rodillablanco
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- May 26, 2005
- Messages
- 29
It's been quite a while since I've been on the boards. 4 years back I lost my house to forclosure -and a sizable T collection too. It took almost 4 years to get back to where I could even think about getting a T.
Back in the day, I could never think about getting a Gooty (P. metallica- but you folks know that). It seems the economics has changed a bit and slings are MUCH more reasonable than back when I was firmly addicted.
But as part of the diplomacy that is always involved in a spider fanciers' marital bargaining- it has to appeal to my wife as well. So, I'm going to take the tact that's worked before and make a 'bitchin show case that adds both aesthetics and harmony to the room. I've done well with a couple of planted aquariums, and used to make really cool environments for my Dart frogs- so I'm going to make a vivarium- to have both natural beauty and functionality. The trick has always been to keep the humidity high whilst maintaining awesome ventilation. Live plants could give a fresh concentration of O2 that is sooo helpful for the book lung set.
I have an old terrarium that used to house a very nice, very big Suntiger. She's actually in my Avatar picture right over there. I'm going to modify it.
I'll put up photos tomorrow ( I have almost a whole week of, so I can play a bit). But I wanted to ask you folk first about an idea I had.
This particular terrarium is a lizard cage turned sideways, so the screen top is on the side- or back as I have decreed it. Ventilation is great for a humid environ, but there's that screen wire and tarantula foot problem. It wasn't ever a problem for the Suntiger- but we're talking Gooties here, so I wanted to "seal" the weave so there COULD never be a torn claw/leg incident.
I searched DIY screen coating but had little luck. I kept searching. I started just looking for coatings.
What I found was spray-on epoxy- designed for appliance touch ups. I'm going to try it on the screen tomorrow, but thought I'd run it by you all first.
Has anyone tried to DIY a screen coating to seal those nasty wire weave sections?
I've used epoxy around very sensitive critters, but has anyone had a bad experience with spray-on epoxy?
If no one has a horror story, I'm going to spray in the morning and begin a build thread.
I'm going to construct a background in terra-cotta- glaze and fire the background: deli-cup waterer holder, epiphyte attachment places and a hide- all to fit in the back of this terrarium.
I've always loved "build threads".
So I'm starting mine with a couple of questions.
Back in the day, I could never think about getting a Gooty (P. metallica- but you folks know that). It seems the economics has changed a bit and slings are MUCH more reasonable than back when I was firmly addicted.
But as part of the diplomacy that is always involved in a spider fanciers' marital bargaining- it has to appeal to my wife as well. So, I'm going to take the tact that's worked before and make a 'bitchin show case that adds both aesthetics and harmony to the room. I've done well with a couple of planted aquariums, and used to make really cool environments for my Dart frogs- so I'm going to make a vivarium- to have both natural beauty and functionality. The trick has always been to keep the humidity high whilst maintaining awesome ventilation. Live plants could give a fresh concentration of O2 that is sooo helpful for the book lung set.
I have an old terrarium that used to house a very nice, very big Suntiger. She's actually in my Avatar picture right over there. I'm going to modify it.
I'll put up photos tomorrow ( I have almost a whole week of, so I can play a bit). But I wanted to ask you folk first about an idea I had.
This particular terrarium is a lizard cage turned sideways, so the screen top is on the side- or back as I have decreed it. Ventilation is great for a humid environ, but there's that screen wire and tarantula foot problem. It wasn't ever a problem for the Suntiger- but we're talking Gooties here, so I wanted to "seal" the weave so there COULD never be a torn claw/leg incident.
I searched DIY screen coating but had little luck. I kept searching. I started just looking for coatings.
What I found was spray-on epoxy- designed for appliance touch ups. I'm going to try it on the screen tomorrow, but thought I'd run it by you all first.
Has anyone tried to DIY a screen coating to seal those nasty wire weave sections?
I've used epoxy around very sensitive critters, but has anyone had a bad experience with spray-on epoxy?
If no one has a horror story, I'm going to spray in the morning and begin a build thread.
I'm going to construct a background in terra-cotta- glaze and fire the background: deli-cup waterer holder, epiphyte attachment places and a hide- all to fit in the back of this terrarium.
I've always loved "build threads".
So I'm starting mine with a couple of questions.