rusted180
Arachnosquire
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- Feb 23, 2013
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Hey fellas.
Had a black widow for about a month now.. it's inside a medium sized deli cup with vent holes. i saw some pics of glass enclosures for this spider that was upside down. Now i understand why some keep it this way cuz ive had aboreal species of tarantula.
But.. my question is if its in a glass enclsure, how the heck does it breath? Some mentioned to poke holes on the lid, but if the lid is on the floor, then doesnt it block the ventilation it needs? Is there something i dont understand? Maybe it doesnt need as much air as t's?
Please someone enlighten me! Haha!
Thx guys!
Had a black widow for about a month now.. it's inside a medium sized deli cup with vent holes. i saw some pics of glass enclosures for this spider that was upside down. Now i understand why some keep it this way cuz ive had aboreal species of tarantula.
But.. my question is if its in a glass enclsure, how the heck does it breath? Some mentioned to poke holes on the lid, but if the lid is on the floor, then doesnt it block the ventilation it needs? Is there something i dont understand? Maybe it doesnt need as much air as t's?
Please someone enlighten me! Haha!
Thx guys!
. Earlier this summer I kept a jumping spider in a jar but let her go when her eggs hatched (it was SO FUN taking care of her and was a super fun surprise when she laid eggs and we got to see them hatch, talk about some cool science to show my 5 year old). Now I’ve found this gorgeous lady, but my husband is understandably nervous about keeping a more dangerous spider around, especially because of aforementioned 5 year old. What is the safest way to keep this kind of spider? I’m also at a loss for the enclosure situation. Right now she’s in a jar with a piece of netting fabric across the top held by a rubber band, but of course she sits right on the fabric, so feeding will be difficult (also, should I worry about her chewing through the fabric and escaping?). Or should I just release her? The internet mostly says “kill them, they’re dangerous, call an exterminator to eradicate them because there are probably more”. But I don’t like to kill beneficial animals. If I let her go outside though, she’ll probably either make her way back inside or die in the winter. 
