I've read through quite a few threads about this, and it seems to be evenly split for the most part.
I enjoy plants and tarantulas, so I was looking for ways to combine the two. I understand that vivariums would not be ideal for a lot of tarantula species. I thought a Singapore Blue may be one that would be applicable. I know Singapore Blues are an advanced level species and be can be very skittish and defensive, so doing enclose maintenance would probably be pretty difficult considering all of the things that can go wrong with a biodiverse enclosure (mold).
One of the major issues for a biodiverse enclosure would be the amount of moisture needed. I though of getting a bigger enclosure >18x18x24 and setting up some misters to go off once a day for 10-15 seconds. From the research I've done, I've seen that these tarantulas stick to their homes more often than not. Considering that it rains almost every other day in Singapore and Malaysia, would that amount of water be harmful to a Singapore Blue?
If I were to use an ExoTerra enclosure with this type of setup up, would air flow be good enough?
I have no real interest in keeping any amphibians or reptiles, so I'm really hoping there is a species of tarantula that would be acceptable of this type of environment.
I enjoy plants and tarantulas, so I was looking for ways to combine the two. I understand that vivariums would not be ideal for a lot of tarantula species. I thought a Singapore Blue may be one that would be applicable. I know Singapore Blues are an advanced level species and be can be very skittish and defensive, so doing enclose maintenance would probably be pretty difficult considering all of the things that can go wrong with a biodiverse enclosure (mold).
One of the major issues for a biodiverse enclosure would be the amount of moisture needed. I though of getting a bigger enclosure >18x18x24 and setting up some misters to go off once a day for 10-15 seconds. From the research I've done, I've seen that these tarantulas stick to their homes more often than not. Considering that it rains almost every other day in Singapore and Malaysia, would that amount of water be harmful to a Singapore Blue?
If I were to use an ExoTerra enclosure with this type of setup up, would air flow be good enough?
I have no real interest in keeping any amphibians or reptiles, so I'm really hoping there is a species of tarantula that would be acceptable of this type of environment.