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So basically I just need to stop messing with it and be patient and assured she’ll figure it out? I can see little bits of webbing she’s started on that front glass, and when I’m gone for long periods of time and then come home and check on her and she’s still on the glass I’m like “No, silly...

UPDATE: I’ve added 2 larger pieces of cork bark, the middle piece is leaned up against the back maybe an inch or two lower than the top. I also added leaves on two sides toward the top to give her cover and anchor points. im working on getting a piece of acrylic/plexiglass cut and holes drilled...

Wow!! She’s so beautiful! 😍 I just picked up 2 bigger pieces of cork that I’ve angled aroundand added some more leaves for cover and anchor points. The bigger piece is hollow so she could go inside if she wanted. My T is still hanging out on the glass away from the bark and I’m really looking...

Omg perfect. Lol thanks for the pro tip :)

You said “read my link below” but I’m not seeing anything? Is it in your sig? I’m on mobile so I’m not seeing anything below. Good suggestion, never thought to read about critical failures in order to find my own success. Definitely will be doing some reading there. If you know of any YT vids...

Ouch. Ok. Well thanks very much for sharing the knowledge. I had terrestrials for a few years but this is only my second arboreal, so I will be certain to put all this advice into practice. Always looking to learn more. Any further expertise is welcome.

Why do so many care sheets and sites say that humidity is so important? You and the others here on this thread have said it’s dangerous, so I’ll be modifying my approach to keep things dry. I trust this board more than any care sheets, but it’s super misleading to have them emphasizing humidity...

I didn’t capture it in the photos but I have a natural stone water dish lying on the substrate. She hasn’t ventured down to the ground that I’ve observed but I haven’t been watching her 24/7. Should I get a raised water dish that suctions to the glass?

I kept mainly terrestrial tarantulas for about 2 years. I had only one avic and she was old and very large. i haven’t had any Ts since 2018, and this is my only T at this time so I want to be certain I’m doing the best possible job for her. since the sides of the tank are glass, how would I...

I can take the plastic cover off the top to give it more air, but this enclosure has ventilation holes across the top where the foam backing is, as well as across the front below the hinged door. Are those two openings sufficient or should I remove the plastic from the screen top? that thread...

After 2 years of having no tarantulas at all, some friends generously gifted me a metallic pink toe! I had kept one for about a year prior to moving and rehoming all my Ts, so I tried to replicate the last enclosure I had. I don’t know a lot about arboreal husbandry so I’m looking for some...

My G. rosea is the weirdest with her positions! She loves to see how many legs she can get off the substrate. She likes to lean against the glass or her fake plants with most legs, then have maybe only 1 or 2 feet touching the substrate. I call it her "yoga", I can't figure out why she likes...

You seem to have the right idea here, all of the tips I might have given you you have already mentioned in your original posting. Avics need to web as they are arboreal, so you're gonna have to put more sticks and leaves in there to give her anchor points to do that. They feel safest in a...

Thanks everyone for your responses! I can definitely see where everyone is coming from. I am personally a very ritualistic and sappy/emotional person. I lost my Phiddipus audax a week or so ago and I cried for most of the evening after returning her to the dirt and ashes where I first found...

LOL! Ahhh that would've been golden, had I the presence of mind to respond that way. As it is, I just kinda stood there gawping looking like a surprised giraffe or something. I just was like "...what kind of question is that???" Its a wild animal with (arguably) no cognitive capability of...

Oh no, you’re fine. That was definitely one of my first thoughts, too. It’s really sad to see the empty spot where her tank goes and I’m an addict like many people here lol. I would certainly like to get another, but man I just don’t know about that tank!

Off topic, but since you mentioned teaching, I have to ask! One of my friends is a 5th grade teacher who asked me recently to do a Skype feeding session with my Ts and little educational presentation with her students. She mentioned specifically that they are making visual models, flow charts...

Heres the rub, though! She started displaying these symptoms that lead to her demise shortly after she was rehoused in this enclosure. It’s a beautiful little exoterra with a hinged front opening and a bark-like backing. I’d like to reuse it, like you said, but since we still don’t know exactly...

I had a coworker ask me "How do you get them to not attack you".... I just continued to stare at him blankly trying to process this question. First of all, I do nothing to them. I can't get them to do or not do anything. I just don't handle them. If you don't touch them, they can't bite...

So as you guys and dolls may or may not have known from my other posts, we lost our dear B. vagans to a case DKS with unknown origin. I have been watching all my other Ts very closely to ensure that they were not affected by whatever did poor Ginger in. So far, everyone else seems to be hale...