Enclosure/Terrarium Pictures

[Saark]

Shelob in the foliage

Here's a pic of Shelob, my ~4yr old female T. stirmi hanging in the foliage. I know you can't really see much of the enclosure but I love the wild/natural look of this photo. I have not gotten a measurement on her since before she molted but at this point she has to be 8in - 9in in size, if not a little bigger. I rarely get to see her out of her burrow so it's always a treat when it happens. I believe she is preparing a spot to molt there because she has been laying down a thick mat of webbing and she's darkening up quite a bit like she did prior to her last molt in May of 2012.

 

[Roblicious]

^^ badass pic

 

[Saark]

^^ badass pic

Thanks, this is my favorite picture of her. :biggrin:

 

[Sippari]

To Sippari:
P.murinus and GBB are dry terrain species not rainforest species, did you know that? just wondering

Yes, I know that. Thanks for your concern anyway =)
Pics may give you wrong impression of their conditions. Sorry for that. Tanks are usually dry excluding their waterbowls. Before those pictures taken, I had just mist them because both of them had moltings coming. Day after that C.cyaneopubescens molted successfully and two days later P.murinus molted too. BTW, GBB looks awesome now. Ok, just wanted to explain. Sorry, bad english =D

 

[Saark]

If everything goes well, and i the shipment is a success, i'm getting a 4" Female Hysterocrates Hercules. i have a 40 gal terrarium here and i'm going to convert it into a paludarium (half land half water) put some feeder fish in and make it all look nice (providing the T arrives alive though) i'll definitely post pics of it when i start making it.

This would be pretty cool. I thought about that after the fact with my T stirmi tank. I thought it would be a cool idea (actually a warm one) to put an aquarium heater in the water and keep it at about 80-82 degrees. It would be a nice way to provide heat to the tank while not having to fight the loss of humidity you get from heat lamps. I am currently using a 150 w light on a 50gal tank to keep it at 77 at night and 86 during the day. I also use a Repti Fogger to keep the humidity up at 88% all the time. That, and I water the live plants regularly. I have both the light and fogger plugged into a Hygrotherm to control day/night temps and humidity.

Anyway, look forward to seeing the pics. Oh and one thought, can tarantulas swim? be sure there are plenty of spots in/over the water the T can get hold of should it accidentally fall in the water!

 

[xTimx]

should be getting the Ts tomorrow or weds by the latest. hope hope HOPE they all arrive ALIVE, i'll be for surely checking on the H. Hercules to see if its alive. placing her in a temp enclosure. i'm currently building a large cabinet to house all my Ts in. so between building that, getting more cash and building the new Paludarium, its all up in the air haha. besides, this paludarium all depends on whether if the H. Herc arrives alive or not! i hope its alive, for my sake and the shippers! (crosses fingers)

 

[laMort]

Please give me an opinion on this enclosure, it's my first. It should be housing g. rosea or b. smithi in the future. Size is 12x12x12 inches.

 

[EulersK]

Please give me an opinion on this enclosure, it's my first. It should be housing g. rosea or b. smithi in the future. Size is 12x12x12 inches.
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That enclosure is far, FAR too tall for either species you mentioned. Both are terrestrial dwellers, meaning floor space is way more important than height. If your T gets the desire to climb (which it will), a fall from the top would almost certainly be fatal. The height of the cage should be about 1.5-2 times the leg span. As for floor space, you're fine. I can't speak for the B. smithi, but my rosea loves to climb, and she's horrible at it. She falls at least once a week, but it doesn't matter since there is no height for her to really fall from. If you want to keep the cage, look into getting a Greenbottle Blue. A little more expensive, but that species would like that enclosure.

I highly recommend buying The Tarantula Keeper's Guide. I'm a newbie too, I understand where you're coming from, but the book is only about $15 (US dollars). Good investment

EDIT: The GBB would like the size of the enclosure, but not your current setup. Just to be clear.

 

[babols]

Terrestrial

I just made 2 new enclosures for my Brachypelmas.

 

[Hexmark90]

Theraphosa stirmi enclosure 20 gal long with additional underground burrow viewing

 

[Hexmark90]

another 20 gal long
some brand new homes I put together to house a few of my Poecilotherias!
a couple C. cyaneopubescens made some final touches to their new enclosures. Only took them 2 and a half days!!

 

[Hexmark90]

Building them is 50% of the fun. Watching the inhabitants inhabit them is 150% of the fun!

 

[Saark]

Nice, I like the T. stirmi. I have mine (Shelob) in a planted 50gal tank. She loves her burrow! I never see her out unless I sneak into the room late at night after the lights have been out for a few hours. I think I like her even more because of that because it's such a treat to see her. My B. smithi on the other hand not only never hides, she never seems to move. Pretty, but kinda boring.

 

[Hexmark90]

Nice, I like the T. stirmi. I have mine (Shelob) in a planted 50gal tank. She loves her burrow! I never see her out unless I sneak into the room late at night after the lights have been out for a few hours. I think I like her even more because of that because it's such a treat to see her. My B. smithi on the other hand not only never hides, she never seems to move. Pretty, but kinda boring.

Thanks, Saark! I love them as well! My favorite are the arboreal species, mostly pokies but when it comes to terrestrials Theraphosas are my favorite! I cant seem to collect enough of them...but that's exactly what this hobby does to all of us :sarcasm:

 

[Hexmark90]

Here's a pic of Shelob, my ~4yr old female T. stirmi hanging in the foliage. I know you can't really see much of the enclosure but I love the wild/natural look of this photo. I have not gotten a measurement on her since before she molted but at this point she has to be 8in - 9in in size, if not a little bigger. I rarely get to see her out of her burrow so it's always a treat when it happens. I believe she is preparing a spot to molt there because she has been laying down a thick mat of webbing and she's darkening up quite a bit like she did prior to her last molt in May of 2012.

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I didn't realize this was yours when I first saw it, Saark. This picture is epic! I love it. It has a very 'prehistoric' essence to it and it's naturalism is aw-inspiring. Great work on the enclosure and congrats on the pic! She's a beaut!

 

[Saark]

I didn't realize this was yours when I first saw it, Saark. This picture is epic! I love it. It has a very 'prehistoric' essence to it and it's naturalism is aw-inspiring. Great work on the enclosure and congrats on the pic! She's a beaut!

Thank you for the accolades! I love her and hope she's around for many more years. She is only four I need to plant some new plants. She broke half of the largest plant in the tank today. I'm thinking dense, very low growing plants are best. That and the occasional bromeliad.

Here are some other pics of my T's
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?245784-Family-Photos

 

[Biollantefan54]

Here us my G. roseas and my dune scorpions(don't know its Latin name by heart) new enclosure. Sorry for the bad quality. It is terrestrial (of course) and is in a ten gallon now.
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What do you guys think?

 

[nocturnalpulsem]

So I finally broke down a bought an Exo Terra. Now I see why they are more money- they are really well designed. So here is my complete A. brocklehursti enclosure.

 

[poisoned]

So I finally broke down a bought an Exo Terra. Now I see why they are more money- they are really well designed. So here is my complete A. brocklehursti enclosure.

I hate exo terras because they have so much black surfaces

 

[nocturnalpulsem]

I hate exo terras because they have so much black surfaces

I consider that a positive