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Green bottle blue / aquarium help please.

Webster

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Hi all.
How you doing.?
Can I ask for a bit of help please.

I'm living over in Ireland, & most tarantula's are hard to find in pet shop for sale, never mind specifically 1's.
But il have a look, & if I can get my new pet I'd like to know a bit of ... before I do go ahead & collect it (him or her).

I have a aquarium size Dimensions: 62 x 37 x 62 cm.
It's a Boyu byg86. 86 liter of water.
Nothing wrong with it, we had fish but they all died over a year & the fish pet shop were we got them had no idea why nor did any of the folk on 1 of the fish forums I joined.
Before this we was able to keep gold fish for about 2 yrs, but then everyone said that was a short term.
I didn't just give up on the 1st herdle I did want to know what / why they died including the plants.
I love my tank it's a nice living room furniture so thought what can I use it for, & a tarantula came to into mind.

I've contacted an outlet in Ireland, & they sell a few. Pink toe. Red leg, 1 Orr 2 others but when I looked online at there size & life expectancy & if it's ground or tree, I've not really said 100% that's for me.99% yes, but not totally 100% & they say an animal is for life not just Christmas. So if I get 1 it's stays forever.

I had a look online at beginning level tarantula's, (I see folk put T for short, so if you don't mind me using this), & a nice picture of a Green bottle blue came up in the option of about 12 different T's.
He/she looks lovely, I read about it & it said there size is about 4 - 6 inch max, 14 year life max, semi arboreal & like to be on show.
Theses few things about the green bottle blue seem very good & yes 100%.

My next thing is my aquarium.
I was / am thinking of lowering the height (but to what size ???).
I am going to use a 5mm thick polycarbonate sheet & cutting an opening in it (to get in), & put a bigger piece back over the cut out & making it escapable.
I'd also use a pet / aquarium friendly silicone to secure the polycarbonate sheeting roof.

This idea is ok, yes.?
But what height would I put in the roof from the floor (saying tank is totally empty).?

Also, if you could give us another T species that's like the 1 above, that would be great.

When I see ... Clean out the T's home, do they mean all webbing aswell.?

& If you don't mind me coming back looking for more help / info on the topic, that would be great also.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thanks a lot all.
Webster.

Have a good day.
 

octanejunkie

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Hello and welcome Webster

I would find another tank, it is more work than it's worth to do what you are describing, but the easier way to limit free climbing height is to fill with substrate, effectively raising the ground level.

The rule of thumb in sizing enclosures is 3-4x the DLS (diagonal leg span) of the tarantula and 1.5-2x the DLS in free climbing height.

That tank would lend itself best to fish or reptiles. Search around the forum and use the terms "tank" and "enclosure" and you will find some very creative containers as well as many commercial options.

Welcome to the hobby and the forum, and please post pics, it's always easier to see what you are talking about. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, unless it's a Picasso, his are worth millions.
 

Webster

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Cool.
Thanks for my 1st reply octanejunkie.

Yeah, il take look over the site at setups & tanks ,/ enclosure's.

So if the T = 6" DLS, then I would need to be looking for 18" minuinm height tank, then few more " extra free climb height. ?

How come ,/ why would you say that the tank Ive got (aquarium Boyu ) is not suitable.?

Thanks all.
 

octanejunkie

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So if the T = 6" DLS, then I would need to be looking for 18" minuinm height tank, then few more " extra free climb height. ?

How come ,/ why would you say that the tank Ive got (aquarium Boyu ) is not suitable?
A 6" DLS terrestrial tarantula would do well in a 12*24 inch floor plan, or 18*18, with 9-12" of free climbing height.

The foot print yours is good, it's just too tall, and what about the lid? What's it got for a lid?
 

Webster

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Hi octanejunkie.
Didn't see your reply yesterday, sorry about late reply to you.

Yeah, the lid, it's not escape proof yet, there's a (say 2inch) gap all the way along the back.
But my idea was to get some polycarbonate (perspex like, but poly is a lot stronger) & some pet friendly silicone & lower the height of the roof / lid & cut a long rectangular hole in that & make my own entrance (escape proof also), & along with air holes all over it.

Sound ok?
Just hard job locating a T.

Hope your day is going well.
Talk to you later.
 

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