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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Martin Oosthuysen" data-source="post: 38784" data-attributes="member: 1070">Hello Habitat size,let me start with types of habitats. Arboreal - Arboreal specimens like to climb, especially Avicularia(I make my own style enclosures for these)- Some arboreal specimens while young,will burrow for a while during their natural life span. - They will in most cases handle height better,than floor space. - They need things added that they can use to anchor webbing,like fake plants etc. So to finish this without going too much into it,usually taller enclosure less floor space. Most of all arboreal will display a tendency to burrow while they are small,with the exception of the rule like Avicularia Irodopelma maybe one or two other genera ? So I will give a simple example of an enclosure size I use with 3-4 inch specimens 15cm(W)x15cm(D)x35cm(H) or 6inchx6inchx14inches which is filled with 4-6 inches of substrate. Terrestrial- Most terrestrial specimens will stay in a hide - floor space over height - not made to climb and fall - few decorations and an added water bowl- Some will sometimes break the norm and burrow Now coming to cage size,obviously using more floor space adding substrate to lessen height if need be. Since they will try and climb and could fall and injure itself. Using a 3-4 inch specimen,I will give another example of cage size 25cm(W)x25cm(D)x25cm(H) 10inchx10inchx10inch adding 6inch substrate. There are many examples that the above apply to,just need to research. Fossorial I use the above terrestrial as the same setup for these,they need little head space more digging etc. Specimens like Haplopelma P.muticus,and others will benefit from this setup. If you do buy a fossorial specimen don't try and force it to be terrestrial(just my opinion) All of the above isn't a rule,but just a personal choice and has worked well. Remember,no cage can be truly too big for a tarantula since in nature I have never seen any walls.</blockquote>

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