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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 34244" data-attributes="member: 1152">I try to keep my terrestrials in enclosures no more than 1.5 x their leg span in height (I play it by eye). Falling does pose a risk for a tarantula, and all will do some climbing at some point, so its one of those better safe than sorry situations. And I agree that a more full-bodied T would be even more at risk from a fall. I also have gotten out of the habit of keeping water dishes and hides in the corners or against the walls as it reduces the chance of the T falling and rupturing its abdomen on the hard edges. If the enclosure I want to use is too deep, I just add extra substrate until I get the depth I need.</blockquote>