Aphonopelma chalcodes Enclosure Questions

[Tvibez]

Hello everyone I'm excited just purchased my first T! A 3" Arizona blonde I ordered it online from www.Kenthebugguy.com should be here in a week. Howd I do with her housing?

 

[cold blood]

Hello everyone I'm excited just purchased my first T! A 3" Arizona blonde I ordered it online from www.Kenthebugguy.com should be here in a week. Howd I do with her housing?

too much height...fill the enclosure at least halfway with sub.

 

[Tvibez]

So she can burrow rite?

 

[cold blood]

So she can burrow rite?

So she doesn't have a fall and die or get injured...its a safety issue.

 

[Tvibez]

So she doesn't have a fall and die or get injured...its a safety issue.

(Stupid question) They can climb glass?

 

[cold blood]

(Stupid question) They can climb glass?

of course

 

[Tvibez]

of course

Never seen em do that before

 

[Tvibez]

Never seen em do that before

It's not half way, with it having two doors on it. I did put atleast a gallon or more sub in it

 

[Ungoliant]

It's not half way, with it having two doors on it. I did put atleast a gallon or more sub in it

I would modify that enclosure or use a different one that doesn't have front-opening doors so that you can make the substrate height safe.

 

[Tvibez]

I see? Thanx for the input y'all! I'm thinking a piece of cork big enough to cover half the length of the doors and fill it with sub. Im never gonna see her now though lol

 

[cold blood]

I see? Thanx for the input y'all! I'm thinking a piece of cork big enough to cover half the length of the doors and fill it with sub. Im never gonna see her now though lol

2 Better solutions...

1. Get a different enclosure...front opening enclosures are better suited for arboreals, for these exact reasons. Or 2. Modify this enclosure. To do this, you would lay the enclosure on its back, so the front doors are now at the top. The screen top would be replaced with drilled acrylic or plexi (something that should be done regardless...another safety thing)...ventilate only what would be the top half, so it acts as a dam to hold in sub. Now you can fill the enclosure with an adequate amount of substrate to create a safe enclosure.

 

[Tvibez]

2 Better solutions...

1. Get a different enclosure...front opening enclosures are better suited for arboreals, for these exact reasons. Or 2. Modify this enclosure. To do this, you would lay the enclosure on its back, so the front doors are now at the top. The screen top would be replaced with drilled acrylic or plexi (something that should be done regardless...another safety thing)...ventilate only what would be the top half, so it acts as a dam to hold in sub. Now you can fill the enclosure with an adequate amount of substrate to create a safe enclosure.

For sure I have 4 days before it gets here, heading to he depot now

For sure I have 4 days before it gets here, heading to he depot now

I really appreciate the input! I'm gonna make some minor adjustments with the décor just adding more leaf and taking a razor to the excess glue... Thanx again I'll post the final product next week

"I know nothing, that's all i know"

So far so...? Or

I really appreciate the input! I'm gonna make some minor adjustments with the décor just adding more leaf and taking a razor to the excess glue... Thanx again I'll post the final product next week

So far so...? Or

I really like how, by putting the terrarium on its back it doubled the square footage! She's spoiled already smh what a beeyotch lol

 

[cold blood]

I'd keep adding substarate

 

[Ungoliant]

So far so...? Or

I would add a little more substrate, so that you have no more than 5-6" of vertical space. (In your first photo, it looks like you have about 7" of vertical space.)

I'm assuming that your decoration is made of foam, so it wouldn't be a hard object for the tarantula to fall onto. (If it's not soft, I'd remove it.)

 

[Tvibez]

I would add a little more substrate, so that you have no more than 5-6" of vertical space. (In your first photo, it looks like you have about 7" of vertical space.)

I'm assuming that your decoration is made of foam, so it wouldn't be a hard object for the tarantula to fall onto. (If it's not soft, I'd remove it.)

That's the water dish? It's hard.. if she dies falling that then she doesn't deserve to live! J/k

 

[viper69]

Never seen em do that before

How long have you watched a tarantula/s ? Minutes, days, years?

 

[viper69]

A safe distance, esp for heavy bodied Ts is 1.5x the DLS of the T from sub surface to height of container.

 

[Tvibez]

How long have you watched a tarantula/s ? Minutes, days, years?

Days im new to this hobby... Im learning everyday, I'm hoping I don't kill it

 

[viper69]

Days im new to this hobby... Im learning everyday, I'm hoping I don't kill it

Me too.

Read, read and keep reading here.

 

[Tvibez]

Me too.

Read, read and keep reading here.

Def. I'm loving this site happened to find it just last nite