Dw07u
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Good day everyone!
First of all, thank you for your awesome support thus far!
So on August the 8th I got my first sling, a Nhandu Tripepii, or Brazillian Giant Blonde.
At first, I was worried about the care and enclosure I was providing, worried about the humidity and temperature. After some posts, some well-known members put my worries at ease with their calm and collected advice and assurance based on the info I was providing.
Knowing from some research I have done that these species tend to burrow, especially while slings, I got ready for the fact that I won't be seeing much of this little one.
I was keeping it in a 7x7x7 cm top ventilated glass enclosure at first, but we had some ant trouble, twice I caught them in the enclosure and managed to remove the sling and completely redo the enclosure, eventually, after the third time I noticed the ants were getting in, despite our attempts at ridding the house of ants I decided to move it to an even larger enclosure I usually use for much smaller spider specimens, the large side ventilation has a very fine mesh and is the only way in and out of the enclosure, it's too fine for ants to enter. I also placed the enclosure in a much darker spot on a shelf above our bed where the ants have never gotten to. So far it's been about 4 weeks and no ant problems. It also managed to molt in between ant invasions thankfully.
Earlier this week I was getting worried as I have not seen the sling for a good while and I could not see a burrow hole, so I gently disturbed the surface of the substrate and it bolted into the plastic plant I have in there. I was relieved to see it and it looked like the T was in good shape. I fed it two Crickets today and it's already grabbed one.
BONUS: the T has burrowed close to the glass so I can now see it just by lifting the enclosure a bit.
I mist the enclosure now and again as well as keep the small water dish topped up. So far we have had some really cold days and I'm glad to see it is coping. It's also pretty high up in the room so the warmer air would surround it.
As time goes by and I see it is doing well, I get more and more at ease. We are moving house this weekend and I would appreciate any travel tips, a relatively short trip.
Thank you again for your help and advice!
First of all, thank you for your awesome support thus far!
So on August the 8th I got my first sling, a Nhandu Tripepii, or Brazillian Giant Blonde.
At first, I was worried about the care and enclosure I was providing, worried about the humidity and temperature. After some posts, some well-known members put my worries at ease with their calm and collected advice and assurance based on the info I was providing.
Knowing from some research I have done that these species tend to burrow, especially while slings, I got ready for the fact that I won't be seeing much of this little one.
I was keeping it in a 7x7x7 cm top ventilated glass enclosure at first, but we had some ant trouble, twice I caught them in the enclosure and managed to remove the sling and completely redo the enclosure, eventually, after the third time I noticed the ants were getting in, despite our attempts at ridding the house of ants I decided to move it to an even larger enclosure I usually use for much smaller spider specimens, the large side ventilation has a very fine mesh and is the only way in and out of the enclosure, it's too fine for ants to enter. I also placed the enclosure in a much darker spot on a shelf above our bed where the ants have never gotten to. So far it's been about 4 weeks and no ant problems. It also managed to molt in between ant invasions thankfully.
Earlier this week I was getting worried as I have not seen the sling for a good while and I could not see a burrow hole, so I gently disturbed the surface of the substrate and it bolted into the plastic plant I have in there. I was relieved to see it and it looked like the T was in good shape. I fed it two Crickets today and it's already grabbed one.
BONUS: the T has burrowed close to the glass so I can now see it just by lifting the enclosure a bit.
I mist the enclosure now and again as well as keep the small water dish topped up. So far we have had some really cold days and I'm glad to see it is coping. It's also pretty high up in the room so the warmer air would surround it.
As time goes by and I see it is doing well, I get more and more at ease. We are moving house this weekend and I would appreciate any travel tips, a relatively short trip.
Thank you again for your help and advice!