I was just given a spidering and wondering what to put him/her in. It is currently in a small condiment cup. I know they like to be up high but it's so small I don't want to put it into anything too big. Also, what's the best way to provide water. It's about as big as my thumbnail. Thanks!!
-
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!
Pink Toe Spiderling
- Thread starter srstarkie
- Start date
- Messages
- 4,163
If a water dish is not practical, moss retains water well
See this for housing and husbandry "advice"
www.tarantulaforum.com
See this for housing and husbandry "advice"
Keeping Avicularia species - Updated with Pictures
I keep several different arboreal species of tarantula but not all of them require the same care. The general care and keeping of the various avicularia-type arboreal species differs from all other arboreal and terrestrial species; but it's not complicated. A little history I lost my first...
www.tarantulaforum.com
Seekeroftruth
Active Member
- Messages
- 115
- Location
- Tenessee
Could you show a picture? Most people recommend a small water dish only if youre new to avic slings. Depending on the size of the enclosure, they could web it up to where its hard to get the water in the dish that though so you might end up needing to add water however you can... in substrate or moss. If it makes a web, you can tong feed it which is what i often do for my avic slings. In that case a larger enclosure is fine. Just be careful it doesnt bite the tweezers or tongs.
Seekeroftruth
Active Member
- Messages
- 115
- Location
- Tenessee
How big the enclosure really depends on what or how you feed them. Ive found they dont like to hunt at substrste level. If you feed them moths or flies, you could pull off a larger enclosure.
Cnidarianfarmer
New Member
- Messages
- 22
- Location
- Winterpark FL
I like putting them in tall inverted amac boxes with lots of small holes drilled for cross ventilation, I usually glue a small section of fake plant and a small piece of cork bark in the upper half of the enclosure towards the top. If they are under 1" slings I use tweezers to place a small prekilled headless cricket body, large cricket leg or slice of small mealworm on their webbing or at the entrance of their web sock they make - as slings they will scavenge feed. Waterdish wise I keep a small one in the enclosure for humidity purposes, but mostly use a dropper/ pipette to place some droplets on their webbing or the side of the enclosure to provide water for drinking.
Hope this helps !
Hope this helps !
