Tarantula enclosure and enclosure size

[fried rice]

How big should a tarantula be in a 14x8x6 enclosure?

 

[Colorado Ts]

Units?
...cm...in...ft...miles?

 

[fried rice]

inches

 

[Colorado Ts]

You easily be able to most any spider up 6.5” in the enclosure.

 

[fried rice]

Thanks! what do you think the smallest size could be?

 

[Colorado Ts]

I’m assuming terrestrial or fossorial:

Small slings, less than 3/4” like 1/2” and under, I put them in 2oz soufflé cups, I have 8 slings, 3/8” in those right now.

3/4” up to 3” I use 4x4x4 AMAC boxes...great container.

Over 3” I put them into their adult enclosure.

Though if I have something truly huge, I’ll use an intermediary size, then move them into the adult enclosure once they are 6.5” to 7”

Here’s an image of a sling in the soufflé cup:



When I bought these slings they were 3/4”. When they arrived...yeah, no.

Must have shrunk alot during shipping.

Never had anything this tiny before, so I’m learning...really fast on these.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Thanks! what do you think the smallest size could be?

I wouldn't house anything smaller than 3" in an enclosure that size

 

[viper69]

How big should a tarantula be in a 14x8x6 enclosure?

what is the length, can't ASSUME.....

 

[RowanFG]

You easily be able to most any spider up 6.5” in the enclosure.

I’m assuming terrestrial or fossorial:

Small slings, less than 3/4” like 1/2” and under, I put them in 2oz soufflé cups, I have 8 slings, 3/8” in those right now.

3/4” up to 3” I use 4x4x4 AMAC boxes...great container.

Over 3” I put them into their adult enclosure.

That seems really tight for a 6.5". What do you use as your guidelines when sizing out an enclosure for 3" and above?

 

[Venom1080]

A six inch tall cage??

Uh, preferably nothing. I have some cages like that, last resort set ups.

what is the length, can't ASSUME.....

LxWxH.

Yet to see one person deviate from that.

 

[Colorado Ts]

That seems really tight for a 6.5". What do you use as your guidelines when sizing out an enclosure for 3" and above?

At 3" the sub-adult is ready to be housed into a larger enclosure, yes that it true...4x4x4 AMAC is kind of tight fit for a 3” spider.

From there the spider is enclosed into it's intended adult enclosure...so an Aphonopelma seemanni would go into a different sized enclosure.

But something on the order of say a Goliath Bird-Eater...the final size of enclosure would be the judgment and preference of the keeper. I would use an intermediary enclosure, until the spider hit 6.5 to 7 inches, then move it to an adult enclosure

 

[viper69]

A six inch tall cage??

Uh, preferably nothing. I have some cages like that, last resort set ups.


LxWxH.

Yet to see one person deviate from that.

I have seen MORE than one person deviate. I don't assume.