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I caught her.

ArdorAphonopelma

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This happened not long ago(last month).

So I have a screen lid and I would sometimes find Nurmi on the lid, the upper area of her tank is covered in Vaseline to prevent both her and pests from climbing and despite there being enough substrate for her to just stand up and walk on the lid she still has a hard time actually climbing, so one night I seen her doing her little walk to find her "spot" and decided to record her, SMH THIS CHICK REALLY USED HER FANGS AND DID TWO PULL UPS, I CAN'T EVEN DO ONE. Since she can do pull ups she can start paying rent.

btw the tinted glass in the background is gonna be her new lid.

Video:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uwFou5z9C8d5dvVNPzQd9azchUsgMyfa
(ignore the tv)
 

Whitelightning777

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It's interesting.

Still, that screen looks like it might not be bonded, which might get her feet and fangs tangled up causing her to get stuck or injured in a fall. There are also rare cases of some large terrestrials biting through screens and escaping.

Terra Blue professional enclosures with the reptilock uses safe screens rated for highly venomous animals. Nothing is getting through those.

To bond a screen, you need to put her into another cage for a while. Obtain a spray can of polyurethane paint, preferably clear coat unless you want a color.

Spray multiple light coats on both sides of the screen. The object is to use surface tension to fill the small voids where the wires cross over which is where they get stuck.

You want to make sure that the screen holes aren't filled by tapping it lightly. Pay special attention to the edge of the screen.

Make sure it dries for at least 36 to 48 hours and wash it before putting her back in.
 

ArdorAphonopelma

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It's interesting.

Still, that screen looks like it might not be bonded, which might get her feet and fangs tangled up causing her to get stuck or injured in a fall. There are also rare cases of some large terrestrials biting through screens and escaping.

Terra Blue professional enclosures with the reptilock uses safe screens rated for highly venomous animals. Nothing is getting through those.

To bond a screen, you need to put her into another cage for a while. Obtain a spray can of polyurethane paint, preferably clear coat unless you want a color.

Spray multiple light coats on both sides of the screen. The object is to use surface tension to fill the small voids where the wires cross over which is where they get stuck.

You want to make sure that the screen holes aren't filled by tapping it lightly. Pay special attention to the edge of the screen.

Make sure it dries for at least 36 to 48 hours and wash it before putting her back in.
The screen is still bonded it's just pushed in, she doesn't have the lid anymore anyway, the glass I was gonna use ended up breaking so I just use a weighted plastic bin lid till the one I ordered arrives.
 

PanzoN88

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The screen is still bonded it's just pushed in, she doesn't have the lid anymore anyway, the glass I was gonna use ended up breaking so I just use a weighted plastic bin lid till the one I ordered arrives.
You could just make a plexiglass lid. Screen lids for the most part are not worth the risks. There are tutorials out there, I mainly use plastic containers, so I can't instruct on how to do it.
 

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