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Hi, congrats on your speedy little guy! I have never kept that species but I have kept a Heteropoda venatoria from a tiny sling to adult. Do you have a picture of the enclosure? It defo needs vent holes. I think with vials people usually use a notice board pin to poke tiny holes into the lid. However I don't personally use dram vials anymore as I feel they still don't supply enough ventilation or cross-ventilation unless you use a soldering iron to melt holes into the sides too. I don't have a great amount of experience having only raised one so hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in!

Below is what I used for my sling but I don't know if you have them in the US? I did still have to tape netting onto the vent holes as I was scared the sling was small enough to get through them. However this enclosure worked really well to feed through the hatch at the top top prevent escaping! And I could also use a pipette to drop water through it onto moss to keep the humidity up. He did grow fast so then it became easier to find a suitable enclosure with front-opening as they do like to try to escape upwards!

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<blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 232958" data-attributes="member: 31253">Hi, congrats on your speedy little guy! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I have never kept that species but I have kept a Heteropoda venatoria from a tiny sling to adult. Do you have a picture of the enclosure? It defo needs vent holes. I think with vials people usually use a notice board pin to poke tiny holes into the lid. However I don't personally use dram vials anymore as I feel they still don't supply enough ventilation or cross-ventilation unless you use a soldering iron to melt holes into the sides too. I don't have a great amount of experience having only raised one so hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in! Below is what I used for my sling but I don't know if you have them in the US? I did still have to tape netting onto the vent holes as I was scared the sling was small enough to get through them. However this enclosure worked really well to feed through the hatch at the top top prevent escaping! And I could also use a pipette to drop water through it onto moss to keep the humidity up. He did grow fast so then it became easier to find a suitable enclosure with front-opening as they do like to try to escape upwards! [ATTACH=full]73541[/ATTACH]<a href="https://thespidershop.co.uk/product/arboreal-keeper/" target="_blank">https://thespidershop.co.uk/product/arboreal-keeper/</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gizalba, post: 232958, member: 31253"] Hi, congrats on your speedy little guy! :D I have never kept that species but I have kept a Heteropoda venatoria from a tiny sling to adult. Do you have a picture of the enclosure? It defo needs vent holes. I think with vials people usually use a notice board pin to poke tiny holes into the lid. However I don't personally use dram vials anymore as I feel they still don't supply enough ventilation or cross-ventilation unless you use a soldering iron to melt holes into the sides too. I don't have a great amount of experience having only raised one so hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in! Below is what I used for my sling but I don't know if you have them in the US? I did still have to tape netting onto the vent holes as I was scared the sling was small enough to get through them. However this enclosure worked really well to feed through the hatch at the top top prevent escaping! And I could also use a pipette to drop water through it onto moss to keep the humidity up. He did grow fast so then it became easier to find a suitable enclosure with front-opening as they do like to try to escape upwards! [ATTACH type="full"]73541[/ATTACH] [URL]https://thespidershop.co.uk/product/arboreal-keeper/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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