Dude thanks for this! I'll be needing this soon for the L.P.s and to get an OW arboreal setup. Probably around the same time.I feel like it would be large enough for all but the largest LP's. I am setting my large tarantulas up in these: http://www.reptile-enclosure.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
They have a huge variety and plenty of larger containers. Worth checking out.
No problem! I was blown away when I first looked through the site.Dude thanks for this! I'll be needing this soon for the L.P.s and to get an OW arboreal setup. Probably around the same time.
The container in the OP is front opening. The one that I linked opens from the top. :biggrin:Ooh I only peeked at it. Didn't realize it's front opening. No good for a big L.P. I already have a 4" guy that dug so far down he hit plastic. I really underestimated how much substrate to use to be sure your T is happy. I was probably an inch too short and should've just done another 2 inches just to be safe.
These guys will excavate a ton suddenly overnight. I have 2 pet Burrows now.
Those are excellent looking enclosures!The container in the OP is front opening. The one that I linked opens from the top. :biggrin:
Same here. Not as 'pretty' and the plastic isn't as quite as clear as I'd like, but the weight is minimal, along with the cost. If you have a handful of spiders, you can get big designer cages and fill them with decorations. But on a larger scale it's not practical. I'd love to be able to have big, fancy cages, but they'd fill up my whole house, and I'd have to take out a loan to pay for them. That would not go over well with the wife. As your collection grows, economy, space, stacking, weight, and cost become increasingly important.All my T's are eventually rehoused into Sterilte containers w/ snapping clasps on the end. Stackable.
How many T's do you have? I'm at 39 at the moment and I am trying to keep the growth of my collection down to accommodate for enclosure costs. I buy all my T's as slings so it's not too bad, kind of a guilty pleasure to spend money on the nice enclosures. I feel like I would rather have fewer tarantulas in gorgeous 100% transparent enclosures designed in a way that my tarnatulas are easy to see and interact with as opposed to more spiders in sterilite containers. At that point I'd feel like I have a bunch of pet boxes.Same here. Not as 'pretty' and the plastic isn't as quite as clear as I'd like, but the weight is minimal, along with the cost. If you have a handful of spiders, you can get big designer cages and fill them with decorations. But on a larger scale it's not practical. I'd love to be able to have big, fancy cages, but they'd fill up my whole house, and I'd have to take out a loan to pay for them. That would not go over well with the wife. As your collection grows, economy, space, stacking, weight, and cost become increasingly important.
600. I'd rather put my money into spiders than cages. If you want nice-looking crystal-clear cages, you should build them yourself and save a bundle that way.How many T's do you have? I'm at 39 at the moment and I am trying to keep the growth of my collection down to accommodate for enclosure costs.
Me as well. I find them to be significantly safer on top of the stackable, cheap aspect. No worry of the container shattering or a tarantula getting it's tarsal claws stuck in mesh screening and loosing a leg.All my T's are eventually rehoused into Sterilte containers w/ snapping clasps on the end. Stackable.
You may be on to something there :-D. Once I get some space cleared out that will most likely be my solution.600. I'd rather put my money into spiders than cages. If you want nice-looking crystal-clear cages, you should build them yourself and save a bundle that way.
That Exo Terra enclosure in the pic allows you to have 8 inches of space between the sub and the top of the enclosure. That's less than the leg-span of most adult LP's (Mine is 8 1/2 inches). Replace the mesh in the lid with acrylic, and its fine.That is a beautiful enclosure, but with the doors being on the front, you are only going to be able to get a few inches of substrate in there. That's not enough for a heavy terrestrial.
If you have an LP, its going to find those little screen vents and likely chew them right out.I feel like it would be large enough for all but the largest LP's. I am setting my large tarantulas up in these: http://www.reptile-enclosure.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
They have a huge variety and plenty of larger containers. Worth checking out.
Thank you for voicing that. I was concerned because my LPs munch on everything and frequently do rounds exploring their enclosures, probing everything. I decided to have these customized to replace the screens with air holes.---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 08:45 AM ----------
If you have an LP, its going to find those little screen vents and likely chew them right out.