Poecilotheria metallica final terrarium size

[firedept10]

Just got a Poecilotheria metallica. She is about 4" in size currently. She is in an Exo Terra 8x8x12 currently. What would be the perfect size for a final home eventually. I'd like to stick with an Exo terra. Thank you for any advice you can offer me.

 

[Nightstalker47]

That enclosure would be fine even for an adult. These are smaller poecs, even the largest of females rarely surpass 6.5''.

 

[Theneil]

Depends on how close to her you are comfortable being when you feed her or maintainance the enclosure. Personally i would want at least a 12×12.

 

[Teal]

That is the size of my P. met and their enclosure... it is plenty big enough to sustain one at adult size

Depends on how close to her you are comfortable being when you feed her or maintainance the enclosure. Personally i would want at least a 12×12.

My P. met is an absolute puppy... not defensive or flighty. Are most not like that?

 

[Theneil]

That is the size of my P. met and their enclosure... it is plenty big enough to sustain one at adult size



My P. met is an absolute puppy... not defensive or flighty. Are most not like that?

They have a rep for being one of if not the most skittish pokies. Reguardless, of attitude/personality, i would want more room than that. Putting a 6" spider in an 8x8 just seems too snug to me.

 

[Teal]

They have a rep for being one of if not the most skittish pokies. Reguardless, of attitude/personality, i would want more room than that. Putting a 6" spider in an 8x8 just seems too snug to me.

Interesting! My Ts all seem to have a penchant for not following reputations of their species, it seems lol I get all up in mine's face to take photos, s/he comes to the front of the enclosure begging for food, etc. I took this at feeding time the other night... it isn't zooomed in. I squished my hands and phone into the ExoTerra, trying to get a good shot. S/he took so long to settle in when relocated to this enclosure that I decided not to move them again.

That being said... there is nothing wrong with sizing up an enclosure!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

P Miranda is also skittish never saw a threat pose yet .

They have a rep for being one of if not the most skittish pokies. Reguardless, of attitude/personality, i would want more room than that. Putting a 6" spider in an 8x8 just seems too snug to me.

I just wish I had more pokies . Aboreals except Maybe bigger ones don’t use a lot of space .

 

[The Grym Reaper]

My P. met is an absolute puppy... not defensive or flighty. Are most not like that?

Mine's a bit of a spaz, he'll either run laps or throw up a threat posture.

Interesting! My Ts all seem to have a penchant for not following reputations of their species

At least it's not just me who has defective tarantulas then

 

[Teal]

Mine's a bit of a spaz, he'll either run laps or throw up a threat posture.

At least it's not just me who has defective tarantulas then

Mine has *never* run laps or threat postured at me lol

Bwahahaha right! I have a house full of baboons and never get threat postures.

 

[Dovey]

Mine has *never* run laps or threat postured at me lol

Bwahahaha right! I have a house full of baboons and never get threat postures.

Gloating, eh? Beware the spider gods: they tend to punish hubris!

 

[firedept10]

Thanks all for the advice. Appreciated!

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Beware the spider gods: they tend to punish hubris!

Yup.

"Oh look, I have the most hilariously docile B. hamorii female in the history of docile B. hamorii females, she doesn't even kick hairs"

**One moult later**

Update: Still Evil.

• The Grym Reaper
• Aug 10, 2018
• 2
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi hamorii mexican redknee tarantula threat threat pose threat posture

Answering the important questions.

My B. hamorii is still defective.

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 23, 2017
• 8
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi hamorii mexican redknee tarantula threat threat pose threat posture

She still thinks she's a P. cancerides.

"Erm.... At least she's still not a hair kicker"

 

[Teal]

Gloating, eh? Beware the spider gods: they tend to punish hubris!

I wasn't gloating... I was just saying mine has never done those things lol I am not one to brag.. I believe it is in poor taste to do so (;