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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 63192" data-attributes="member: 1084">Twenty-gallon tanks? Did you find these tarantulas near a nuclear-power plant? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Finding an enclosure for an arboreal is just as easy as finding one for a terrestrial. You don't need a fancy glass enclosure with a front-swinging door. Sure they look nice, but they cost and arm and a leg (especially if you're keeping several tarantulas), and they are usually poorly ventilated, and being made of glass or acrylic, it is nearly impossible to drill holes in without cracking them. You can get away with using them with Poecilotheria, Psalmopoeus, and most other arboreals, but for ones that require lots of cross-ventilation, like Avicularia I don't find them to be the most suitable enclosures. In order to be able to help you out with this, we would first need to know the size of the tarantula you're planning on getting? Is it a sling, juvie, or adult? Knowing the species would helps us a lot as well.I'm not sure where Meludox got the impression that arboreals have a reputation for being hard to care for. Not that I'm trying to call him/her out, but this kind of confused me a bit. Outside of Avics, I have never heard anyone say this about arboreals in general. As someone who has kept both arboreal and terrestrial species, I can say that this has no bearing on how easy/difficult a tarantula is to care for. Heck, some of the most advanced species out there are in fact terrestrials. Either way, best of luck with whatever species you're planning on getting, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions/concerns. There are a lot of great people on this forum who are willing to help out. I am actually in the process of editing a little video I made on building arboreal terrariums, so hopefully it'll be ready to view by Friday , depending on how much I am able to get done. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done.</blockquote>

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