Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New article comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Articles
New articles
New comments
Search articles
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Dark Theme
Contact us
Close Menu
Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts.
Sign up today!
Forums
Tarantula Forum Topics
Tarantula Enclosures
Need help with please with enclosure
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="PanzoN88" data-source="post: 142447" data-attributes="member: 4548"><p>Yeah most pet stores are notorious for giving awful advice. Kritter keepers, acrylic enclosures and the always reliable plastic sterilite bin are the way to go. The enclosure you are housing your B. hamorii in now looks oversized and extremely wet and not much substrate. The mesh is another red flag. That tarantula could probably still live in one of those oversized 32 oz deli cups.</p><p></p><p>B. hamorii like things dry, with a water dish no gel required as they will not drown (they float). Substrate surface should be 1.5x the distance from the lid of the enclosure. If that is cork bark in there, bury it halfway and that will create a suitable hide.</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing the pet store sold you some heating contraptions? If so, they too are unnecessary as they are more of a danger to the tarantula. Home heating, room temperature or a space heater with a self timer are all that is needed. </p><p></p><p>Tarantulas are the most low maintenance pets that you can get. Caresheets kill tarantulas (I'm actually about to create a care guide thread with accurate details of species I've raised)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PanzoN88, post: 142447, member: 4548"] Yeah most pet stores are notorious for giving awful advice. Kritter keepers, acrylic enclosures and the always reliable plastic sterilite bin are the way to go. The enclosure you are housing your B. hamorii in now looks oversized and extremely wet and not much substrate. The mesh is another red flag. That tarantula could probably still live in one of those oversized 32 oz deli cups. B. hamorii like things dry, with a water dish no gel required as they will not drown (they float). Substrate surface should be 1.5x the distance from the lid of the enclosure. If that is cork bark in there, bury it halfway and that will create a suitable hide. I'm guessing the pet store sold you some heating contraptions? If so, they too are unnecessary as they are more of a danger to the tarantula. Home heating, room temperature or a space heater with a self timer are all that is needed. Tarantulas are the most low maintenance pets that you can get. Caresheets kill tarantulas (I'm actually about to create a care guide thread with accurate details of species I've raised) [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tarantula Forum Topics
Tarantula Enclosures
Need help with please with enclosure
Top