Rehousing into final adult enclosure?

[SunTiger1]

Hi everyone

I was just wondering, what size should your Tarantula be to rehouse it to
it's final adult enclosure?

 

[Misty Day]

Well it depends on how big the tarantula will get. But generally I'll rehouse a spider into an adult enclosure when it's 3/4 of it's full size.

 

[cold blood]

Well it depends on how big the tarantula will get. But generally I'll rehouse a spider into an adult enclosure when it's 3/4 of it's full size.

Yeah, it also depends on the species...as faster species are easier to house in larger enclosures, so you could upgrade a faster species like a Psalm or Poec for example than you might with something like an A. avic....same for terrestrials, some, like Pamphs, Phormics or Lasis to name a few, could be housed in their final enclosure at much smaller sizes than something like an Aphonopelma or Brachypelma.


There's actually multiple of variables that will determine "when".

 

[Tongue Flicker]

as long as they're more than 3", then it's the adult house for them lol

 

[Ellenantula]

Think I re-housed my A avic at just under/at 2 inches into what may end up being her permanent enclosure. She webbed up, never missed a meal in there, has molted 2 (maybe 3 times) in there and is becoming quite a big girl now. This may not be the rule for all Ts. She isn't in a critter keeper -- so her size upon rehousing didn't pose an escape risk. Plus, she was a bold girl, not intimidated by larger home. Some can't handle that much room at so small a size.

 

[El Consciente]

For the more defensive and fast-growing ones I try to keep the rehousing events to a minimum, so I'll move them into their adult enclosures at the ~2" mark. That being said, given the size of the enclosures I just make sure that there's ample food items in the enclosure and that the water bowl is always filled.

 

[Formerphobe]

As others have said, it depends on the spider. In general, I tend to house on the big side to minimize frequency of rehousing. Less stress on me and the spiders.
When I got my 1.5 inch T. stirmi sling last summer, I placed her immediately into a 10 gallon tank. She's already pushing 6 inches and I haven't had to rehouse at all, and won't for awhile. I want to keep those hairs contained.

 

[klawfran3]

I tend to go through three homes in the life of one of my arboreals. A sling enclosure is like a 50 dram vial until they get too big, then they move to a tall soup deli. Once they get larger, I move them in to an adult enclosure. It's easier to deal with a spider in a large enclosure than a small one, and the smaller size introduced in to the adult enclosure allows the spider the most possible time to create a comfortable burrow/web, thus making them less likely to attempt bolting from their enclosure.

 

[alexb2000]

On the topic of enclosure sizes. How do you guys feel about mine for my B. Albo? For size reference, the water dish is 3 inches.

 

[cold blood]

Looks good.

That thermometer/hygrometer would be of more efficient use on the desk as a paper weight...lol.

 

[EulersK]

That thermometer/hygrometer would be of more efficient use on the desk as a paper weight...lol.

I personally like adding the meters. Entirely unnecessary, but it makes everything look more sciencey and professional. That's why I also put my spiders in little eight-armed lab coats.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

Lab coats might look alright on some, but it really depends on the species. For example leather jackets and a wallets on a chain suits OBTs better, I think. Maybe a tutu on an A. versicolor...a NASCAR outfit on a pokie, perhaps??

 

[MrDave]

Lab coats might look alright on some, but it really depends on the species. For example leather jackets and a wallets on a chain suits OBTs better, I think. Maybe a tutu on an A. versicolor...a NASCAR outfit on a pokie, perhaps??

Where can I buy tiny, dark sunglasses with 8 lenses?

 

[Chris LXXIX]

On the topic of enclosure sizes. How do you guys feel about mine for my B. Albo? For size reference, the water dish is 3 inches.

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I'd love to house "giant" bulky terrestrial T's, like Grammostola pulchripes, Acanthoscurria geniculata, Phormictopus cancerides etc in enclosures that are large but very low in height, max 14 cm (sorry, i don't know about inches size) where, of course, a minimum of 10 cm are for the substrate.. this for avoid and reduce to nothing the possible risk in case of a fall.
Anyway is ok. I have add also a, not so big, piece of cork bark here and there and fake leaves just for, because mine loves to web

 

[MissyMaguire]

On the topic of enclosure sizes. How do you guys feel about mine for my B. Albo? For size reference, the water dish is 3 inches.

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Awwww, thank you SO MUCH for your picture of your enclosure. I have a fish tank that I was going to use but, I didn't realize how different the two enclosures were. Crap, now I have to throw out my fish tank LOL

So, thanks for your picture. That helps a LOT <3