I looked at this idea of yours abd had thought about it before but was skeptical about how well it would work lol. But looks pretty refined. By the way you stated where you got all your supplies in the terrestrial set up besides the acrylic sheet but I've found some good deals at lowes and ebay but I'm going to have to get a good bit of measurements and a big slab is considering how big my tank is lol. Thanks again.
If you're not comfortable cutting the acrylic on your own, Lowe's will do it for free if you buy the acrylic from them. If you have a circular saw, use a wood blade (unless you have a plastic one). If you have a Dremel, use a reinforced fiberglass cutoff wheel (those super cheap black disks, your Dremel likely came with half a dozen of them).
If they will do it for free you can't beat that. Save me time and money lol
Sorry, I know I keep on throwing in extra, but I keep forgetting aspects of it. Buy middle grade acrylic - not the thinnest, but not the thickest either. If it's too thin, it'll bow over time. If it's too thick, it'll be hard to get a lock on there. It should run you about $20 for a sheet of that grade.
Is that a sponge in the water dish? If so it should be removed. Sponges attract mold and bacteria and Tarantulas drink from plain fresh water fine.
Yes it originally had a sponge in there but not for long it wasby for the t it was for the roaches and crickets I have a pebble in there now.
Pebbles are also bad as they also attract bacteria and mold. You should have a water dish with just water in it for the Tarantula and change it every few days or what not. Feeders like roaches and crickets should not be in there long enough for them to need a drink. If the spider does not consume the prey in a few hours you should remove it and try again another time. Uneaten prey items in the enclosure can be a hazard as they become hungry and might turn on the spider. Additionally, if the spider starts molting they are completely at risk and helpless to defend themselves if a hungry cricket decides to take a bite.
I know this i don't feed It crickets anymore and as for roaches they won't bite the t the dubias usually burrow aND eventually come back up for water she usually catches them in the act like in the picture. And the pebbles I use do not attract mold yet you might say they are more so marbles. But I appreciate your concern and advice.
Any predatory or omnivorous invertebrate is a threat to a molting Tarantula though. Just because roaches usually do not bite does not mean they are not capable or never will. Always best to avoid potentially negative situations IMO.
Simple. Crush it's head before you put it on. They can live without a head for quite a while, days even so they will still kick and move, drawing attention. With no mouth parts, the cant bite and finally, with no head, they can't burrow. All problems solved, one easy solution.
Tarantulas are opportunistic feeders. They can and do scavenge feed on the wild. Crushing the roach doesn't kill it anyway. If your going for completely natural experience for you tarantulas, make sure there's a few Pepsi's wasps in the t room too. Also, why worry about things like making sure there's no hard edges objects in the enclosure. No one goes around picking up and disposing all the hazards a tarantula may encounter in the wild.