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For those who keep huntsman slings, wondering your thoughts on two enclosure ideas.
I am getting a 3/4" davidbowie sling this week. While I have experience with Psalmopoeus and Amazonius tarantulas, I have never kept a huntsman. I'm aware they're lighting fast and bolty. Some suggest they're more likely to bolt upward, and so I've seen some recommend upside-down amec boxes as a sling option, as it opens from below. Others use enclosures with feeding ports so they never have to open the entire top.
I have two enclosures that I thought might work for this sling. The acrylic enclosure has a slide top, but also the entire bottom tray slides out. The idea would be to put substrate in the tray, tightly shove a cork piece into the upper portion, and simply slide the tray out to water/feed the sling, without ever opening the lid. The hope would be if it bolts, it would be difficult for it to escape through the bottom.
The other option simply has a lid with a flip up feeding port. More traditional, but I would have to open a portion of the lid to feed/water.
If anyone thinks one or the other would be preferable based on your experience with huntsman slings, would love your thoughts!
I am getting a 3/4" davidbowie sling this week. While I have experience with Psalmopoeus and Amazonius tarantulas, I have never kept a huntsman. I'm aware they're lighting fast and bolty. Some suggest they're more likely to bolt upward, and so I've seen some recommend upside-down amec boxes as a sling option, as it opens from below. Others use enclosures with feeding ports so they never have to open the entire top.
I have two enclosures that I thought might work for this sling. The acrylic enclosure has a slide top, but also the entire bottom tray slides out. The idea would be to put substrate in the tray, tightly shove a cork piece into the upper portion, and simply slide the tray out to water/feed the sling, without ever opening the lid. The hope would be if it bolts, it would be difficult for it to escape through the bottom.
The other option simply has a lid with a flip up feeding port. More traditional, but I would have to open a portion of the lid to feed/water.
If anyone thinks one or the other would be preferable based on your experience with huntsman slings, would love your thoughts!