wildpiercy
Arachnopeon
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- Dec 30, 2018
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Hey, I'm planning on getting a juvenile/young adult tarantula once weather warms up (looking at beginner-friendly terrestrial species, leaning towards B. Smithi for coloring+ availability, but if not that, then one with similar care requirements.) and today I went to Petco to look for basic care stuff, mainly the enclosure itself.
They had some plastic kritter-keepers that seemed about the right size, but were all very shallow compared to the length across, and didn't know if that was a problem. (I wasn't worrying about height much on account of being able to just add more substrate to make it safe)
They had a lot more variety in aquariums, but I hear that lateral airflow is important, and I can't add air holes to the sides of an aquarium like I could a plastic cage.
Could anyone give me an idea of what dimensions are too big/too small, and if lateral air flow is super important or not, please? Or what their set up for that type of spider looks like for ideas?
Thank you in advance.
They had some plastic kritter-keepers that seemed about the right size, but were all very shallow compared to the length across, and didn't know if that was a problem. (I wasn't worrying about height much on account of being able to just add more substrate to make it safe)
They had a lot more variety in aquariums, but I hear that lateral airflow is important, and I can't add air holes to the sides of an aquarium like I could a plastic cage.
Could anyone give me an idea of what dimensions are too big/too small, and if lateral air flow is super important or not, please? Or what their set up for that type of spider looks like for ideas?
Thank you in advance.