C versi sling rehousing webbing eating question

[Arachnophoric]

Same here, reptiles first, Ts came much later. I think the more important type of stress is the lack of proper of husbandry.

Very good point! Rather have them mildly disturbed by a rehouse than dealing with improper conditions in the enclosure. That'd harm a T way sooner.

 

[Andrea82]

@Andrea82, believe it or not the versi sling came in that vial. like, no aeration. So had to get it out of that. The other container was what it was in, no saran. just had a metal top also.

Did a search about metal eating on here and yeah wow, ok, I'll have to switch out top.

Reason I don't have cross ventilation is because I have to stick to these glass cylinders. Many reasons but suffice to say mainly because the OH can be a nazis about our place and other enclosure options didn't pass the bill with him and quite frankly he does not approve of having t's in the first place whatsoever (although I've managed to acquire 4 hehe). So to have them at all without fights means giving some concessions. He's a bit bending in a little and was staking concern about one of them the other day, so in time...

Anyway, truth be told, I've been looking already to find acrylic cylinder/jars I can drill that pass with the OH or I can figure out how to drill glass, as well as looking into investing into maybe's jamie's enclosures so eventually... so then the question is... it may be some time before I get new enclosures and I also don't want to stress them out too much, especially this sling, so how much time before I should or can move them?

Those vials are fine for shipping purposes, but that's about it .
I'm not from the US so i have no idea what an OH is..i'm assuming an authority figure of some sort?
The spiders are better off in plastic jar containers really. You can add all the ventilation you want on the side. The lid makes sure there's no escaping.
Browse the 'Avicularia' enclosures on this site in the picture thread to get an idea.

 

[u bada]

Considering I just rehoused this little blue guy for the 2nd time in two weeks... should i wait a bit before I rehouse yet again? if so how much? s/he has been webbing up a nice little home again... my a. avic sling has finally started to web up a home too so I'd be uncomfortable rehousing her as well at the moment...

OH is other half i.e. significant other (SO)

 

[Andrea82]

Considering I just rehoused this little blue guy for the 2nd time in two weeks... should i wait a bit before I rehouse yet again? if so how much? s/he has been webbing up a nice little home again... my a. avic sling has finally started to web up a home too so I'd be uncomfortable rehousing her as well at the moment...

OH is other half i.e. significant other (SO)

Thank you for explaining
I'd first find something good to rehouse them in. The current enclosures are not ideal, but you don't need to rehouse them tomorrow. Do some research, get an idea of what you'd like, take pictures before rehousing to get second opinions here, and only after that rehouse them. Rehousing them often isn't ideal either, but they won't die. Keeping them in their current enclosures for too long will cause greater issues

 

[cold blood]

Considering I just rehoused this little blue guy for the 2nd time in two weeks... should i wait a bit before I rehouse yet again? if so how much? s/he has been webbing up a nice little home again... my a. avic sling has finally started to web up a home too so I'd be uncomfortable rehousing her as well at the moment...

OH is other half i.e. significant other (SO)

The sooner its in a proper home the better...period.

Significant other is generally SO...how OH figures in is a complete mystery to me...lol.

So the SO is restricting you to certain unsuitable enclosures....If I were you I would just stick with terrestrials that prefer dry rather than attempt to use glass cylinders.

 

[u bada]

Ok great, thanks guys!

 

[u bada]

Ok, attached is the new setup. After some arguing and moaning with SO and some talk along the lines of hey I could be a heroine addict I went ahead and did the sort of sling enclosure I wanted to do with at least a limited amount of approval... from ideas of the amac boxes floating around the forums and bloggers, etc. I really like being able to take the top part off to clean... anyway, let me know your thoughts.

3.5"x3.5"x6.5" (8.8x 8.8x 16.5cm). peat moss sub. water dish with rocks. cork piece. about 4-5 holes per side.

One question is: i put a piece of smaller cork at bottom to connect to top cork because seems the crickets will climb up it to get to t, but do I need it? the avics seem to stay up top and crickets head to the bottom and in this setup I can't drop a cricket up top so not sure how to feed if I can't get something to go up to cork... ( sometimes the waxworms (for herps) turn to moths, maybe I can try those if ok for t's?)

a little update, the versi baby is still in cylinder for now but started webbing a little tunnel fairly quickly and ate a few days after the rehouse. Hopefully enclosure looks good, if so let me know how soon to get her/him into it.

 

[Arachnophoric]

Ok, attached is the new setup. After some arguing and moaning with SO and some talk along the lines of hey I could be a heroine addict I went ahead and did the sort of sling enclosure I wanted to do with at least a limited amount of approval... from ideas of the amac boxes floating around the forums and bloggers, etc. I really like being able to take the top part off to clean... anyway, let me know your thoughts.

3.5"x3.5"x6.5" (8.8x 8.8x 16.5cm). peat moss sub. water dish with rocks. cork piece. about 4-5 holes per side.

One question is: i put a piece of smaller cork at bottom to connect to top cork because seems the crickets will climb up it to get to t, but do I need it? the avics seem to stay up top and crickets head to the bottom and in this setup I can't drop a cricket up top so not sure how to feed if I can't get something to go up to cork... ( sometimes the waxworms (for herps) turn to moths, maybe I can try those if ok for t's?)

a little update, the versi baby is still in cylinder for now but started webbing a little tunnel fairly quickly and ate a few days after the rehouse. Hopefully enclosure looks good, if so let me know how soon to get her/him into it.

Very nice little enclosure! Looks a lot like the one I use for my C. versicolor

Some people may tell you to remove the rocks from the water dish as they could be a potential source for bacteria, just a heads up! And as for the lower piece of cork bark, I personally don't do this with mine, but it does become a problem when I leave a prey item in. Usually the cricket will end up climbing down and won't be able to get back up, and then my little guy won't go down... well, you get the picture. You could try it either way, see what works for you. For me, I just flip the upper half upside down and drop the cricket in until mine either eats it or makes it clear he's not interested. Then I put it back and (if it's still alive) allow the cricket to make its way down for easy removal. Sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is, I promise

As for rehousing, if the sling seems healthy, then no better time than the present, right? The sooner you get it in the new setup, the sooner it can settle and web up some more imo.

 

[u bada]

Thanks for the feedback, notes and heads up! yeah meant to ask about the water dish... I was thinking about getting a bottle cap to put in cork but wasn't sure how'd I'd refill... then I thought if this is for humidity also it should be a bit bigger and if it's a bit bigger I thought something in there to keep it from falling in, on other hand I now I can't use a sponge, etc... ok, well we'll see what peeps say...

but great thought on just turning the whole thing upside down until the cricket gets eaten, or even putting it on it's side is a good thing to do... just glad that I can just take off the top now and get the cricket out the bottom if I have to leave it and s/he doesn't eat.