I recently got a juvenile GBB and have decided that I'd like to make a really nice looking display tank for it. Currently I'm thinking of basing it around the 18x18x18 Exo Terra terrarium. Obviously that's quite large even for an adult T, but since I want to put more then just a hide and water dish in, a lot of the space may end up being used up for fake plants and such.
Now obviously, I have a buncha questions I was hoping you wiser and more experienced types could help me with .
1) I know the general rule of thumb is the enclosure shouldn't be more then 1.5x the legspan of the spider, but I've also read that GBBs are semi-arboreal. So do I still need to follow that rule?
2) I've also read that the more cover you give a GBB, the less it tends to web, and currently she's in a kritter keeper with lots of cover and barely webbing at all. If I wanted a really web heavy enclosure should I just put a fake plant in as a hide, some bamboo at angles for it to anchor a web to, and leave the rest bare? And in that case would a 12x12x12 be much more suitable then the size I want now?
3) If she does web a lot, could the front opening doors be a huge problem? or would she just stop webbing those after i open the doors a few times and have to rip any webs attached to them? If so, I have a fish aquarium I can do it in instead.
4) Does anyone have any pictures of their natural habitat perchance?
5) Any other advice for me?
Thanks so much!
Now obviously, I have a buncha questions I was hoping you wiser and more experienced types could help me with .
1) I know the general rule of thumb is the enclosure shouldn't be more then 1.5x the legspan of the spider, but I've also read that GBBs are semi-arboreal. So do I still need to follow that rule?
2) I've also read that the more cover you give a GBB, the less it tends to web, and currently she's in a kritter keeper with lots of cover and barely webbing at all. If I wanted a really web heavy enclosure should I just put a fake plant in as a hide, some bamboo at angles for it to anchor a web to, and leave the rest bare? And in that case would a 12x12x12 be much more suitable then the size I want now?
3) If she does web a lot, could the front opening doors be a huge problem? or would she just stop webbing those after i open the doors a few times and have to rip any webs attached to them? If so, I have a fish aquarium I can do it in instead.
4) Does anyone have any pictures of their natural habitat perchance?
5) Any other advice for me?
Thanks so much!