adult arboreal space saving enclosure

[evilebe]

with people with larger tarantula collections i see some pretty big tarantulas in some pretty small containers. say i had a mm pokie i wanted to breed but was running out of room. could he be safely housed in a 7x4x4 amac box? i swair i've seen things along those lines from breeders on youtube.

thanks,
cliff

 

[Tarantula dude]

bigger tank

Take a tank like 12×8×8cm give it like room about 3-4 times the leg span and hight because they are arboreal and give it a water dish if it doesn't have one. Also what is it I know it's a pokie but what pokie

 

[evilebe]

i was just using pokie as an example of a large arboreal. i have eight enclosures now that are about 8" x 8" x 14" but i am looking to the future when i run out of room.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I've used jars similar to these.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=97083&catid=604
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=65057&catid=604

 

[evilebe]

i'm using the containers in the first picture as arboreal enclosures now but when i run out of them i plan on housing my females in them and probably the 1 gallon cannisters in the second pic for my males. it's just that i think ive seen big tarantulas in small enclosures in big breeders setups.

 

[sweetypie]

The Walmart 2-stage ice cooled beverage dispenser is very clear and modular.
It works great for pokies.

Do you have any pics?
I have an old video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTRNtjYsMo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUD_f8YQBlJqAivzlzxwYXGQ

 

[Mike41793]

The Walmart 2-stage ice cooled beverage dispenser is very clear and modular.
It works great for pokies.

Do you have any pics?
I have an old video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTRNtjYsMo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUD_f8YQBlJqAivzlzxwYXGQ

Do you have a link of where to buy these?

 

[sweetypie]

Do you have a link of where to buy these?

Walmart.
$15 bucks.

 

[Mike41793]

Walmart.
$15 bucks.

Cool, thanks. I really like the look of it!

 

[Solucki]

I use the 1 gallon plastic like pictured above. I also found a same style but round 2 gallon jar that had pretzels in it. Works great. Just dump out pretzels or eat them all.
I drill a hole near water dish to fit the nozzle of my syringe to fill water without opening lid. Cuts maintenance time considerablely.

 

[evilebe]

yeah, i got the idea when you posted about it last year i guess. i cut small ovals between the sections for my avics and my P. regalis has the whole bottom cut out. doesn't look professional but it works.

 

[evilebe]

what im working with right now.

 

[sweetypie]

what im working with right now.

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The beginning of Awesomeness!
The plastic beverage dispenser really looks great in person. That flash did wack out the pic a little bit.
Maranda, left, regalis next, and avics.....
Can't make out the rest.

I'd love to triple stack the container for one more upper section.
I think they do stack like that, ..the small base piece, and now two mid sections (of course the top lid)?

Thanks for the upload.