Avic enclusure -- too small?

[astraldisaster]

So, after putting my new A. metallica in her enclosure, it looks a little small to me. She's almost 6", and her home is 7" x 7" X 13". I went to get her an Exo Terra mini tall today (12" x 12" x 18"), but the store was closed and I came home empty-handed...and, when I looked in on her, I noticed she'd webbed up the corner behind her cork bark and made herself at home.

I want to give her enough space, but I also hate to mess up her nice new web. What do you guys think? I can always use the enclosure she's in now for one of my slings when it gets bigger, so I don't mind having to buy a larger one if need be.

 

[justinherran]

She should be fine, nice enclosure.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

That seems like it will be a nice home.

 

[ShadowBlade]

bigger then anything my T's get.. looks good

-Sean

 

[newspidermom]

Looks pretty comfy to me and most Ts...even the avics don't need as much space as you think. Rule of thumb is about 4 times their leg span. I just got my friend a 5" A. Metallica and she's in that same 7 x7 x 13 and it seems plenty for her. And like yours she hangs in the alcove behind the cork bark...lol. I wish I had pics cause I thought I was looking at a pic he sent me of his...lol. Same spot...same position...lol

 

[astraldisaster]

Thank you all for the reassurance! I think I'll leave her where she is, since she seems to have settled in so nicely. I've only seen her out and about once since she made her web, anyway.

---------- Post added at 11:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

Looks pretty comfy to me and most Ts...even the avics don't need as much space as you think. Rule of thumb is about 4 times their leg span. I just got my friend a 5" A. Metallica and she's in that same 7 x7 x 13 and it seems plenty for her. And like yours she hangs in the alcove behind the cork bark...lol. I wish I had pics cause I thought I was looking at a pic he sent me of his...lol. Same spot...same position...lol

Haha...twin spiders in twin tanks!

She looks comfy. I just wanted to make sure it was okay since she technically only has a little over twice her leg span in height and not even 1.5 x in width. I'm going to be putting a 2.5" P. metallica in the same size tank, mainly to avoid having to rehouse for as long as possible.

 

[SC Tarantulas]

Nice looking enclosure. It looks like there is plenty of room.

 

[RoseT]

Yeah, if it webbed it up its comfortable...

 

[Zman181]

Looks very nice No doubt its just fine for her.