cubic 10cm enclosure for my P. Irminia sling

[etland]

just got my first arboreal tarantula, it was a P. Irminia and i am wondering if this tank is too big for the T ?

 

[Mustafa67]

just got my first arboreal tarantula, it was a P. Irminia and i am wondering if this tank is too big for the T ?

This T should have more height rather than a cube shaped enclosure. It’s unsuitable. This T is an aboreal shouldn’t be housed like a terrestrial

 

[zsiciarz]

This T should have more height rather than a cube shaped enclosure. It’s unsuitable. This T is an aboreal shouldn’t be housed like a terrestrial

Eh, don't be so hard on them, I'd say this enclosure is fine for 2-3 molts. That height is enough for a Psalmo sling, there is a decent sized slanted bark. The extra horizontal space doesn't matter much.

 

[A guy]

Looks fine for a temporary enclosure

 

[Brewser]

Gotta like the V Sun Tiger (Awesomeness)
Take a good look at P irminia while your able. Good Look'n Legs sticking out and over the bark ready to Pounce !

Best Regards, Great Choice

 

[viper69]

Too big for me

 

[cold blood]

First off, super-fast, good eating ts like this one can easily be kept in oversized enclosures, so that's not an issue.

As for the set up, I disagree with the above critique.....Psalmos, while arboreal, are just so adaptable that they can be kept in a huge variety of ways, in fact I find that more ground space and ground cover is better than a traditional tall arboreal enclosure...they're not like avics at all, and won't spend their lives up high, so IME tall enclosures are just wasted space.....in fact, i don't house my Psalmos arboreally until they go into their adult enclosures, usually once they are close to full grown.

I would just lean those wood pieces more to provide better ground cover....and add plants around those areas at ground level. Add a water dish, too.

 

[etland]

First off, super-fast, good eating ts like this one can easily be kept in oversized enclosures, so that's not an issue.

As for the set up, I disagree with the above critique.....Psalmos, while arboreal, are just so adaptable that they can be kept in a huge variety of ways, in fact I find that more ground space and ground cover is better than a traditional tall arboreal enclosure...they're not like avics at all, and won't spend their lives up high, so IME tall enclosures are just wasted space.....in fact, i don't house my Psalmos arboreally until they go into their adult enclosures, usually once they are close to full grown.

I would just lean those wood pieces more to provide better ground cover....and add plants around those areas at ground level. Add a water dish, too.

This is my first arboreal T and im quite new into this hobby, do you have any advice about the husbandry for this T.

 

[Wolfram1]

For your sling that works fine, however it might be too big for smaller ones, i would put another piece of bark in there to create a narrower hide, or lean the existing one more into the corner/side like @cold blood said.
They like to really squeeze in there.

Anyway i have raised about a douzend Poecilotheria slings, and many other species in those dimentions, works perfectly fine for a couple of molts.

The main part is to get the hides right. Vertical ones for arboreal spiders, horizontal ones for terrestrial spiders.
I even lean towards one good hide and a barren enclosure otherwise, somewhat like you have it anyway.

This makes it easier to fish out prey if they don't want it. Especially with fast arboreals.

PS: one more thing, are you sure it cant squeeze through those ventilation gashes?
almost seems like they may not be tight enough...

if the carapax fits, you know...

 

[cold blood]

This is my first arboreal T and im quite new into this hobby, do you have any advice about the husbandry for this T.

they're very adaptable.....slightly damp sub is good....but they do good kept dry, so there's no emergency if it gets dry for a bit.....when they're out, they want to be fed....very hungry species.....but with irminia especially, when they get their fill, they can disappear for periods of time....but then they molt, get hungry and come back out looking for food.

 

[etland]

For your sling that works fine, however it might be too big for smaller ones, i would put another piece of bark in there to create a narrower hide, or lean the existing one more into the corner/side like @cold blood said.
They like to really squeeze in there.

Anyway i have raised about a douzend Poecilotheria slings, and many other species in those dimentions, works perfectly fine for a couple of molts.

The main part is to get the hides right. Vertical ones for arboreal spiders, horizontal ones for terrestrial spiders.
I even lean towards one good hide and a barren enclosure otherwise, somewhat like you have it anyway.

This makes it easier to fish out prey if they don't want it. Especially with fast arboreals.

PS: one more thing, are you sure it cant squeeze through those ventilation gashes?
almost seems like they may not be tight enough...

if the carapax fits, you know...

thanks for the info, those ventilation is not that big so it cant go through. But i did change it into a smaller enclosure (just found out the lid for this and the size is about 8cm in diameter and 9cm in height), i also did lean the log against the tank and my irminia started to web now.