New tarantula owner

[Pops Tarantula]

I recently purchased a new GBB sling, and I'm just curious what's the ideal permanent enclosure for him or her? I'm new to this crazy hobby.

 

[Ratmosphere]

All depends on the size of the spider. Keep dry with a water dish and provide plenty of anchor points for webbing.

 

[Pops Tarantula]

Ok thanks he's coming with the enclosure for the first 8 weeks. I'll post pictures when he or she arrives this week.

 

[Ratmosphere]

You know how big it is?

 

[Pops Tarantula]

It's a sling 3/4 or 1inch 9n arrival

 

[Ratmosphere]

Okay so a pretty small sling. Tarantula Cribs has some sling enclosures that would work. If you wanted to go the more affordable route, a small deli cup would work as well.

 

[Pops Tarantula]

I'll take a look at those cribs. Maybe not the Dixie cups looka little tight. Thanks fir the advice

 

[AndrewClayton]

I'll take a look at those cribs. Maybe not the Dixie cups looka little tight. Thanks fir the advice

You don't want them to have too much space, especially if you are a new keeper, it helps with feeding and maintenance to keep it on the smaller side. I don't use deli cups, but, use containers like these, they are ideal for slings around the size of yours.

 

[Pops Tarantula]

These are actually the ones I was looking at. They look solid and easy to maintain.

 

[AndrewClayton]

These are actually the ones I was looking at. They look solid and easy to maintain.

These are great I use them for all my slings now, there super clear and very sturdy plus they have clip on lids, that's always a plus & stackable too. Obviously I'm in the UK these are from a store called B&M (£2.50 around $4 each) it's a home store type of place, I'm sure the container is marketed as a pasta storage container, they come in a load of different sizes.

 

[Pops Tarantula]

That's awesome I'll be going to Walmart for them.

 

[AndrewClayton]

That's awesome I'll be going to Walmart for them.

Bro honestly you have no idea how I look at stores now. Everything I look at, I think to myself, could that be an enclosure? What about a water dish? Maybe a hide? I'm always on the look out. I actually took a container thing out the box the other day in Lidl (German store in the UK) as it looked like it would be ideal, it wasn't it was only a rack for containers, but still I'm always looking.

 

[Pops Tarantula]

That's cool you have a creative mind. That's something you need when dealing with exotic pets. I do the same with my birds.

 

[WolfieKate]

Bro honestly you have no idea how I look at stores now. Everything I look at, I think to myself, could that be an enclosure? What about a water dish? Maybe a hide? I'm always on the look out. I actually took a container thing out the box the other day in Lidl (German store in the UK) as it looked like it would be ideal, it wasn't it was only a rack for containers, but still I'm always looking.

I’m like that too now. I finally made my first and second with a container from poundland. But storage containers have taken on a whole new meaning

 

[AndrewClayton]

I’m like that too now. I finally made my first and second with a container from poundland. But storage containers have taken on a whole new meaning

It's Poundland I get the Avicularia sling enclosures lol turn them upside down and the lid is plenty deep for some substrate and a water dish while the container part has all the foliage

Avicularia sling enclosure complete

• AndrewClayton
• Feb 28, 2025

 

[WolfieKate]

It's Poundland I get the Avicularia sling enclosures lol turn them upside down and the lid is plenty deep for some substrate and a water dish while the container part has all the foliage

Avicularia sling enclosure complete

• AndrewClayton
• Feb 28, 2025

This was first attempt for a little digger. The lids not ideal but every shop I go in now I analyse the tupperware and tubs.

 

[AndrewClayton]

This was first attempt for a little digger. The lids not ideal but every shop I go in now I analyse the tupperware and tubs.

Great minds n all that lol