55 gallon tank, need ideas.

[Sathane]

That would be cool.

i think i might get some plexi and split it into 4 tanks

 

[NinjaPirate]

i think i might get some plexi and split it into 4 tanks

I did that with mine. I'll have to get my camera out and take a couple of pictures of it. Works great, hardest part is figuring out how you want to do the top.

 

[cityzooguy]

this is how I have one of my B. smithi's

and here is the other

this type of setup is pretty easy to do, just mix some eco earth, zoo med excavator, and large sand/small gravel, add some water and go to town! if I were to built a 55 like this I would invest in alot of styrofoam to build up the under the substrate, so you dont waste the other materials. the burrows can be created by burring someting that you can remove later, like a balloon filled with sand, or something, or you can just dig them yourself. also this is a good way to keep up humidity the burrows will have 20-30% more humidity than the rest of the tank!
here is my first one in a 5.5g tank
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hope this helps.

 

[VryfastRR]

very cool setup. looks like i might be spending my day at lowes and the craft store. thought this was gonna be a easy cheap hobby, but i guess as with most once you start you cant stop. Should be fun might start looking into getting a few more t's

 

[Exo]

That setup is awsome! :drool:
You've given me some ideas.....

 

[blix]

So I have a 55 gallon former fish tank. I got tired of cleaning, changing filters, doing water changes, checking ph levels, etc etc. So I decided to get rid of my fish and get a B. Smithi. Here i am with a huge very nice oak tank and one spider. Currently I dont want to get anymore T's, but im not sure what to do. I want to make the tank look very natural but im not sure what a natural B. Smithi tank would look like. I know its a huge tank for one spider but its what I have so I am using it. Any help with what a "natural" setup would like?

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=48951

 

[Moltar]

looks like i might be spending my day at lowes and the craft store. thought this was gonna be a easy cheap hobby

It can be very cheap if you want it to be. Of the 50+ spiders I keep I have 2 enclosures that cost more than $40 (2 exo-terras) and only 5 or 6 more that cost more than $10. Plastic tubs for things like shoes or files or whatever can work great. So can big plastic jars. It's understandable though that if you only have a few T's you'll want to display them well. Just know that you don't have to keep them in aquarium tanks or kritterkeepers or whatever. Most T's could live in a coffee can or a cardboard box (which they would soon escape from) or the trunk of a car and thrive. All you need is physical containment, appropriate ventilation and the means to keep soil moisture where you want it and to put prey in there. I've seen some very creative budget enclosure ideas over the past few years.

 

[ballpython11]

Get another one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

Well then get another B.smithi a 55 gal tank is to big for 1 B.smithi anyways tarantulas are a beuty , non expensive , and there ease of care makes them really cool pets so i recomend you get another 1 its really really fun to watch.

 

[VryfastRR]

you cant have two together right? you need to separate them?

 

[Moltar]

Yes, you absolutely need to seperate them. There are a few species that can be kept communally but that is definitely the exception, not the rule.

 

[ballpython11]

no 2 tarantulas cant be together.

 

[Sathane]

As etown said, only certain species can be kept communally. Holothele and Heterothele are some of the best examples of this and I also have a communal Pterinochilus murinus project that has been going for months with no losses. Poecilotheria regalis is another good one for this.

Most species, however, will not fare well in communal setups.

Whenever considering a communal project you should do as much research as possible before starting it and you should also always prepare to accept any losses as, more often than not, you will lose some specimens.

 

[ballpython11]

just thinking

why not get an emperor scorpion insted of another B.smithi. Just saying if you where planing on geting another invertabrate of corse. I mean theres a difference but not much right.

 

[ballpython11]

F.u.n

Building terrariums for tarantulas is a very fun thing to do really you just make a safe beding artificial/real plants frome cactuses to rainforest plants put the T/scorp in and done it coud even be in your living room as a decoration. Just remember to clean and feed. GET ANOTHER ONE;P

 

[Spyder 1.0]

Stand the tank upright and make a live backwall. Then get 30 or so P.regalis and do a communal.

Or use p.mettalica if you have 6000$

 

[ballpython11]

The poecilotheria family are mean :evil: . vryfastrr just in case if you lisen to the options here and plan on geting some thing else READ FIRST and ask questiones about it. God i like this forum alot jeff from arachnohobby in florida told me to come here.