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Enclosure too big for sling?
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<blockquote data-quote="octanejunkie" data-source="post: 172481" data-attributes="member: 3872"><p>Welcome to the forum! <img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley :T:" data-shortname=":T:" /></p><p></p><p>The tank is not too big, but there is not enough substrate. Optimally you only want 1.5-2x DLS (diagonal leg span) of the T in climbing height so if you T falls it doesn't injure itself/die from the fall. Measure or estimate the longest leg span, diagonally, of your T. The free height from the substrate to the top of the enclosure should be no more than 1.5 to 2x that measurement.</p><p></p><p>Remove the T, pack the substrate down, water it, add more substrate and pack it down again. Repeat until you fill about half of the enclosure with densely packed substrate.</p><p></p><p>Add a hide and a water dish and you should be set!</p><p></p><p>ps. it's "skin" is it's exoskeleton, exo for short</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="octanejunkie, post: 172481, member: 3872"] Welcome to the forum! :T: The tank is not too big, but there is not enough substrate. Optimally you only want 1.5-2x DLS (diagonal leg span) of the T in climbing height so if you T falls it doesn't injure itself/die from the fall. Measure or estimate the longest leg span, diagonally, of your T. The free height from the substrate to the top of the enclosure should be no more than 1.5 to 2x that measurement. Remove the T, pack the substrate down, water it, add more substrate and pack it down again. Repeat until you fill about half of the enclosure with densely packed substrate. Add a hide and a water dish and you should be set! ps. it's "skin" is it's exoskeleton, exo for short [/QUOTE]
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