Enclosure recommendations?

H3rmitHasTrantulas

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I need a arboreal enclosure for my Avicularia tarantula. I don't want to make one at home so can someone recommend me a good priced enclosure that I can buy? My tarantula is about 3 inches. Also, is there a way I can tell how old a tarantula is?
 

nicodimus22

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If he is sexually mature, he will have bulbous pedipalps (they look like little boxing gloves) and tibial hooks.

http://www.theraphosidae.be/wp-cont...i-tarantula-anatomy-mature-male1-1024x768.png

If you see neither of those, you have either an immature male or a female. I think most avics max out somewhere around the 4-5 inch mark, so it's doubtful that yours is full grown yet. Males typically have a total lifespan of 3-5 years, and females are more like 10-12 from what I've read.
 

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If it's a mature or nearly mature male, 1-2 years. If it's a female, it could be 6+ years. The gender makes a big difference...once you know that, you can make a really broad guess at how old it is and how long it has left.
 

H3rmitHasTrantulas

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Soooo, will I be able to get a good long life out of this? That's what I'm hoping for. I don't want it to die any time soon.
 

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Soooo, will I be able to get a good long life out of this? That's what I'm hoping for. I don't want it to die any time soon.
We won't really know even a ballpark on that until we know the gender. If it's a 3-inch female, you might get 5-10 more years out of it. If it's a male, much less. Such is tarantula keeping...the males live short lives, so we're often hoping for females.
 

H3rmitHasTrantulas

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We won't really know even a ballpark on that until we know the gender. If it's a 3-inch female, you might get 5-10 more years out of it. If it's a male, much less. Such is tarantula keeping...the males live short lives, so we're often hoping for females.
Gotcha.
 

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5 bucks at Walmart. 1503454324459-1546925542.jpg

Just noticed both irminiasbare out here. Extra lucky pic. :)
 
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I also really like these snapware cannisters. They make them in a few different sizes, are perfectly round, and have a lid that you can snap open and shut rather than screw it on and off. It also is translucent so you can see if there is a spider hiding on the lid.





They range in price from $4.19 to $5.99 a piece. You can look at them all right here.
 

efmp1987

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I had several enclosures to choose from to house slings i got today. I decided to choose these. The twisting lid is such a convenience. As oppose to other enclosures where you have to pry the lids open, and often times disturbing the tenants, these twist smoothly with little to no disturbance. They are also quite tall to house baby versis, and narrow enough to make catching food easier.
 

Chris LXXIX

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I swear, Jesus (but no freaking at all) Christ, that I would like to have in Italy those 'containers' but I live in the nation of the Mediterranean Diet, therefore those (exactly those) huge food containers here are non existent. Just like, of course, non existent is Walmart.

But it's okay: I've "terrorized" the Internet for years with the help of this lovely, yellow, Walmart "Evil Smiley Face" u_u
 

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Chris LXXIX

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No, wait. You live in Albania, not in the U.S, am I right? :)

Saw AL and I thought about Alabama, lol
 

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