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<blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 53173" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>I've heard that before about larger enclosures...I've also put spiders in enclosures much too large, (but not tiny slings, simply because I want to be able to find them easily and check on them). I've only had one spider show some stress from it...an A avic that I put in an enclosure about 5 times bigger than my other Avics'...she started showing a bit of aggression for about three months, then settled back to her old self. I moved her back to a smaller container recently just because I'm running out of shelf space. She crawled onto my hand, as is her usual habit, and went right into the new one instead of circling the lid like usual. Her stress must not have been too bad..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I think the bigger enclosure with bark and more ventilation is fine, it's not too big to give you trouble locating her for feeding or check ups. I have had a few people in the hobby I respect tell me that if your tarantula is being overly aggressive you should change enclosures, either bigger or smaller, they say it often settles them quite a bit, and may change their behavior completely. That was partially why I moved my Avic around to begin with, to experiment.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I only keep the molts from tarantulas I'm having trouble sexing, either because it's too torn up or too small and not showing me much. I'll go back when I'm not busy and try again. Many people keep jars full of molts though, you ain't weird, <img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley :T:" data-shortname=":T:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MassExodus, post: 53173, member: 4086"] I've heard that before about larger enclosures...I've also put spiders in enclosures much too large, (but not tiny slings, simply because I want to be able to find them easily and check on them). I've only had one spider show some stress from it...an A avic that I put in an enclosure about 5 times bigger than my other Avics'...she started showing a bit of aggression for about three months, then settled back to her old self. I moved her back to a smaller container recently just because I'm running out of shelf space. She crawled onto my hand, as is her usual habit, and went right into the new one instead of circling the lid like usual. Her stress must not have been too bad..:) I think the bigger enclosure with bark and more ventilation is fine, it's not too big to give you trouble locating her for feeding or check ups. I have had a few people in the hobby I respect tell me that if your tarantula is being overly aggressive you should change enclosures, either bigger or smaller, they say it often settles them quite a bit, and may change their behavior completely. That was partially why I moved my Avic around to begin with, to experiment.;) I only keep the molts from tarantulas I'm having trouble sexing, either because it's too torn up or too small and not showing me much. I'll go back when I'm not busy and try again. Many people keep jars full of molts though, you ain't weird, :T: [/QUOTE]
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