to web on the side and on the lid which means you can't open the lid without destroying part of the web.  This resulted in a sleepless night when she first moulted as I'd put a cricket in for her and then realised I couldn't open the lid to get it out without risking her web ripping and her falling mid moult!  So I spent the night on guard duty making sure the cricket went nowhere near her and as soon as she was clear of the old moult and had attached herself to the side of the tank I whipped the lid off and got the cricket out!I haven't tried getting her out of the tank yet as she hides under the rim if I open the lid, so doing anything like clearing detritus fron the bottom of the tank is risky as even using tweezers my hand is within a few inches of her.  Luckily she hasn't flicked hairs at me (yet), but I can see it being a future issue.Photographs are also a nightmare too as a previous poster mentioned due to reflections.  Because of all the above, I'm now waiting for a swell 30 x 30 x 45cm with front opening doors to be delivered hopefully within the next 48 hours.  I will no doubt be asking your advice later on how the hell to get her out of her current tank!I will keep the tank but possibly go for some orchid mantis in there.</blockquote>

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